FFA History
What year was the FFA established?
1928
What is official dress for girls in the FFA?
For females, official dress consists of a black skirt, a white collared blouse, an official FFA scarf, black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe, black nylon hosiery, and an official FFA jacket zipped to the top.
What does the rising sun symbolize?
Agricultural progress
What year was the FFA creed adopted?
1930
What is the first FFA degree that high school students can earn?
The Greenhand degree
What year was the Smith Hughes Act established?
1917
What is official dress for boys in the FFA?
Black slacks, white collared shirt, official FFA tie. Black shoes or boots, and an official FFA jacket zipped to the top.
What does the plow signify?
Labor and tillage of the soil
Who wrote the FFA creed?
E.M. Tiffany
What is one type of SAE?
Entrepreneurship, placement, exploratory, research, or service-learning
When were female students allowed to participate in the FFA?
1969
How many pins can be worn on an FFA jacket at a time?
The three greatest achievements.
What does the eagle symbolize?
Freedom
I believe in the future of agriculture...
...with a faith born not of words but of deeds.
What are the three components of an agriculture program?
SAE, classroom instruction, and FFA
Where was the first National FFA Convention held?
Kansas City
How must the FFA jacket be worn?
Collar down; zipped completely to the top.
What does the owl represent?
Knowledge
What is the purpose of the FFA creed?
It was created to allow members to focus on the benefits of agriculture, the rich history of the industry, and their future role in agriculture.
What is Robert's Rules of Order?
A manual of parliamentary procedure
What year were corn gold and national blue adopted as the FFA colors?
1929
Where is the cotton for the corduroy jacket grown?
Tennessee.
What do the colors national blue and corn gold symbolize.
Blue, like on the nation's flag, symbolizes that the FFA is a national organization. Gold symbolizes vast fields of ripened corn.
How many paragraphs are in the FFA creed?
There are five paragraphs in the FFA creed.
What are the FFA chapter offices?
President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, sentinel, and executive committee