Originally Posted by Buckleyma
Went to a college football game at Texas A&M, last year. My first visit on campus. It was bizarre. Prior to the game, there was this hedonistic pseudo-para- militaristic army march of squadrons of students dressed in boy scout army uniforms. It was very orchestrated and contrived. They slowly marched around and onto the football field. During the game, shout leaders led traditional movements and chants for student seating sections and fan sections. But it was after the game, where it got even more bizarre. There were multiple post-game pep rallys where shout leaders in military garb led platoon marching and memorized shout choreography into multiple points in choregraphed timing where students would drop their musical instruments and like pseudo boot camp style start impromptu push ups. They would count off the push up like they were required behavior. It was all very surreal. If it was filmed in black and white film, you would think this was Munich Germany in the years prior to World War 2. I looked at the faces of the participants and spectators and saw a tremendous desire for CONFORMITY.
It was all very bizarre and a little scary.
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It's been "scary" in Aggie land since like forever.
Those men and women in scout uniforms are (and have been) the future leaders of the USA military.
Strange that you think the whole Aggie thing is bizarre, but how do you feel about the
Red Scare?
I've lived in Aggie land for almost 40 years and have yet to encounter a bizarre or scary Aggie student or alumnus.
