VMI Celebrates Founders Day
Various Activities Open to the Public including VA250 Mobile Museum
Virginia Military Institute, the oldest state-supported military college in the country, will celebrate its 187th anniversary Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Rat Olympics, a competition between the 4th Class cadet companies, will be held throughout the morning on post. Other cadets will participate in the inaugural run through the City of Lexington from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Community members and alumni are encouraged to cheer for the cadets as they run from the Parade Ground into town.
The Founders Day parade, with howitzers fired, will take place at 3 p.m. on the Parade Ground, weather permitting. The public is invited to attend the parade. Later in the evening, the Keydet basketball team will host North Carolina Central in Cameron Hall at 6 p.m.
Additionally, the VA 250 Mobile Museum Experience, a custom-built 53-foot expandable tractor-trailer, will be parked in front of New Barracks for touring Monday, Nov. 9 through Wednesday, Nov. 11. The display, “Out of Many, One,” is a cutting-edge, immersive, and hands-on exhibition utilizing high-tech displays and compelling artifacts. It highlights Virginia’s essential contributions as the birthplace of the nation and its ongoing pursuit of a more perfect union. It is free to tour and open to the public. Tour hours are Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It will reopen following the end of the parade from 4 to 5 p.m.
