Funny Nicknames Your Friends Won’t Be Able to Shake We don’t get a choice in what our parents name us, and neither do our friends get to choose what their nicknames are. Just like how Gretchen ...

The school was known as the "Hornets," "Campbells" and "Campbellites" until the humped friend from the desert became the official nickname and mascot in late 1933 or early 1934.