Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 11 No. 2 | October 2018

inside.hokiesports.com 39 grown children (Atlanta and NYC); contact Mike at 404-985-3130, or saunders@gatech.edu . Saunders said: “I have been honored to serve the Club as president in 2015-19 and look forward to continuing to serve as past president as of April 2019. To past letterwinners in all sports since the early 1900s, the Club’s biggest challenge is complete and proper identification of all past letterwinners in each current (and past) sport, and he urges those with lists of letterwinners in their years in sport at Virginia Tech to send in these documented lists, so we can begin the process of recognizing ALL past letterwinners in sports at Virginia Tech! To all football letterwinners and teammates on all past teams, our collective challenge is to positively support Virginia Tech Athletics, our football program and our 1,600-plus teammates! As Bear Bryant once said: ‘Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.’ Go HOKIES! WIN!” SPIRIT SQUAD UPDATE Being a Monogram Club member offers many benefits, and the club invites all spirit squad alumni letterwinners to join today with a $75 dues membership, which entitles paid members to unique experiences and typically complimentary food and beverage at the tailgates. A portion of the dues goes directly to support the spirit squad. There is also a communications-only option, which is free. To learn more about Monogram Club membership and to enroll, go to http://monogram. hokiesports.com/. We encourage you to invite your teammates to join as well. The Virginia Tech Monogram Club welcomed senior athletes from cheerleading, HighTechs, and HokieBirds at a pizza graduation in May 2018. Learning all about the benefits of the Monogram Club and sharing stories with former alumni squads, these spirit members are anxious to enjoy the communication with all Virginia Tech athletes at reunions, special events, ‘back-on-the-field’ tunnel experiences, tailgates, and getting to know former athletes who cheered or danced at Virginia Tech. Spirit squad members will hold a reunion every other year at the homecoming game, so mark your calendars now to plan a trip to Blacksburg in 2019. For questions regarding the club, call 540-231-6070, or email vtmonogramclub@vt.edu . The Monogram Club director for the spirit squad is Nancy Brittle, and she can be reached at nbrittle@vt.edu regarding any suggestions or ideas for upcoming events or reunions. Other than biennial reunions, we would like to have additional events, perhaps by decades, or by High Techs/Cheerleaders/HokieBird-only events, so please send us your ideas! MONOGRAM CLUB EVENTS FOR 2018-19 The Club has planned and held many events to date in 2018 in the following sports: baseball; cross country; football; lacrosse; women’s soccer; men’s soccer; softball; spirit; men’s tennis; and wrestling. Events being planned and scheduled for the remainder of 2018-19 are listed below: November 2018 Events Nov. 2-4: Volleyball Alumni Weekend (inquiries to Michelle Schafer —mmschafer14@yahoo.com ) Nov. 3: Monogram Club “Enter Sandman” Tunnel Event (inquiries to Shelbylynn Adair —vtmonogramclub@vt.edu ) January 2019 Event Jan. 18-19: Track and Field Reunion for the dedication of the renvoated Rector Field House (inquiries to Brian Walter —bwalter@vt.edu) February 2019 Event Feb. 9: Lacrosse Alumni Reunion (inquiries to Kelsey Allen —kelsallen12@gmail.com ) COMING EVENTS (2018-19 DATES ARE TBD) Fall 2018 (events cancelled during the ECU game weekend) • 10th reunion of 2008 football team • 20th reunion of 1998 football team • 50th reunion of 1968 Liberty Bowl football team • Fall reunion of Claiborne Boys (football 1961-1970) (inquiries to Chris Hazley, Chad Beasley, Tom Parks, Mike Saunders or Shelbylynn Adair —vtmonogramclub@vt.edu ) Winter 2019: Wrestling Annual Alumni Reunion (inquiries to Shelbylynn Adair —vtmonogramclub@vt.edu ) February 2019: Fall Sports Letter Jacket Ceremony (inquiries to Shelbylynn Adair —vtmonogramclub@vt.edu ) April 2019: annual Monogram Club membership meeting and events at the Spring Game (inquiries to Shelbylynn Adair —vtmonogramclub@vt.edu ) The Monogram Club and all Virginia Tech letterwinners and participants in past and present athletics teams wish continually to say: THANKS to current and past Hokie Club members for their support in our athletics and academic activities at Virginia Tech and for making it our home!! CURRENT 2018-19 BOARD MEMBERS Kelsey Allen (2016); Nancy Brittle (1972); Angie Edwards (1992); Jon Hand (1998); Michelle Houseright (1999); Charlie Howe (2006); Morgan Latimer (2014); Preston Lemon (2009); Mike Ligon (1982); Sharon McCloskey (1979); Blair Nelson (2004); Quinton Nottingham (1989); Mike Saunders (1966); Michelle Schafer (1992); John Shipley (1966); Whitney Showalter (2010); Whitney Stevenson (2017); Anne Jones Thompson (1981); & Brian Walter (1990); Shelbylynn Adair—Monogram Club Executive Director , C.E.C. www.Pro f es s i See our vintage ! See our vintage Ad!