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Stull said later that the word "Hoki" was a pure invention, meant to be an attention-grabber. An "e" was later added to the word, and ''Hokie'' became the nickname for Virginia Tech students. 1896 was also the year in which the school colors were changed from black and gray to burnt orange and Chicago maroon, and in which the college seal and school motto—''Ut Prosim,'' "That I May Serve—were adopted.<ref>[http://www.vt.edu/about/hokie.php What is a Hokie?], Virginia Tech website: origin of "Hokie," school colors, seal, motto</ref>
Stull said later that the word "Hoki" was a pure invention, meant to be an attention-grabber. An "e" was later added to the word, and ''Hokie'' became the nickname for Virginia Tech students. 1896 was also the year in which the school colors were changed from black and gray to burnt orange and Chicago maroon, and in which the college seal and school motto—''Ut Prosim,'' "That I May Serve"—were adopted.<ref>[http://www.vt.edu/about/hokie.php What is a Hokie?], Virginia Tech website: origin of "Hokie," school colors, seal, motto</ref>
Military training has always been a feature of Virginia Tech, which is one of six designated ''senior military colleges'' in the United States.<ref>The others are [[Norwich University]] in [[Vermont]], [[North Georgia College and State University]], [[Texas A&M University]], [[The Citadel]] in [[Charleston]], SC, and [[Virginia Military Institute]].</ref> All students were cadets when it opened in 1872.<ref>[http://www.vtcc.vt.edu/About/History/ Tech Corps of Cadets: History]</ref>
Military training has always been a feature of Virginia Tech, which is one of six designated ''senior military colleges'' in the United States.<ref>The others are [[Norwich University]] in [[Vermont]], [[North Georgia College and State University]], [[Texas A&M University]], [[The Citadel]] in [[Charleston]], SC, and [[Virginia Military Institute]].</ref> All students were cadets when it opened in 1872.<ref>[http://www.vtcc.vt.edu/About/History/ Tech Corps of Cadets: History]</ref>