Virginia Tech Hokies
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Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech nickname "Hokies", what is a Hokie?
Sorry this is so long but this is the answer from the Virginia Tech website.
A Look at Virginia Tech Traditions
What is a Hokie? The origin of the word "Hokie" has nothing to do with a turkey. It was coined by O. M. Stull (class of 1896), who used it in a spirit yell he wrote for a competition.
Here's how that competition came to be held. Virginia Tech was founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution and was named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1896, the Virginia General Assembly officially changed the college's name to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, a name so long that citizens shortened it in popular usage to VPI. The original college cheer, which made reference to the original name of the institution, was no longer suitable. Thus, a contest was held to select a new spirit yell, and Stull won the $5 top prize for his cheer, now known as Old Hokie:
Hoki, Hoki, Hoki, Hy.
Techs, Techs, V.P.I.
Sola-Rex, Sola-Rah.
Polytechs - Vir-gin-ia.
Rae, Ri, V.P.I.
Later, the phrase "Team! Team! Team!" was added at the end, and an "e" was added to "Hoki."
Stull later said that he made up the word as an attention-grabber. Though he may not have known it, "Hokie" (in its various forms) has been around at least since 1842. According to Johann Norstedt, now a retired Virginia Tech English professor, "[Hokie was] a word that people used to express feeling, approval, excitement, surprise. Hokie, then, is a word like 'hooray,' or 'yeah,' or 'rah.'" Whatever its original meaning, the word in the popular cheer did, as Stull wanted, grab attention and has been a part of Virginia Tech tradition ever since.
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Boise State-Virginia Tech Preview
Will the shootings at Virginia Tech be a distraction or motivation for the Hokies football team?
Will this bring the team together and make them more focused or will it be a distraction which causes them to perform poorly? This question is not meant to be distasteful in anyway. I just was curious on peoples opinions.
While I am sure it is not their top priority at the moment, I'll bet the coaches and staff are trying to come up with ways to keep their players focused yet still stay sensitive to the emotion of it all. I'll bet Frank Beamer has thought about it.
I am sure hoping it is a motivator for them, it is a terrible tragedy but VT having a great season would surely help moral and the spirits of a school that is suffering right now. I am a Notre Dame fan from birth but next year I am going to be rooting VT all the way.
