Who remembers the student directories VT used to publish?

You could buy them in the bookstore. In the 1970s they had all students with names, local address, home address, phone numbers, and - get this - student numbers. In those days your student number was the same as your Social Security number. Hard to imagine these days. I wonder if any are still around and if they are a treasure trove for scammers.

Posted: 11/09/2018 at 12:51PM

Who remembers the student directories VT used to publish? -- Hokie in CT 11/09/2018 12:51PM

Got 'em in 95. It was like the first tinder. -- HokieSignGuy 11/09/2018 3:04PM

I got a "freshman yearbook" the summer before I started (89) -- Dan1993 11/09/2018 1:24PM

I found mine from '85 a couple years ago unpacking boxes after moving -- Vienna_Hokie 11/09/2018 2:18PM

Still surprised what you can hear on a scanner. Popo will read an SSN -- 48zip 11/09/2018 1:06PM

Who's giving the cops their SSN? -- Hokie CPA 11/09/2018 1:21PM

Someone that doesn't have their DL with them? ** -- Hokie360 11/09/2018 1:22PM

Yes, or just no ID that you want to share. ** -- 48zip 11/09/2018 1:32PM

Cop can KMA if he thinks I'm giving him my SSN. -- Hokie CPA 11/09/2018 1:24PM

Tell them that. But make sure their camera is on. ** -- 48zip 11/09/2018 1:39PM

You prob. always have ID on you, watching the -- fordham 11/09/2018 1:27PM

Also how many are dirty. Seems like almost everyone is. ** -- 48zip 11/09/2018 1:33PM

Well don't you make sure you have illegal items in the vehicle -- fordham 11/09/2018 4:44PM

I believe they were free to Freshmen. I still have mine for Fall 1984 -- Late 80s Hokie 11/09/2018 1:00PM

Yep, see my reply to Redford/Newman post below ** -- RTFC 11/09/2018 1:06PM

Who remembers the student directories VT used to publish?

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