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Known as "The Spirit of Tech" and established in 1974, the band performs at Virginia Tech football games, fundraisers, and charity events. [2] The Marching Virginians also hold their own yearly charity event, Hokies for the Hungry, during which canned food is collected by band members prior to a Virginia Tech home football game to benefit the Montgomery County Christmas Store.
The Virginia Tech Regimental Band, also known as the Highty Tighties, VPI Cadet Band, or Band Company was established in 1893 as a military marching band unit in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Virginia Tech also has had since 1974 a non-military marching band, The Marching Virginians. [1]
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At least once a year, the Marching Virginians perform their pre-game show, which begins with the band forming the shape of the Commonwealth of Virginia and features the MV's forming several recognizable shapes such as spelling out "VT," "HOKIES," and "TECH." Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets march into Lane Stadium and stand in formation on the ...
Virginia Tech's fight song, "Tech Triumph", was written in 1919 and remains in use today. The song is played at sporting events by both the Virginia Tech student band, The Marching Virginians, and the regimental Corps of Cadets' band, the Highty Tighties.
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. – Member of the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th District (1945–1948), 26th Attorney General of Virginia (1948–1957), 58th Governor of Virginia (1958–1962), associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1962–1973) Richard Baker (1998) – game designer
Virginia Tech's sports teams are called the "Hokies". The word "Hokie" originated in the "Old Hokie" spirit yell created in 1896 by O. M. Stull for a contest to select a new spirit yell when the college's name was changed from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the original spirit yell, which ...
Fighting Gravity is an American music group based out of Richmond, Virginia. Originally a ska band called bOb (boy O boy), Fighting Gravity has incorporated a variety of other music sytles, including reggae, rock, and world beat. Fighting Gravity was formed while its original members were attending Virginia Tech [1]