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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Mindless drivel from misinformed minds.
A gigantic bonfire was built and burned the night before the big game. Tragically, in 1998 the bonfire collapsed while it was being built, killing about a half dozen students. The school officially no longer sanctions the Bonfire, though die-hard alumni keep the tradition going, even if off school property.
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OU, you did pretty well.
Bonfire started in 1909 as a symbol of our "burning desire to beat the hell outta t.u." It was built and burned every year after that prior to our game against Texas, 'cept for 1963 when it was dismantled after the Kennedy assassination.
On November 18, 1999 at 2:20 am the stack fell, killing 12 and injuring 30+. The stack, which traditionally reached heights of 60+ feet, was at about 55 when this happened.
Since then, not a Bonfire has burned on the A&M campus. Understandably to some<die hard Aggies> this is pretty tough to swallow. The "Frats killed Bonfire" is a throw away statement made to upset fraternity men. Noone wants to be known as the people that took our beloved Bonfire away.
whew.
adduncan,
ok. i'm down with ya.
Kitso
KS 361