The Hokie Nation has received support of all kinds from groups world-wide. Here is where we’d like to thank those who no matter their university affiliation, religious creed or national identity have done great things to support the families of the victims, the students at Virginia Tech and the Hokie nation at large.
Editors Note: We will be trying to update this with more groups as time goes on, but please do remind us of what you’ve done at ctopinions@gmail.com.
National Orange and Maroon Day:
What started as a facebook group became a nation-wide movement, starting Orange and Maroon Days on university campus across the country. Photographs submitted by the group can be found in the general section. You can read a letter from Dustin LaPradd, the group’s founder, here.
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April 22, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Greetings Hokies,
I got my MS there in 1977, and my father and grandfather graduated in 1950 and 1911 respectively. I now work in research management for the non-profit that administers the major hospitals in Boston. On Friday 4/20 there was a memorial service in the lecture hall at Brigham and Women’s, one of the Harvard hospitals, put together by all the various chaplains. It is rare around here to see traces of anything even southern, let alone specific to Virginia Tech, but there was one other person at the service wearing Tech’s colors. I put my Master’s hood on my shoulders, over my work clothes, with the maroon and orange carefully turned out. So there’s one you probably hadn’t heard about. Orange and Maroon at Brigham and Women’s.
April 24, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Amidst all the tears and condolences, prayers and sorrow, I thought it would be fitting to retire the number 32 in all sports at Virginia Tech in remembrance of all the students slain on April 16th
April 25, 2007 at 2:25 am
Dave , that is a very honorable idea . My memorial plaque is on its way to Tom Brown student affairs . Sorry for your loss , I hope my memorial gets displayed were all can see it .