I Love Being an Aggie

I don't think I say that nearly often enough. I'm so proud to have gone to such an amazing university with such time honored traditions.  Its been almost a year since we chartered the Black Hills A&M Club and have been getting together with a WIDE variety of Ags to watch football games, eat some BBQ and, today, honor the tradition of Muster. For those of you who have NO CLUE what I'm talking about, here is a quick blurb on Aggie Muster...

"Aggies gathered together on June 26, 1883 to live over again their college days, the victories and defeats won and lost upon the drill field and classroom. Eventually the annual gathering evolved into a celebration of Texas Independence on San Jacinto Day – April 21st. Over time the tradition has changed, but its very essence has remained “If there is an A&M man in one hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas.” Muster is celebrated in more than four hundred places worldwide, with the largest ceremony on the Texas A&M campus in College Station... Muster is a time to look to the past, present, and future…not only to grieve but to reflect and to celebrate the lives that connect us to one another. A gesture so simple in nature yet so lasting in spirit, Muster is the lasting impression every Aggie leaves with us; it reminds us of the greatness that lies within these walls, of the loyalty we possess, of the connection that binds us, and of the idea that every Aggie has a place of importance – whether they are present in flesh or spirit."


Since I'm the "Vice President of Events and Muster" for the Black Hills A&M Club I was, of course, in charge of putting this evening together.  I've spent several weeks over the past several months preparing for this event. We held it in one of the convention center rooms at a centrally located hotel here in Rapid with dinner catered by the very delicious restaurant inside the hotel and we stayed true to both parts of the tradition; getting together and eating a meal and remembering our times at Aggieland and we remembered those we lost in the past year.  It was a very nice evening topped off by the other officers in the club presenting me with an amazing Benjamin Knox painting as a thank you for my work on Muster as well as our other events throughout the past year. I was truly touched by the appreciation.


Here are 2 pictures from the evening...

Our humble group photo

A very thoughtful gift at the end of the night

Like I said...I love being an Aggie :)