The chapter proudly
supports the
Houston
Food Bank. Annually, we
collect monetary donations at all sports events
gatherings. Please help by bringing your
donation, or
to
send a
financial donation:
1)
Make a
check payable to “
Houston
Food Bank”.
2)
Write
“
VTAA Houston Chapter”
on the
memo line.
3)
Mail to
treasurer:
Bart Hatfield, 726
Winston Lane, Sugar Land, TX
77479.
The Houston Food Bank and the chapter maintain responsibility for your
privacy, and will not release your personal or financial information.
The chapter has an
arrangement with
three sports
bars to have a room/area and wait staff
reserved for each event.
Join
the
North
Houston
Hokies:
Fox
& Hound Pub & Grille
17575
Tomball Parkway
Houston, TX 77064
Phone: (281) 894-6100
Map
HERE
(Located on the southbound Rt. 249,
Tomball Parkway, frontage road between FM 1960 and Gessner Road across
from Willowbrook Mall. Heading north on Rt. 249 exit at the
FM 1960 exit. Stay in the left lane and make the U-turn at FM
1960. The bar will be in the second shopping center on the
right. Note that both Mapquest and Google have the Fox
& Hound located further south on the frontage road than where
it is actually located.)
Join
the Central
Houston
Hokies at:
The
Wet Spot
160
W Gray St
Houston,
TX 77019
(713)
523-7768
(The Wet Spot
currently has no website. If one becomes available it will be
linked here.)
Join
the South
Houston Hokies at:
Fox
& Hound
Smokehouse & Tavern
12802 Gulf Frwy; Houston, TX 77034
(281) 481-0068
(Located at
I-45 South, just inside Beltway
8 -
South of Almeda Mall. Exit Fuqua onto the southbound feeder; follow the
Fuqua sign bearing right. At the stoplight, the bar is directly across
the street.)
Hokies
Respect! In 2003, the VT
Athletics Department launched a campaign to foster good sportsmanship
among players and fans alike:
"Hokies
Respect" Campaign. Our local chapter
exemplifies "Hokies Respect", and in that spirit, we support and
promote the campaign today by continuing to conduct ourselves as
first-class fans. For this reason, when we gather together to support
our team, we are also respected by the fans of our opponents, and we
may closely interact with them in a way that is fun and engaging. In
addition, the management at both locations highly values our patronage,
and we are very appreciative of their support.
Hokie
Kids: Occasionally,
people have asked
if they can bring a child with them to the sports bar, particularly
during early Saturday games. The management at both sports bars
welcomes children, and requests that they are supervised at all times.
Bowl
Games: As long as VT
earns a Bowl, both establishments will save us a spot to watch it
together!
Please note:
the Alumni Association does
not
make provisions for group ticket sales to local chapters. Therefore,
neither the VTAA, nor the Houston Chapter is a resource for tickets to
Bowl Games. Local alumni must then purchase tickets through the usual
channels on an individual basis. In that regard, the committee
respectfully requests that members please
refrain from
sending e-mail inquiries on ticket availability.
However, if
someone has Bowl tickets to
SELL,
we will do our best to inform the chapter promptly via e-mail so you
may be contacted directly. Please e-mail the committee your full name,
contact information and ticket details.
Additionally,
it is not practical to
coordinate
group travel to any bowl game on such short notice (~ 3 weeks). Group
travel requires a minimum of three months of planning in order to
assess interest, collect payments and make provisions for
transportation/hotel/tailgating arrangements. The committee is eager to
organize another game trip for Houston alumni, and continues to look
for opportunities to do so. Any future plans will be communicated as
early as possible.
