Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Records of HokiePRIDE
HokiePRIDE
RG.31.14.15
3.5 Cubic Feet
4 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders
1971-2015
1995-2013
The records of HokiePRIDE records include materials from the HokiePRIDE student group including items from all of its named iterations: Lambda Horizions; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance, including officer papers, office records, event planning information, resource pamphlets and directories, and copies of budgetary requests and accounting records.
English
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Access to unredacted HokiePRIDE Library circulation records is restricted. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Records of HokiePRIDE must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Records of HokiePRIDE records, RG 31/14/15, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Records of HokiePRIDE records were donated to Special Collections in 2016.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of HokiePRIDE records commenced in December 2016 and completed in April 2018.
Historical Note
HokiePRIDE was originally founded in 1985 as Lambda Horizons (sometimes written as Lambda Horizon). In 1994, the group was renamed the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Alliance (LGBA). Then, in 1999, the name was changed again to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance (LGBTA). In 2014 the name changed once more to the current name, HokiePRIDE.
HokiePRIDE was the second officially recognized LGBTQIA+ student group formed at Virginia Tech following the Gay Alliance of Virginia Tech (GAVT) in 1971. It also followed three unofficial groups: the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) in 1970, the Gay Student Union (GSU) in 1975, and the Gay Student Alliance (GSA) in 1976.
The early goals of HokiePRIDE included providing a place on campus for gay and lesbian members of the university community to meet without judgement, helping educate the campus community about homosexuality, and creating a positive image of gay and lesbian people. Over time, the group's mission expanded to include advocacy for everyone under the societally defined umbrella of LGBTQIA+, including bisexual, asexual, pansexual, transgender, and intersex people.
The group implemented multiple programs on campus to advocate on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ population including Gay Awareness Week, AIDS Awareness Week, National Coming Out Day, Freedom to Marry Day, Pride Week, advocacy for hate crimes legislation, and the organization of Safe Line, Safe Watch, the Safe Zone program, and more.
For more information on the current organization, see their website: http://www.hokiepride.org.vt.edu/
Scope and Contents
The Records of HokiePRIDE records include materials from the HokiePRIDE student group including items from all of its named iterations: Lambda Horizions; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Alliance. The records consist of papers from the organization's officers, handbooks on programming and organizational operations for student groups, office records from the HokiePRIDE office and the original LGBT Resource Center (circa 2000s), event planning information, resource pamphlets, organizational marketing information, and directories that were available to visitors to the HokiePRIDE offices, and copies of organizational budgetary requests and financial accounting documentation. See the Arrangement note for additional information on the contents of the collection.
Arrangement
The records are divided into four sections reflecting the major groupings present when the records were received from HokiePRIDE. Folder titles are those supplied by HokiePRIDE for the majority of folders, especially those in the Office and Resource Center Records, and the Resources.
I: Officer papers, includes papers from the President, Vice President of the Interior, Vice President of the Exterior, Gay Awareness Week Chair, AIDS Awareness Week Chair, Webmaster, and Films Chair. It also includes applications for these positions and handbooks on programming and meeting materials from the Commission on Student Affairs meetings from 2008-2013.
II: Office and Resource Center Records, includes resource center sign-in sheets and library circulation records, copies of political action petitions, documentation of hate incidents on campus, Safe Zone materials, copies of the HokiePRIDE constitution, event planning documentation, event flyers, and more.
III: Resources, includes copies of various resources that were maintained in the HokiePRIDE resource center office for the use of members of the campus community. These include pamphlets and other documentation on a variety of sexuality and gender topics and organizational information for groups such as PFLAG, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Organization for Women, and the Roanoke Diversity Center.
IV: Finances, includes budget requests and accounting records for HokiePRIDE from 1995/1996 through 2014/2015 and budget requests for other student organizations from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014.
Separated Materials
The following materials were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:
Appalachian Heritage, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer 2006
Soft Shorts by Anna Van Evera, 1992
Homosexuality and The Bible by Walter Wink, 1996
The following materials were removed from the collection and added to the University Archives:
The Bugle, 2002 (Virginia Tech yearbook)
LGBTQ history
Sexual minorities
University Archives
University History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
Series I: Officer papers1999-2014English.Executive Board applications2012-2014English.11Contact information (officers)2004-02-16English.12President's papers2008-2010English.13Vice President of the Interior's papers2008-2011English.14Vice President of the Exterior's papers2004-2005, undatedEnglish.15Gay Awareness Week Chair's papers1999-2001, 2003-2005, undatedEnglish.1623Scope and Contents
- "Welcome Home" sign [Folder 2].
- "The Closet" sign [Folder 3].
AIDS Awareness Week Chair's papers2005, undatedEnglish.17Webmaster's papers2002-2004English.18Film Chair's papers2006English.19Leadership retreatc. 2000English.110LGBTA Programming Handbook2003-2004English.111LGBTA Programming Handbook2003-2004English.112LGBTA Programming Handbook2004-2005English.113Commission on Student Affairs meeting materials2008-2009English.114Commission on Student Affairs meeting materials2009-2010English.115Commission on Student Affairs meeting materials2010-2011English.116Commission on Student Affairs meeting materials2011-2012English.117Commission on Student Affairs meeting materials2012-2013English.118Commission on Student Affairs2000, undatedEnglish.119Series II: Office and Resource Center records1971-20151995-2015English.Resource Center sign-in sheets2009-2010, undatedEnglish.120Resource Center library materials check out forms (Redacted)2003, 2010, 2012-2014, undatedEnglish.121Resource Center library materials check out forms (Unredacted)2003, 2010, 2012-2014, undatedEnglish.1Access RestrictionsAccess to unredacted HokiePRIDE Library circulation records is restricted. Contact Special Collections for more information.
LGBTA Office log books1999-20081999-2003English.122HokiePRIDE List Serve sign-up sheetundatedEnglish.123LGBTA flyers2000-2001, undatedEnglish.124Photographs2006-2007, 2009-2010, undatedEnglish.125Resource Center2000, 2007-2008, 2012-2013, undatedEnglish.12623Scope and Contents- Pride Week poster [Folder 2].
- Gay rights timeline [Folder 2].
- Stop Spiritual
Violence poster [Folder 3].
Political action petitions1991, 2000, undatedEnglish.127Correspondence: Hate documentation1995-1996, undatedEnglish.128April 16 condolence card from PRISM, Northern Illinois University's student LGBT organizationc. 2007English.129Lambda Horizons newsletter1989-03-23English.130LGBTA newspaper clippings from the Collegiate Times2002-20082002-2003English.1312Scope and ContentsCollegiate Times cover page August 29, 2008 (laminated) [Folder 2].
Constitution1971, 1985, 2001, undatedEnglish.132FundraisersundatedEnglish.133Summer projects2001English.134Workshop information1999-2000, 2005, undatedEnglish.1352004 VA (Virginia) Out Retreat2004English.136Student Organizations Showcase2000, c. 2005, c. 2015, undatedEnglish.1373Scope and Contents- Trifold poster displays [Folder 3].
UUSA (University Unions and Student Activities)1999-2001English.138Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) National Coming Out Project1999English.139National Day of Silence2003-04-10English.140Club Red Ribbon2004English.141Safe Zones2000, undatedEnglish.142Event flyers1999-2008, undatedEnglish.143Speaker contracts1995-2000English.144Thank you notes, awards, and autographs2001, undatedEnglish.145Speaker catalogs1995-2002English.146Movie catalogs2001-2009English.21Musicians1999-2000English.22Comedians and other performers1996-2000English.23Series III: Resources1988-2000English.Religion1990sEnglish.24Resources on Islam, Gender & SexualityundatedEnglish.25Bisexual Resources1992, 1994, undatedEnglish.26Lesbian Rightsc. 2001English.27Coming Outc. 1999English.28Family DiversityundatedEnglish.29Health / Health SuppliesundatedEnglish.210Gender Issues2000, undatedEnglish.211Heterosexual InfomationundatedEnglish.212Same-Sex Marriage2004, undatedEnglish.213Roommate ProblemsundatedEnglish.214Hate Crimes1998-2000English.215Counseling1988, undatedEnglish.216Domestic ViolenceundatedEnglish.217Safe Sex1990, 2009, undatedEnglish.218Health Care Reform1994-1996English.219Hispanic / Latino1999-2000, undatedEnglish.220The Other Pages1995English.221National Women's History Project2000English.222Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)undatedEnglish.223Pride in the Park Roanoke2000English.224Shenandoah Valley Gay and Lesbian Association1998-05English.225Lesbian Services Program, Whitman-Walker Clinic1990sEnglish.226South Eastern College Conference for LGBT Students (SEC Conference)1999-2000English.227GLBT Campus Conference1997-04-12English.228The Advocate2000-12-14, undatedEnglish.229AIDS Quilt1996English.230Blue Ridge Lamdba Press1999-September/OctoberEnglish.231Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)undatedEnglish.232Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC)2000English.233Human Rights Campaign (HRC)1999-2001, undatedEnglish.234Lambda PTO: Employee Organization for the Patent and Trademark OfficeundatedEnglish.235Millennium March on Washington2000English.236National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)1989-20001995-1996English.237National Organization for Women (NOW)1999-2000, undatedEnglish.238Pride Events (national)1992, 1994, 1999-2000English.239Progressive Action Network (P.A.N.)undatedEnglish.240Multicultural Awareness Programs (MAPs)2000English.241Valley AIDS Network (VAN)2006English.242Roanoke Diversity Center2011English.243JQ InternationalundatedEnglish.244The Roomer, newsletter of Residential & Dining Programs at Virginia Tech1999-2000English.245Silhouette, Virginia Tech's Student Literary Magazine2000English.246Sexual Assault and Violence Education and Services (SAVES)2000-02-07English.247Series IV: Finances1995-2015English.Budget Requests and Accounting Records1995-1996English.248Budget Requests and Accounting Records1997-1998English.249Budget Requests and Accounting Records1998-1999English.250Budget Requests and Accounting Records1999-2000English.251Budget Requests and Accounting Records2000-2001English.252Budget Requests and Accounting Records2000-2001English.253Budget Requests and Accounting Records2000-2001English.254Budget Requests and Accounting Records2001-2002English.255Budget Requests and Accounting Records2002-2003English.256Budget Requests and Accounting Records2003-2004English.31Budget Requests and Accounting Records2004-2005English.32Budget Requests and Accounting Records2005-2006English.33Budget Requests and Accounting Records2006-2007English.34Budget Requests and Accounting Records2007-2008English.35Budget Requests and Accounting Records2008-2009English.36Budget Requests and Accounting Records2009-2010English.37Budget Requests and Accounting Records2010-2011English.38Budget Requests and Accounting Records2011-2012English.39Budget Requests and Accounting Records2012-2013English.41Budget Requests and Accounting Records2013-2014English.42Budget Requests and Accounting Records2014-2015English.43Budget Requests for other student groups2012-2014English.44University Chartered Student Organizations (UCSO) Funds Handling Policy2012-2013English.45Oversize materialsc. 2005, 2008, c. 2015, undatedEnglish.23Scope and Contents
- "Welcome Home" sign [from Box 1, Folder 6: Gay Awareness Week Chair's Papers].
- "The Closet" sign [from Box 1, Folder 6: Gay Awareness Week Chair's Papers].
- Pride Week poster [from Box 1, Folder 26: Resource Center].
- Gay rights timeline [from Box 1, Folder 26: Resource Center].
- Stop Spiritual Violence poster [from Box 1, Folder 26: Resource Center].
- Collegiate Times cover page August 29, 2008 (laminated) [from Box 1, Folder 31: LGBTA Newspaper Clippings: Collegiate Times].
- Trifold poster displays [from Box 1, Folder 37: Student Organizations Showcase].