FSU History& Traditions
The Latin phrase on FSU’s seal, ‘Vires, Artes, Mores,’ translates to these three English words.
What is Strength, Skill, and Character?
What does CARE stand for
What is is The Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement
This popular weekly campus event brings together local vendors, student organizations, and Greek life?
What is Market Wednesday
This building is home to the College of Business and features a stock ticker display for finance students.
What is Legacy Hall?
This FSU team has won the most NCAA National Championships in school history.
What is Women’s Soccer?
Before becoming Florida State University in 1947, FSU was previously known by this name.
What is Florida State College for Women
Who is the director and assistant director of SBP?
Who is Ms. Stacy and Diamond Boston
At FSU, it’s a long-standing tradition for friends to celebrate a student’s 21st birthday by doing this to them at Westcott Fountain?
What is a fountain toss ?
Built in 1922, this is the oldest standing building on FSU’s campus and was originally used as a library.
What is Dodd Hall ?
FSU’s war chant, a signature sound at games, is often accompanied by this well-known hand motion.
What is the Tomahawk Chop?
This FSU landmark honors three trailblazing students—Maxwell Courtney, Fred Flowers, and Doby Flowers—who helped integrate the university.
What is the Integration Statue?
This person is responsible for overseeing the CARE Department at FSU (10 bonus points if you can name how long they have been director)
In the mid-2000s, FSU launched an initiative aimed at boosting student leadership and engagement—this office now coordinates hundreds of student organizations and campus events.
What is the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership?
This library houses the majority of FSU’s historical archives and rare book collections.
What is the Claude Pepper Library?
This legendary FSU football coach led the Seminoles for 34 seasons, winning two national championships and cementing FSU as a powerhouse program.
Who is Bobby Bowden
This influential FSU president, who served from 1941 to 1957, led the transition from Florida State College for Women to Florida State University.
Who is Doak S. Campbell?
Before it was restructured and renamed as CARE, this was the original name of the program that supported first-generation and underrepresented students at FSU?
What is Horizons Unlimited
FSU offers this prestigious undergraduate research program, which allows students to work closely with faculty on original projects and even present at conferences.
What is UROP?
Hidden in plain sight, this underground tunnel system runs beneath parts of FSU’s campus and has sparked countless student legends
What is FSU steam tunnels?
This FSU women’s basketball coach became the program’s all-time winningest coach, leading the team to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.
Sue Semrau
Before every home football game, this tradition takes place as a tribute to FSU’s connection with the Seminole Tribe.
What is the planting of the flaming spear by Osceola and Renegade?
which program serves students who have experienced foster care, homelessness, or ward-of-the-state status?
What is Unconquered Scholars?
FSU has several residence halls, but this is the only one exclusively for honors students.
What is Landis Hall?
This FSU building, originally built as a student infirmary in the 1930s, now houses academic offices but is rumored to be one of the most haunted places on campus.
What is the Williams Building?
How many games did our football team win?
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