Why do they call virginia the wahoos

To be shouted as part of the following chant, fist pumping a la Jersey Shore, upon the conclusion of the Good Old Song:. Hoo rah ray! Ray, ray, UVA! This series of wahs and hoorahs are an excellent way of expressing your excitement at sports games or any other time you want to show a little bit of school spirit. In a grocery store parking lot as a Tech fan scowls at your UVA bumper sticker, for example.

To be sung arm in arm with those around you at the conclusion of any game, when the football team scores a touchdown, when any relatively sentimental event Lighting of the Lawn, Convocation, Graduation, etc.

Lyrics are as follows:. It cheers our hearts and warms our blood to hear them shout and roar. We come from old Virginia where all is bright and gay. But, like, probably?? Old Cabell — One of three buildings constructed on the South end of the Lawn during the Stanford White renovations of Now the home of a cappella performances, fancy paintings, and the music library.

Quite bougie. Both of these guesses were quickly proven false. The idea supposedly stems from Jefferson, who believed that there was no end to learning.

Alternatively, this lingo makes us sound more similar to students at Hogwarts, which is obviously a plus. Frequented by dogs, Charlottesville residents, and students alike. A final theory that it is a back-formation from the cheer "wah-hoo-wah" which was invented at Dartmouth but there is no theory suggesting why the University would have adopted a nickname based on another school's cheer. The cheer of "wah-hoo-wah" was however used by fans rooting for UVA as early as the s. And according to official UVA publications, the legend does not derive from Dartmouth.

The student audience decided to join in the refrain of the song and by the end of the play the crowd turned the words "Where'er You Are" into "Wah Hoo Wah. Categories : University of Virginia. Originally Posted by dbcooper. Originally Posted by DukeDiva. Originally Posted by alteran. More often than not, I call us the Hoos. I also say "wahoowa" a lot. Join Date Feb Location Raleigh. The fish that can drink twice its weight, I believe I generally call them the Wahoos or, if I'm trying to be respectable, the Cavs.

Live in VA so that might affect my choices. I'm However, thanks to one of my best friends who is a Hokie grad and a die hard fan, I now refer to them as the Cadaverliers. That's much more entertaining! Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page:. Replies: 63 Last Post: , PM. Replies: Last Post: , PM. Replies: 29 Last Post: , PM.

Bring on the Wahoos!!!