PLEASE RSVP TODAY!!
The Freestone County A & M Club invites you and your family to join us for Aggie Muster, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 5:30pm. Muster includes a program honoring all Aggies that have lost their lives since our 2020 Muster.
Covid protocol includes: This will be an outdoor event…. social distancing is encouraged and masks are optional.
Aggie Muster is one of Texas A&M’s most honored traditions and is celebrated in more than 300 locations worldwide and is a wonderful event to connect with fellow Aggies as well as those that enjoy the spirit of Aggieland.
The Muster Tradition:
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 in the classroom. By April 21, 1903, this annual gathering evolved into a celebration of Texas Independence on San Jacinto Day. These early meetings included field games and banquets for Aggies to reflect and celebrate their memories of Aggieland. “Let every alumni answer a roll call,” wrote the Former Students. It was not until 1922, however, that April 21 became the official day of events for all Aggies; thus, the annual tradition of Muster was born. The March 1923 Texas Aggie urged, “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.”
Freestone County A&M Club Aggie Muster 2021 will be held at the Circle O Ranch, 839 Hwy 84 Fairfield, (10 miles east of I-45) at 5:30PM and will be hosted by Jane and Mark Phillips ’78. Due to Covid pandemic, there will be no meal served. Bring a snack or picnic for your immediate group. Bring your favorite beverage (BYOB). Water, tea and coffee will be provided. This is a FREE event.
Our speaker for the evening will be Grif Lasley ’74 and he will be telling stories of Aggieland from when he attended Texas A&M from 1970 -1974, plus news from Aggieland today. Grif was in the Corps of Cadets and was Company Commander of B-1 his Senior year, plus he was a Yell Leader for 3 years (fish, Junior and Senior) and was Head Yell Leader Senior year. He also served in the Ross Volunteers. Grif graduated in May of 1974 with a degree in Animal Science. He was commissioned in the US Army and served for 8 years. Grif’s career includes feedyard cowboy, new car dealership manager, commodity broker, grain dealer and Aftermarket Parts – Currently he owns and operates six auto and industrial parts stores in the Western Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Grif has lived in Stratford, TX in the Texas Panhandle most of his life and enjoys ALL Aggie Sports, his grandkids, church and trying to learn to play the guitar.
Please RSVP by April 19, 2021 to Jane Phillips, 979-415-4423, freestoneaggies@yahoo.com or Randy Maness ’74, 903-599-2214, or email randy74@rsmaness.com Jane will send you an entry code for getting in the front gate on Tuesday April 20.
