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The Texas A&M ring was formally adopted in 1889, and its design has remained relatively unchanged since then. The only major change after the original design was a result of the renaming of the university from “Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas” to “Texas A&M University” in 1963. The current Aggie Ring was designed by E. C ...
The Association plays a large role in two of the most treasured traditions at Texas A&M: the dispersal of the Aggie Ring, and the annual Aggie Muster. The Association also supports many other Aggie traditions; for example, it secures a location for and sets up Midnight Yell Practice and a free tailgate at away football games, and for home games ...
The current Aggie Ring was designed by E. C. Jonas in 1894, and the design has remained relatively unchanged since – the only major change came when the school's name was changed from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to Texas A&M University in 1963.
The Corps of Cadets was founded in 1876 with the creation of the all-male, military-focused Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas under the Morrill Act of 1862.The Morrill Act did not specify the extent of military training, leading many land-grant schools to provide only minimal training, Texas A&M was an exception.
Texas A&M has two active, long-time rivals, the LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks. After playing LSU sporadically throughout the 20th Century, the LSU–Texas A&M Rivalry is the Aggies' seventh oldest, with the series dating back to 1899. Since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012, fans have anticipated LSU to become Texas A&M's primary rival.
One of the traditions of the entire student population at Texas A&M is to hump it. This involves placing the hands on the thighs and bending slightly at the waist and knees. Someone in Aggie lore found that this increases the volume of sound. The freshmen in E-2 at Texas A&M are responsible for guarding Revielle.
The bar was the inspiration for the unofficial Texas A&M Tradition of "ring dunking". [10] In the late 1970s a student dropped his brand-new Aggie ring in a pitcher of beer. He was challenged by a friend to drink the pitcher to retrieve the ring. This spread to become a widespread practice among Texas A&M seniors. [7]
A student of Texas A&M's archrival, The University of Texas at Austin. The term is intended to be derogatory (the origin being that while Aggies were off fighting wars, students of UT Austin were "sipping tea" at home). [4] [7] TexAgs An independent Texas A&M website, one of the largest collegiate independent websites in the country.