Georgia Tech was at one time often referred to as the North Avenue Trade School, although this was never its official title. The name stems from the fact that the campus is bordered to the south by North Avenue, and that the school, in its earlier years was operated much like a trade school, with students working part of the day in a machine shop, and the other part of the day in classrooms.

An additional tradition which is a hold over from the days of the trade school is what is referred to "The Whistle." The whistle blows every hour, at five till the hour from 6:55am to 5:55pm. It was originally used to mark the end of a shift in the shops in the early years of the Institute; now it is used to mark the common end of classes and as a ten minute warning to the common beginning of classes.

Campus, buildings, and other structures:
The Georgia Tech campus is located in Midtown, a primarily commercial district near the center of Atlanta. Although a number of huge buildings are visible from all points on campus, most notably the headquarters of BellSouth and a primary office of Coca-Cola and the Bank of America, the campus itself has few buildings over a few stories and has a great deal of greenery. This gives it a distinctly suburban atmosphere quite different from other Atlanta campuses such as that of Georgia State University.

The campus is organized into four main parts: West Campus, East Campus, Central Campus, and Tech Square, a newer section opened in 2003. West Campus and East Campus are both occupied primarily by student living complexes, while Central Campus is reserved primarily for buildings used for teaching and research. Tech Square, embedded in the city east of East Campus, is home to the new official bookstore, a hotel, the offices of a number of faculty, and classrooms used for management and international affairs classes.

Stealing the T: Tech's historic primary administrative building, Tech Tower, has the letters TECH hanging atop it. A number of times, students have orchestrated complex plans to steal the huge symbolic letter T, and on occasion have carried this act out successfully. The T is then returned at its traditional time, and the student's achievement is celebrated. Stealing the T is sometimes also called climbing.
To Hell With Georgia: Georgia Tech has an ongoing rivalry, mostly in sports, with another top-tier school in Georgia, the University of Georgia, often simply called Georgia for short. An annual issue of the school newspaper, The Technique, focuses on this rivalry.

RAT Caps: Although a fading history, a number of freshmen wear yellow baseball caps throughout the year. Short for Recruit At Tech, the RAT caps are decorated with the football team's scores, the freshman's major, expected graduation date, and "To Hell With Georgia" emblazed on the back of the cap.
George P. Burdell: Legendary imaginary student George P. Burdell is said to possess nearly every degree Georgia Tech offers, after many students took a variety of classes in his name.

Alumni
Famous alumni and students include:

»	Gil Amelio electrical engineer, one-time CEO of Apple Computer
»	Jimmy Carter former U.S. president (attended Georgia Tech, but graduated from United States Naval Academy)
»	Robert Crippen astronaut
»	Mike Duke, president and CEO of Wal-Mart (industrial engineering)
»	Y. Frank Freeman first winner of The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
»	Nomar Garciaparra baseball player
»	Jason Varitek baseball player
»	Arthur Murray dance instructor and businessman
»	Sam Nunn former U.S. senator now employed at King & Spalding
»	Randolph Scott movie star in the 1940s and 1950s
»	John Portman architect
»	John Young astronaut
»	Bobby Jones golfer
»	George P. Burdell

Sports:
The school's sports teams are variously called the Yellow Jackets, the Ramblin' Wreck, and the Engineers, but the official nickname is Yellow Jackets. They participate in NCAA Division I-A, in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The school mascot is Buzz. The school's traditional football rival is UGA; the rivalry was, at one time, considered one of the fiercest in college football.

Football:
Georgia Tech's football team plays at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech claims 4 national championships in football, in 1917, 1928, 1952, and 1990.

Basketball:
Georgia Tech's men's basketball team is currently coached by Paul Hewitt. The Yellow Jackets advanced to their first NCAA finals in 2004, losing to UConn. Bobby Cremins, the previous coach, led Georgia Tech to several NCAA basketball Bowl Games and finished with a 354-237 record. The Yellow Jackets reached the NCAA Final Four in 1990 under Cremins with his "Lethal Weapon 3" team featuring Brian Oliver, Dennis Scott, and Kenny Anderson.

Student media and organizations
WREK-FM, 91.1MHz, "Wreck"
The Technique newspaper

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