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10. “Howdy” is A&M’s official campus greeting.

9. The stars on the Aggie Ring, which students receive upon graduation, represent the five stages of an Aggie’s development — intellect, body, spiritual attainment, emotional poise and integrity of character.

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8. A&M students stand for the entire duration of football games in case they are needed to go into the game like the original Twelfth Man, E. King Gill, a member of the student body who was asked to suit up in 1922 when injuries depleted the team.

7. A&M is one of only three schools with a full-time Corps of Cadets program leading to commissions in all branches of military service —
Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps.

6. The Big Event is the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation where students of Texas A&M University come together to say ‘thank you’ to the residents of College Station. The students complete service projects such as yard work, window washing and painting for community members.

TEN THINGS you didn't know about Texas A&M