University Approved Hashtags
If you have a hashtag you would like approved, send it to socialmedia@ecu.edu with a description.
#Pirates, #PirateNation, #GoPirates, #ECU, #ECUPirates – Everything campus and Pirates related
#ECU23, #ECU24, #ECU25, #ECU26, #ECU27 – ECU and class graduation year makes it easier for students to contact other students
#ECUTransfers — Official hashtag for our transfer students
#ECUGrad, #PirateGrad, #PirateGrads – ECU and class graduation year makes it easier for
#PirateNationBound, #ECUOpenHouse, #ECUPiratesAboard , #PirateAboard– Used for students attending open house and students expecting to enroll at ECU
#AskECU – Used by anyone who has a question about ECU
#ECUnited – Movement created by students as a reminder that we are one: a nation, Pirate Nation, united
#NoQuarter, #PackDFS, #RollPirates, #OnePirateNation, #ProPirates, #PiratesInthePros – Array of sports posts showing their Pirate pride for ECU Athletics
#LoyalAndBold – Displaying school spirit amongst fellow Pirates, primarily used with the Alumni Association
#ECUCreed – Used to promote the university creed
#PirateProfile – Students, faculty and staff featured on the ecu.edu homepage
#ECURATraining – Will provide observational insights as to what RAs are doing, feeling, finding interesting throughout training
#ECUViews – Highlighting Pirate Nation through campus photos
#ECUCET, #ECUEngineers – Official hashtags for the College of Engineering and Technology
#ECUEnvironmentalHealth – Official hashtag for the Environmental Health Sciences program
#ECUPantry — ECU Food Insecurity Initiative; ECU Purple Pantry programs, events and news
#ECUPolarBear – Annual polar bear plunge
#ECUSafe – Promoting campus safety
#ENC – ECU’s hashtag for eastern North Carolina, the region we call home
#ECUParents – The perfect place for all parents to join in on conversations together
#PirateNationGives – Official hashtag for Pirate Nation Gives, ECU’s day for giving back
#ECUBus, #ECUSafeRide, #ECUTransit – Approved hashtags for ECU Transit
#ECUOrientation – Denoting freshman and transfer orientations typically taking place in the summer and winter
#ECUShoes – Campus Living’s signature mental health program
#ECUDining – Official hashtag for Campus dining
#ECUAccessibility — Official hashtag for the Department of Disability Support Services
#ECUWeather – Talking about Pirate Nation’s weather, the good and the bad
#ECUGreekLife, #ECUGreekWeek, #ECURecruitment – All things Greek Life
#ECUResearcher, #ECUResearch – Featuring ECU’s researchers
#ECURHA – ECU’s Residence Hall Association
#ECUPublicHealth – Official hashtag of the Department of Health Education and Promotion
#Servire, #ECUServes – Featuring ECU-affiliated community service, motto of “to serve”
#ECUWRC — Official hashtag for the ECU Water Resources Center
#PaintItPurple, #WeTheEast, #PiratePride, #ARRRGH — Hashtags used to show Pirate Nation pride
#ECUOffCampus — Official hashtag for Off-Campus Student Services and off-campus student living
#ECURecovery, #ECUStrongerSails — Official hashtags for the ECU Collegiate Recovery Community
#ECUAmbassadors — Official hashtag for ECU Ambassadors; used to promote the program and its events
#JoynerLibrary, #MainCampusLibrary – Everything happening at Joyner Library.
#PirateSocialWorker — Used to promote ECU social workers.
#PirateVeteran, #PirateVeterans — Used to promote and support our ECU veteran students and alumni.
#ECUSTEPP — ECU’s Supporting Transition and Education Through Planning and Partnerships (STEPP) program approved hashtag
#ECUStudentHealth – Student Health Services approved hashtag
#PirateAlumni, #PirateAlum #ecuclassring — Official hashtag for our Pirate Alumni and Alumni Association
#ECUPASC – Pirate Academic Success Center approved hashtag
#ECUCRW – Campus Recreation and Wellness approved hashtag
#ECUDowdy – Official on-campus student store where you can find everything you need to represent purple and gold
#SustainECU – Sustainability department is making large strides to help make our campus and the world a better place
#BrodySOM, #LakeLaupus, #LaupusLibrary, #PirateNurse, #ECUNursing, #PirateNurseNation, #ECUDental #ECUAlliedHealth, #ECUMedEd – All things College of Nursing, School of Dental Medicine, College of Allied Health Sciences, Brody School of Medicine and Laupus Library
#ECUAbroad – Highlighting students study abroad trips
#ECUCareers, #ECUJobs, #HiringPirates, #JobFairECU, #CoOpECU, #DisneyECU – Official hashtags for highlighting employment opportunities at ECU
#ECUCampusLiving – Official hashtag of Campus Living and Housing Operations
#PiratePups – Hashtag used to feature our favorite Pirate pups
#ECUGradSchool, #GradPirates, #GradPirate – Everything graduate school related
#ECUERHD – Official hashtag for the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities graduate certificate online program
#AdvancingECU – Official hashtag for ECU Advancement
#PirateStrong — Official hashtag to display the strength and resiliency of Pirate Nation during the coronavirus pandemic
#PiratesMaskUp, #DoingArrrghPart and #PiratesProtectPirates — Official hashtags to promote mask-wearing on and off campus by the Pirate community to protect one another
*The university also creates event-specific hashtags to categorize discussion on major events impacting campus, such as #ECUMatthew during Hurricane Matthew or #HurricaneFlorence during Hurricane Florence.