Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi!

This bug wishes to travel to and be logged into a cache at or near the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

This is a replacement for the original bug, which vanished in Michigan after winning a travel bug race.

WHAT'S A HOKIE?

The answer leads all the way back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute*. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body.

Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his "Hokie" yell (see below) which is still used today. Later, when asked if "Hokie" had any special meaning, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was used only as an attention-getter for his yell. It soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech athletics.

The official university school colors - Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange - also were introduced in 1896. The colors were chosen by a committee because they made a 'unique combination' not worn elsewhere at the time.

The official definition of "hokie" is "a loyal Virginia Tech Fan".

"Old Hokie" Cheer

Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi!

Tech, Tech, VPI

Sol-a-rex, Sol-a-rah

Poly Tech Vir-gin-ia

Ray rah VPI

Team! Team! Team!

* The official name of the university was changed from "Virginia Polytechnic Institute" to "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" in 1970 to reflect its ever-broadening mission.  VPI&SU, the largest university in the commonwealth of Virginia, is, however, nowadays colloquially known as "Virginia Tech".