Founding Facts
The original name of the land where PVAMU was established
What is Alta Vista Plantation?
For some time, PVAMU was the only institution that would educate this group of people in the state of Texas.
Who are Black people? (or African American or related description)
PVAMU's first official university president in 1948
Who is EB Evans?
The attire for Fridays
What is PVAMU spirit gear? / What is purple and gold?
What are PVAMU's official school colors?
What is royal purple and gold?
The crop primarily grown on the land where PVAMU now stands before it became a university
What is cotton?
The all-female band from PVAMU toured military bases during WWII
What is the Prairie View Co-Eds?
The president who started the School of Nursing in 1917?
Who is JG Osborne?
The names of the PVAMU mascots
Who are Sasha and Pete?
PVAMU is part of this university system
What is the Texas A&M University system?
PVAMU's Founder's Day
What is August 14, 2025?
The first program of its kind established at any HBCU, helping shape military leadership nationwide
What is the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program (NROTC)?
The PVAMU principal who introduced intercollegiate athletics to PVAMU and invited Booker T. Washington to campus as a commencement speaker
Who is Edward L. Blackshear?
PVAMU's motto
Prairie View Produces Productive People
True or False: PVAMU is the oldest public university in Texas.
What is false?
PVAMU's original name when it was founded
What is the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth?
The scientific facility PVAMU opened in 1988, the first of its kind in Texas
What is the solar observatory?
The president who served from 1966 to 1982 and launched the first Naval ROTC at an HBCU
Who is Alvin I. Thomas?
The name of the univeristy's alma mater
What is "Dear Prairie View"?
PVAMU produces the most African American degree holders in this academic area
What is architecture?
The first principal of PVAMU
Who is L.W. Minor?
The Supreme Court case involving PVAMU students that allows all college students in the US to vote in the county of their school.
What is US v. Symm?
The first PVAMU alum to become president the university
Who is Julius W. Becton, Jr.?
The first first stanza the university's fight song
"Cheer for Prairie View. Cheer for the purple and gold. We're marching on once more until we get that score. Get that ball and score some more."
The location of the whites-only dining room when the Board of Regents visited campus
What is Hilliard Hall, 2nd Floor?