1920s Engineer Disc VPI

[easterneagle87]

Recent Sunday morning snag.

 

1920s shiney brass Engineer disc (screw back), but... what does VPI stand for?

[uscollector]

Probably Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now called Virginia Tech.

[Wake1941]

Virginia polytechnic institute engineer, they made these disc for a few different forces all army

[patches]

So these were worn by the cadets? were there different branches represented, say a Crossed Sabres, Signal Corps Flags etc, these being worn by a cadet say who would chose these branches after graduation, or were they all engineer?

[KurtA]

So these were worn by the cadets? were there different branches represented, say a Crossed Sabres, Signal Corps Flags etc, these being worn by a cadet say who would chose these branches after graduation, or were they all engineer?

 

I've seen VPI disks with a winged prop.

[VolunteerArmoury]

Virginia Tech’s formal name is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with VPI still as one of its initials as well as VT. I’m not sure I’m recalling this correctly but I believe they still wear these with the VPI & the seniors commissioning wear the branch insignia with lower class cadets wearing the ROTC torch. I’ll see if I can find a reference on that.

[Denfly8]

I recently seen a crossed rifle VPI collar disk.