What are the FSU Golden Girls?

We are a part of the Florida State Spirit Program, which consists of the Golden Girls, Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad & All-Girl Cheerleading Squad.

Does FSU have a dance team?

The team has performed at many of FSU's events such as Homecoming Live, Spear It Night, Light the Night, Dance Marathon, Relay for Life, Market Wednesday, while volunteering in the Tallahassee community at the BIG Event, for example. SDF is a self-run organization, promoting dance as an industry.

What traditions does FSU have?

What was the old name for FSU?

Classes were held at the West Florida Seminary from 1857 until 1863, when the state legislature changed the name to The Florida Military and Collegiate Institute to reflect the addition of a military section which trained cadets.

What is FSU known for?

A comprehensive, graduate research university, FSU is among U.S. News & World Report 's top-ranked public universities and is in the top 10 nationally for National Science Foundation grant awards.

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What are FSU fans called?

The "Seminoles" name, chosen by students in a 1947 vote, alludes to Florida's Seminole people who in the early nineteenth century resisted efforts of the United States government to remove them from Florida. Since 1978 the teams have been represented by the symbols Osceola and Renegade.

Is FSU a Coke campus?

While no state universities in Florida have campus-wide soft drink contracts, many have agreements for specific campus concessions. Florida State vending machines dispense only Coke; the cafeteria serves Pepsi, and for three years, Coca-Cola's Powerade has been the official drink of FSU's sports teams.

Is FSU prestigious?

Florida State University is ranked #53 out of 439 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

What is the slogan of the FSU?

FSU's motto is strength, skill, and character.

FSU has a Student Code of Conduct that applies to all of its students. FSU does not condone any violence from its students, including but not limited to physical violence, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassing or threatening.

Why is FSU in purple?

Florida State's school colors of Garnet and Gold date back to the Florida State College championship football teams of 1904 and 1905. In those championship seasons, FSC donned purple and gold uniforms.

What is the most popular degree at FSU?

The most popular majors at Florida State University include: Psychology, General; Finance, General; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Political Science and Government, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; English Language and Literature, General; Social Sciences, ...

What type of law is FSU known for?

We have especially strong programs in business law, environmental law and international law.

Why does FSU wear blue?

The color turquoise represents harmony, friendship and fellowship throughout Native American communities and is used in tribute to Florida State University's special friendship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Does FSU have a girls flag football team?

The Flag Football Club is a flag football team for all FSU students, currently competing only in women's leagues. This team will have the opportunity to travel and compete with other collegiate flag football teams across the nation as well as local teams.

Does Florida State University have parties?

Tons of raging parties almost any night of the week. Lots of options Wednesday-Saturday. Some decent frat/house parties, weekends only.

Does FSU have cheer?

Garnet (stunt partners) and Gold (multi-base team) Squads are utilized for sideline cheerleading for all regular season home/away football games. Both cheer squads get split into smaller groups and split all home Volleyball, Men's basketball, and Women's basketball games throughout the season.

Why does FSU wear teal?

In Native American culture, the color turquoise represents harmony, friendship and fellowship. Given that FSU is a Nike school and has obvious historic ties to America's indigenous population, it made sense to take part. Casto and Longenecker brought the idea to coach Leonard Hamilton, who gave it the green light.

What is FSU football nickname?

Florida State's football program was first established in 1902, resuming play and adopting the 'Seminole' nickname in 1947, after forty-six years. The Seminoles joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992, following a long history of competing independently.

What is the old Florida state mascot?

Both Sammy Seminole and the basketball mascot were eventually retired by the school in order to find a more respectful school mascot. In 1977 they were replaced by Chief Osceola and Renegade. Chief Osceola has been officially supported by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Why is FSU so popular?

From the beautiful campus to the diverse students and faculty who genuinely seem to care, it is truly a great place to learn. FSU provides support for academic achievement while still having a ton of great things to do. Activities range from concerts and Greek life to great intercollegiate and intramural sports.

Which is harder to get into FSU or UF?

While both schools are highly selective, UF has a lower acceptance rate of 23% compared to FSU's rate of 25%. Both schools also require high test scores, but the average SAT and ACT scores among accepted students are higher at UF.

What is the hardest class at FSU?

Does FSU have LGBT dorms?

Students who are starting at FSU and living on campus will opt into LGBTQ+ housing on their housing contract, which is available shortly after admissions decisions are released. Housing staff will assign students who opt into LGBTQ+ housing with other students who also opted in, so long as space is available.

Does FSU have a pretty campus?

While Florida State's beautiful main campus is in Tallahassee, the university is well represented around the state and around the world.

Are FSU dorms coed?

The chart below lists each residence hall and the special programs available in each residential area. All of the residence halls are co-ed.