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The Georgia Tech Alumni Association published its first annual report in 1908, but the group was largely dormant during World War I. [65] The organization played an important role in the 1920s Greater Georgia Tech Campaign, which consolidated all existing alumni clubs and funded a significant expansion of Georgia Tech's campus.
The Georgia Tech Glee Club, founded in 1906, is one of the oldest student organizations on campus, and still operates today as part of the School of Music. [197] [198] The Glee Club was among the first collegiate choral groups to release a recording of their songs.
Georgia Tech's Tech Tower. Numerous Georgia Tech legends and traditions have been established since the school's opening in 1888, [1] some of which have persisted for decades. Over time, the school has grown from a trade school into a large research university, and the traditions reflect that heritage.
In February 1899, Georgia Tech opened the first textile engineering school in the Southern United States, [5] with $10,000 from the Georgia General Assembly, $20,000 of donated machinery, and $13,500 from supporters. [6] The school was named the A. French Textile School, after its chief donor and supporter, Aaron S. French. [7]
Ronald Yancey was rejected twice from Georgia Tech in the 1960s, and he and his family were told he “did not fit the Tech model for success,” according to a 2015 news release from the university.
The Historic District of the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as the Old Campus of Georgia Tech or the Hill District, is significant in the areas of architecture, education, engineering and science, as well as landscape architecture. The area is a Registered Historic Place and part of the central campus of Georgia Tech.
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech is a 130-year rivalry that has well-earned the moniker "Clean, ... Georgia, however, has dominated recent history, winning 18 of the two teams' 22 matchups since 2000 (the ...
Georgia Tech was founded in 1885 and opened in 1888, and the first two graduates matriculated in 1890. Attempts at forming an alumni association had been made since 1896, until a charter was applied for by J. B. McCrary and William H. Glenn on June 28, 1906, and was approved two years later by Fulton County on June 20, 1908.