GSU Pioneer Mascot Collection

GSU Pioneer Mascot Photo Collection (1933-present)

This collection includes a photograph of each GSU Pioneer Mascot, from the first one in 1933 to the present. A framed collection of GSU Pioneers now hangs on the main floor of the Heflin Administration Building.

In the early years, the Pioneer rode in an ox-cart pulled by a team of yoked oxen in the parade. His regalia of a suit of buckskin, coonskin cap, muzzle loading rifle, and a jug has varied through the years, but the idea has remained the same.

In 1933, Charles Barnett had the distinction of becoming the first official �鶹��ƵPioneer. His duties were to participate in the �鶹��Ƶcoming parade and to "rouse the spirit" of the student body in support of the football team at the �鶹��Ƶcoming game.

WWII made it necessary to cancel the �鶹��Ƶcoming activities until the fall of 1946.

When the tradition of the Pioneer Mascot began, a candidate had to be a male senior of good academic standing who had never lettered in any sport at Glenville. Times have changed, and �鶹��Ƶhas had several women serve as Pioneers, the first being in 1990-91.