The sisters wore matching Tri Delta hats, waved signs, and rushed up for hugs with their fellow Virginia Tech alumna. Even the Hokie Bird mascot showed up to greet Kotb at the Rockefeller Center.
Using the words "Hokies ... necked bird and even further back an actual turkey was the mascot. The first permanent Gobbler costumed mascot came about in 1962 per the Virginia Tech website.