Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 12 No. 1 | August 2019

inside.hokiesports.com 3 The Virginia Tech Department of Athletics announced the preliminary details regarding the upcoming reseating process, beginning with the 2020 Hokies football season. More than 15,000 donors to the Hokie Club and Hokie Scholarship Fund (HSF) support the athletics and academic pursuits of all Hokies student-athletes and provide the necessary support to compete at the highest levels. “Our student-athletes would not be able to achieve success on the field, in the classroom, or in the community without the generous support of our donors and supporters of the Hokies,” Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said. “Hokie Nation is filled with special people who truly make athletes from all over the world feel like this is home – and we appreciate their continued support of Virginia Tech. We want and need everyone pulling in the same direction to be our best. This is about participation and getting involved. It makes a huge difference in our success.” Scholarship costs have risen by an average of 3.45 percent each year for the past three years since the initial release of the HSF program in advance of the 2017 athletics season. With that in mind, Virginia Tech Athletics has worked to evaluate each individual piece of the reseating process and the scholarship commitments. Certain adjustments will be made to the HSF that will impact current and future donors, including the following: • Membership levels will increase by an average of 10 percent to stay in line with the increasing scholarship costs for students at Virginia Tech. The individual membership levels also are tied to specific benefits during the year, and individuals should review Virginia Tech Athletics announces information regarding 2020 reseating process the information in the Benefits Chart ( https://hokiesports.com/ feature/2020) to identify how their previous annual gift would be impacted by this adjustment. This is the first adjustment to the full assortment of the Hokie Club membership levels since the launch of the Hokie Scholarship Fund in 2017. • Per-seat gift levels in Lane Stadium will remain the same with the exception of a new designation of a $25 gift per seat for seats in some areas of the stadium which previously did not require a priority seating gift. • The “Gobbler” Level also has been added as a $25 annual contribution to the HSF. The Drive for 25 continues to be a focus for Virginia Tech Athletics, and this additional level will provide a new point of entry for new donors to the Hokies. • Previously, there were two deadlines (March 31 for all contributions related to football and June 30 for all contributions related to basketball). Those deadlines have been combined and the HSF deadline will be March 31, 2020 for all gifts related to seating priority for football ticket locations. • Additional information regarding ticket options, season ticket prices, and other pertinent details will be released later this fall, as the renewal process begins. Find all information regarding the upcoming reseating process here: (https://hokiesports.com/feature/2020 ). This site will be updated periodically and all information will be made available on this page during the entire process.