Women in the Corps of Cadets

The "L" Squadron, the first women in the Corps of Cadets, 1973

Significant Dates for Women in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech

1959 -- Commissioning of Patricia Ann Miller

1973 -- First Women to Join the Corps of Cadets Form the L Squadron

Images of the "L" Squadron

1977 -- Marilyn Helmeyer is the first woman in the Highty Tighties

1987 -- Denise Shuster (IS '88) earns the Corps' highest rank of regimental commander

CPT Debbie Cheslow (AOE '87) is the first Virginia Tech female to become an Air Force pilot

1992--Lori Keck (LASC '92) becomes the regimental band's first female drum major

• Female Cadet Scrapbook [PDF 3.9 MB]
• Oral History Interviews with Women in the Corps of Cadets
• Gallery of Women in the Corps of Cadets
• Articles and Documentation about Women in the Corps of Cadets