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In the early 1990s, university administration authorized the official use of Virginia Tech as equivalent to the full legal name; it has been used as the first-reference name for the school's athletic teams since the 1970s. However, diplomas and transcripts still spell out the formal name.
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Virginia Tech’s HokieBird mascot has quite a history, which intertwines the two nicknames. In the early 1900s, the official mascot was a VPI employee who had become a favorite of the cadets—and his special designation as mascot extended to his turkey, which eventually usurped his position.
1970: The Virginia General Assembly bestowed university status, and the formal name of the university became Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Today: Virginia Tech is the university’s official nickname, used in all but the most formal situations.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University officially opened on Oct. 1, 1872, as Virginia’s white land-grant institution.* During its existence, the university has operated under four different legal names. The founding name was Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
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While some older alumni and other friends of the university continue to call it VPI, its most popular—and its official—nickname today is Virginia Tech.
