The Pride of Aggieland: Spirit and Football at a Place Like No Other
Few schools, if any, have undergone the transformation of Texas A&M University. Founded in 1876 as a land-grant college for men interested in agricultural and mechanical studies, Texas A&M today is a powerhouse of 44,000 men and women, studying on the largest college campus in the country.\ The Pride of Aggieland, with an introduction by George Bush, 41st President of the United States, shows on every page that Texas A&M is about much more than statistics and buildings. It is all...
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Few schools, if any, have undergone the transformation of Texas A&M University. Founded in 1876 as a land-grant college for men interested in agricultural and mechanical studies, Texas A&M today is a powerhouse of 44,000 men and women, studying on the largest college campus in the country. The Pride of Aggieland, with an introduction by George Bush, 41st President of the United States, shows on every page that Texas A&M is about much more than statistics and buildings. It is all about spirit, camaraderie, and deep friendships. It is about patriotism - true, deep patriotism, a love of country that is palpable not only in the school's famed Corps of Cadets, but throughout the student body. Texas A&M is all about traditions like Aggie Muster, Silver Taps, Midnight Yell Practice, the mascot Reveille, the 12th Man. It's about Yell Leaders and the spectacular Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. It's about a student body deeply hurt by the Bonfire tragedy, yet able to pull together in comfort and friendship. It's about the Red White and Blue Out, when a small group of determined students filled a stadium with "We Stand for America" T-shirts just 11 days after the tragedy of September 11. As author Homer Jacobs says, "In an unsettled world, Texas A&M is the perfect counterpoint to negativity and cynicism. To anyone who may wonder where honor and goodness have gone, I say come to College Station.
