FAMU History
Students gather at this FAMU campus spot for the university’s famous “Fridays,” but it was also the original site of the 1960 Tallahassee sit-ins demanding desegregation at local lunch counters.
The "Set"
Name the Goat.
Larry Robinson
This Tallahassee laboratory, the largest magnet laboratory in the world, works closely with researchers from the engineering college.
What is the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory?
This building, constructed in 1917, is the oldest dormitory still standing on Florida State’s campus.
Bryan Hall
This legendary football coach led Florida State from 1976 to 2009 and won national championships in 1993 and 1999.
Bobby Bowden
Many say I am the symbol of love, and prosperity, that lies within every FAMU Student. Maybe that is why I stay lit 24 hours a day.
Eternal Flame
This FAMU Graduate is a Tony Award–winning actress who voiced Disney’s first Black princess in The Princess and the Frog.
Anika Noni Rose
This year marked the creation of the nation’s only engineering college jointly operated by two universities: Florida A&M and Florida State.
1982
From 1907 to 1947, this was the official name of the institution that later became Florida State University.
Florida State College for Women
Before starring in films like Smokey and the Bandit and Deliverance, this actor attended Florida State on a football scholarship.
Burt Reynolds
Founded by historian Dr. James Eaton, this FAMU institution preserves rare materials on African American history and the African diaspora.
Black Archives
This Florida A&M University graduate produced over 25 films that together have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
Will Packer
Theta Tau’s Greek letters correspond to this engineering-related motto about strengthening character and profession.
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might”?
This Florida State tradition, a favorite of Marching Chief Cameron, happens the Friday before the first home football game when the Marching Chiefs run across campus performing school songs.
Campus Crawl
This entrepreneur and Florida State alum founded the billion-dollar apparel company Spanx.
Sara Blakely
Before Tallahassee hospitals were integrated, Black residents were treated at this hospital founded by Florida A&M University is now named name this.
Foote-Hillyer Admistration Building
I hold one of the best win-loss records among any football coach, but you can find me kneeling outside the gymnasium.
Jake Gaither
This event celebrated the release of the new goose mascot to engineering students and helped welcome them into the “gaggle.”
Goose Gaggle
Florida State traces its roots back to this institution founded in 1851, the earliest predecessor in the university’s lineage.
What is West Florida Seminary
This Puerto Rican singer attended Florida State and later collaborated with Daddy Yankee on one of the most streamed songs in history.
Luis Fonsi
This was the original name of Florida A&M University when it was founded in 1887.
State Normal College for Colored Students
This brand founded by a FAMU alumnus is an essential part to Marcklen's closet.
Jerry Lerenzo
18 Brothers were initated into the FAMU-FSU Colony in Spring 2014 and on May 30,2015, this Colony Became a the Phi Delta Chapter. Name two of these 18 Brothers.
2 of 18 Brothers
Cory Gainus
Nicole Walsh
Samuel Botero
Grace Chrzanowski
Sarah Carey
Danica Thomas
Clifton Rice
Timothy Blum
Jonathan Jennings
Lauren Griffith
Michael Bruno
Tyler Routley
Nathaniel Wood
Kegan Dellinger
Manuel Aguero
Ryne Wickery
Michelle Hopkins
Alex Atchison
Before Osceola and Renegade became the university’s iconic gameday tradition in 1978, this earlier live mascot represented FSU athletics in the 1940s and 50s.
Chief Fullabull
This former Florida State wide receiver went on to become an NFL star, Super Bowl champion, and Walter Payton Man of the Year.
Anquan Boldin