CAMPUS WALKING TOUR HANDBOOK

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MSC H OSPITALITY

C AMPUS W ALKING
T OUR H ANDBOOK
G IVING C AMPUS W ALKING T OURS
P AGE 2 T EXAS A&M U NIVERSITY P AGE 7
C ENTURY T REE
I NSTRUCTIONS ON G IVING A T OUR AT T EXAS A&M  It is said that whoever you walk under the Century Tree with you
will be stuck with the rest of your life.
D RESS :  Many girls get proposed to under this tree.
Wear your MSC Hospitality Polo with your name tag, khaki shorts or
skirt, or dress pants. Tuck your Polo in and wear closed toe shoes (tennis
shoes are fine).
L AWRENCE S ULLIVAN R OSS S TATUE
DO NOT WEAR: short skirts, any color other than khaki or black; we  Became President of A&M in 1891 after ending his term as the Gov-
want to look professional. ernor of Texas.
 Students refer to him as Ol’ Sully because of the help he gave stu-
P RE -T OUR : dents with exams while president. Tell them about students putting
Meet outside of Kyle Field, unless instructed otherwise. pennies at Sully’s feet for good luck on exams.

Talk with the leaders of the tour group about their expectations and time S ILVER T APS
constraints.  Silver Taps occurs the 1st Tuesday of every month at 10:30 pm and
is held for current students who passed away the previous month.
If needed, divide into groups and determine separate routes.
 The 1st Silver Taps was held in 1898 and honored Lawrence Sullivan
Ross.
G ENERAL I NFO  Taps begins with the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad marching into the
This is a standard route, but it might not be the route that everyone pre- Plaza and firing a 21 gun salute.
fers. If you have somewhere else you’d like to take the group and you feel
comfortable talking about it, feel free to go there.  Buglers then play their rendition of Taps three times from the dome
of the Academic Building: once to the north, south, and west. Taps
Some groups might also want to go to the Corps or Sports Museums or
is never played to the east because the sun will never rise on that Ag-
eat at SBISA.
gie’s life again.
If you don’t know the answer to a question, DON’T MAKE IT UP! Tell
M USTER
them what you do know or tell them you will gladly find out (or tell me
to) and we’ll get back with the group leader or teacher.  Similar to Silver Taps but only happens once a year on April 21

Wear a watch so you can monitor your time.  Roll Call for the Absent - Any fallen Aggies name is read from a list
and somebody answers “Here for them”
Try to walk backwards as much as possible; it makes the tour much more
personal. Speak Loudly. E NDING
Tailor the tour to the group. 15 year olds are interested in different  End by asking for any questions they may have.
things than 5 year olds.
 Direct them to any other places they want to visit while on campus.
P AGE 6 T EXAS A&M U NIVERSITY P AGE 3

C ORPS M USEUM
STANDARD TOUR ROUTE
 There are 2200 members of the Corps of Cadets both male and fe-
male.
S TANDARD T OUR R OUTE CONTINUED ( )

O UTSIDE K YLE F IELD
 Group that is a physical tie to our military past. You can graduate as a
 Aggie introduction: ‘HOWDY! My name is , I’m a
2nd Lieutenant into any of the four military branches.
major from ___ but most importantly, I’m the proudest member of
 Home of the 300 member Fightin’ Texas Aggie marching Band the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of !! (Wildcat)
 Seniors get to wear the expensive brown boots (point one out if you  “Howdy” is the official greeting of Texas A&M. We have been
see it) ranked as one of the most friendly campuses in the nation.
 Explain all four of the wildcats and have the kids do them with you.
T HE Q UAD  The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened its doors
 Aggie Ring - 90 hours to receive. You can talk about prices and how on October 2nd, 1876 to 40 students and 6 staff members.
we sell more than any other university.
 We now have more than 150 majors to choose from housed under 10
 Most physical tradition we have for networking and success. colleges. Our student population just broke 48,000.
 Point out the Corps dormitories  The name of our university was changed to Texas A&M in 1963 and
the A&M do not stand for anything any more.
 Duncan Dining Hall can feed the entire Corps in 15 minutes.

12th Man Statue
S IDEWALK TOWARDS A CADEMIC B UILDING
 Discuss the Commons, dorms, and living on campus  Back in 1922 A&M was playing Center College in the Dixie Classic,
the predecessor to today’s Cotton Bowl. We were ranked as the
 You can note the bus stop and how students get around on campus underdog and lost every substitute in the first half.
 At half time the coach called up to the press box where a former foot-
A CADEMIC B UILDING ball player turned basketball player by the name of E. King Gill was
 The first building on campus, Old Main, burned down in 1912 and taking stats on the players.
the current Academic Building was built in its place.  Gill was brought down and suited up but never went in to play.
 The class of 1912 was the only class ever that received a perfect 4.0  He was quoted by saying “I really wish I could have gone in and
because grades were housed in the Old Main building at that time. scored that winning touchdown for my team but I stood by their side
 Discuss the Liberty Bell inside. Each state received one after WWII just in case they needed me.
and the Texas governor at the time thought we deserved it the most  This is the reason we stand up at our football games and for any “12”
because we commissioned so many into the war. on jerseys, hats, and t-shirts.
P AGE 4 T EXAS A&M U NIVERSITY P AGE 5

R EVEILLE G RAVES
 In 1931, a group of cadets were driving down a dark road and found G. R OLLIE WHITE C OLISEUM
S TANDARD TOUR They took the mutt back to their dorms and
an abandoned dog. ROUTE ( CONTINUED )  Kinesiology/”P.E.” classes are mostly held here. Volleyball,
when Reveille was played in the morning, the dog started barking basketball, and graduation have been moved to Reed Arena.
uncontrollably. That’s why she’s named Reveille now.
 The bookstore is in G. Rollie for t-shirts and book reservations
 Reveille became the official mascot of A&M and has evolved into a
full bred collie. She is the highest ranking member of the Corps of  Elvis Presley played at G. Rollie White but got “booed” off stage
Cadets and is referred to as, “Miss Reveille, Ma’am”. because he spit his gum out on the ground and the Corps thought he
was demeaning their school.
 A Mascot corporal, sophomore, is assigned to care for Reveille night
and day from Company E-2.
M EMORIAL S TUDENT C ENTER
 Talk about how professors are supposed to dismiss students from  Built in 1951 as a Living Memorial to commemorate all fallen Aggies
class if Reveille barks (even though it rarely happens). that served in war.
 Direct the group to the small scoreboard on the side of the Zone.  Talk about how we usually remove our hats and to refrain from
This scoreboard is so past Reveilles can see the score of the game. walking on the grass because of it being a memorial.
(You can tell them of the Corps fish that stood ready with a chalk-
board at games when the Zone was being built and the graves had to  The MSC is closed for the next 3 years for renovation and expansion.
be moved. He wrote the score every time the Aggies scored and  Discuss where various departments have moved to.
held it up for the Reveilles to see.)
 i.e. Student Programs now in Koldus
I NSIDE K YLE F IELD
 Seats about 87,000. One of the best atmospheres for football. Dis-
cuss how students pull for their seats. R UDDER T OWER
 The 55 flag poles that surround the top of Kyle Field are in memory  General James Earl Rudder, class of 1932.
of the 55 Aggies who lost their life in WWI.  Helped lead the D-Day invasion in World War II
 Yell practice began when fish were told to make up a routine to en-  President of A&M from 1959-1970
tertain dates of the seniors. The fish broke into a janitor’s closet and
put on the white uniforms and paraded around yelling and making  Was the first president to allow women into the university and
wild hand gestures. The dates loved the fish so much; they left their allowed made the Corps non-mandatory.
senior guys and went off with the fish! That’s why there are no un-
derclassmen yell leaders and that’s why they continue to wear the
white uniforms. There are always 3 seniors and 2 junior yell leaders. K OLDUS
 Talk about the 800 student organizations we have on campus and
 Conduct a mini yell practice if you feel comfortable with it. getting involved