History and Traditions
This is the year that SSU was founded.
What is 1890?
This SSU alumnus became the first African American to lead the Army Corps of Engineers.
Who is Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin?
Asa H. Gordon
Who is the library named after?
This is the name of SSU’s mascot.
What is The Tiger?
Name of the SSU’s student newspaper.
What is The Tiger’s Roar?
This is SSU’s official motto.
What is “Lux et Veritas” – Light and Truth?
Name the former SSU athlete who became a Major League Baseball player and coach.
Who is Chet Lemon?
This iconic statue stands near the entrance of the university.
What is The Tiger Statue?
SSU’s athletic teams compete in this NCAA division.
What is Division II?
SSU hosts this annual week of events in the fall to celebrate campus spirit.
What is Homecoming Week?
This is the year that SSU became part of the University System of Georgia?
What is 1932?
This SSU graduate was Georgia’s first African American state senator since Reconstruction.
Who is Hosea Williams?
This is SSU’s oldest building, built in 1901.
What is Hill Hall?
This conference is part of SSU's athletics.
What is the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – SIAC?
Name the SSU program that helps first-year students transition to college.
What is the SSU First-Year Experience Program?
This is the name of the official SSU song.
What is Savannah State University Alma Mater?
An SSU alumnus, civil rights leaders and also a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Who is Ralph Mark Gilbert?
This center is home to the music program and hosts concerts and performances.
What is the Kennedy Fine Arts Building?
This is the nickname for the SSU football team’s home field.
What is The Marsh?
This organization coordinates many of the university’s social events and cultural activities.
What is the Campus Activities Board – CAB?
This historic building served as the university’s first permanent home.
What is Hill Hall?
This SSU graduate is a celebrated author of A Love No Less: More Than a Score and a poet.
Who is Patricia Bell-Scott?
This academic building was named for the university’s first female president.
What is the Colston Administration Building – Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon Building?
Name the SSU men’s basketball team’s historic championship title in 1981.
What is the NAIA National Championship?
This is the federal form that SSU students must complete to be considered for most types of financial aid.
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – FAFSA?