Aggie Bonfire
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The Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing annual tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the college rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. For 90 years, Texas A&M students—known as Aggies—b
Aggie Bonfire as it burned in 1989
The Aggie Bonfire in 1928, pictured on the Drill Field with the Academic Building in the background.
An Aggie Bonfire under construction in the late 1950s
Yell Leaders and the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band follow the Redpots around the bonfire prior to Burn in 1992.
The traditions of Texas A&M University are a key aspect of the culture of Texas A&M University. Some of the school traditions date to the 1890s, shortly after the opening of the school, while others h
Aggie Bonfire
…Bonfire leadership to help him address the problem. The group solicited volunteers, and in the spring of 1991, they planted 400 trees. The tradition, Aggie Replant, has been repeated annually. The Replant organization became independent of Bonfire in 1994 when it gained its own Student Government Committee. After…
Texas A&M University Aggieland water tower
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates along with senior cadets from the Corps of Cadets give the "gig 'em" sign at the Pentagon
2007 Aggie Muster at Reed Arena. The Ross Volunteers stand at 'present arms' as candles are lit for the deceased.
Silver Taps is held in front of this statue of Sul Ross. Buglers are stationed at the top of the Academic Building, in the background.