Fall is in the air.....and I've been very busy with the Aggie Student Group in SL. Our Halloween party was fun with Aggie friends.
Then, the first part of November, we built the Aggie Bonfire Memorial to honor those tha
t lost their lives and those that were injured in the 1999 Bonfire collapse. We held a candlelit memorial ceremony on 11/16/08 at 2:42 a.m. (the time the bonfire collapsed). [See images/story behind the Memorial built on the campus at: http://www.tamu.edu/bonfirememorial/]
t lost their lives and those that were injured in the 1999 Bonfire collapse. We held a candlelit memorial ceremony on 11/16/08 at 2:42 a.m. (the time the bonfire collapsed). [See images/story behind the Memorial built on the campus at: http://www.tamu.edu/bonfirememorial/]This past week, we spent time in world building the Aggie bonfire stack (a cherished tradition accompanying the pep rally of yesteryear)...as Aggies came together to share memories of the 90 years of official Bonfire builds (1909-1999). One participant even remarked that the build was so good--she could smell the diesel in the air...and it smelled like victory against tu! We were thankful that we have a safe, immersive environment for remembering Aggie traditions, to meet new friends, and renew our commitment to Aggieland. [see video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fP5oZMBGS4 ]
