Texas A&M University

Established - 1871
President - Dr. Robert M. Gates
Provost - Dr. David B. Prior
Faculty - approx. 3700
Students - approx. 45,500
Location - College Station, Texas
Phone - 979-845-3211
Campus - 5200 acres
Colors - Maroon and White
Nickname - Aggies
Mascot - Reveille VII
Affiliation - Big 12
Website - www.tamu.edu

My brother first introduced me to A&M. When he was little, all he talked about was going to A&M and playing football. His room was even decorated in maroon and white. Then when I was in high school, a friend of mine's older brother worked for the A&M baseball team. He scored us tickets to a couple of baseball games, and I remember them being so fun.

Also, during high school, my parents took me to an A&M football game. A&M played K-State, so of course my parents and I wore purple. My brother wore maroon, and the Aggies truly impressed me. Our tickets were in the A&M alumni section, so we were three purple people in a sea of maroon, but my brother fit in perfectly. The fans embraced him. He talked with the Old Ag sitting beside him about the game (and previous games). When the War Hymn played, they put their arms around him and taught him as much as they could about what it means to be an Aggie in three minutes.





Aggies are hard-core. They wear their rings. They wear maroon. They sing songs about sawing off 'varsity's horns. They yell...loudly. They talk about A&M all the time. They buy season tickets. They go to bowl games. They stand up during entire football games. They say, "Howdy!" They tail-gate. They are the Aggie Network.





And now...may I introduce you to Holly...Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2028.

Note: I didn't go to A&M. I went to Baylor, and I wouldn't change that for anything, but I appreciate and respect my A&M friends...and I'm attempting to complete a challenge.