 Though he was initially shy among fellow students, Hoover won election as student treasurer and became known for his distaste for fraternities and sororities.He served as student manager of both the baseball and football teams, and helped organize the inaugural Big Game versus the University of California.During the summers before and after his senior year, Hoover interned under economic geologist Waldemar Lindgren of the United States Geological Survey; these experiences convinced Hoover to pursue a career as a mining geologist.