Bobby Jones, ME 1922, golf’s only calendar Grand Slam champion, was part of Tech’s first golf team, winning 13 majors in his career. He served as the Georgia Tech Alumni Association president from 1931 to 1933, established The Masters tournament, and is inducted in both the World Golf and Georgia Tech Athletic Halls of Fame.
Golf is Ingrained in Tech tradition, with roots dating back to 1918, when Robert Tyre “Bobby” Jones, ME 1922, one of Tech’s most notable alumni, arrived on campus and became one of the greatest amateur golfers of all time.
Yellow Jacket astronauts have explored the final frontier for more than 60 years and traveled more than 500 million miles.
Starting in 1965 with John Young, AE 52, HON PhD 03, there has been a Yellow Jacket in space every decade since the beginning of human spaceflight.
The Yellow Jacket, a control-line plane, was a halftime sensation during Georgia Tech Football games in the 1940s through the 1960s.
The wins that have defined Tech Football history
Tech is not just an institute of higher education. Rather, it’s a cultural landmark that’s served as a launchpad for more celebrated careers and relationships. Here are just a few of the many anecdotes, which continue to resonate across the Institute’s walls today.
Renovations to the D.M. Smith Building uncovered 100-year-old signatures of Tech students. Who were they?
Sometimes, a house is more than just a roof overhead. Here are stories of places Yellow Jackets have called home for four—or more—years
A nostalgic look at Georgia Tech dorm life—from pranks and open-door camaraderie to iconic traditions—paired with a quick tour of campus growth and architecture, from early shacks to Brittain, Van Leer, Tech Green, and today’s modern, collaborative spaces.
Whether at the YMCA building, Junior’s Grill, or a Greek life dance, students knew how to take advantage of what little free time they had.
The great intrastate football rivalry between Georgia Tech and "that other school" is also the seed that sprouted several favorite fan traditions.
Running with this dedicated fan group takes lots of zeal, strong lungs, and gallons of yellow paint.
In 1945, Georgia Tech dropped the word “science” from the name of its undergraduate engineering degrees. Here’s what happened.
One hundred and thirty-nine years is a lot of history, and during that time Georgia Tech has produced a fair number of fascinating mysteries, legends, and curiosities. Here we dive into the past and learn the stories behind everything from campus dogs and the Institute’s best pranks, to fake students and UFO sightings.