Green Devils color scheme no longer matched, so RPI chose blue and grey for its new school colors on the recommendation of the School of the Arts faculty, evoking Richmond as a combination of North and South. When RPI merged with MCV, the color scheme was changed to the current black and gold of Virginia Commonwealth University. Notes References Educational institutions established in 1917 Virginia Commonwealth University Art schools in Virginia Education in Richmond, Virginia Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Defunct universities and colleges in Virginia 1917 establishments in Virginia