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and intercultural competence initiatives to contribute to preparing all CAMPUS LIFE students for an increasingly diverse world. DMS supports, advocates for and challenges students as they transition and persist at A&M, as The Corps Experience (p. 1) well as provides opportunities for students to examine and communicate Department of Multicultural Services (p. 1) ways to contribute to an inclusive and respectful campus community, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (OFSL) (p. 1) develop cultural knowledge and competence and build cross-cultural Intercollegiate Athletics (p. 1) communication skills. Memorial Student Center (MSC) (p. 2) Music Activities (MUSA) (p. 2) DMS is home to a number of student organizations and programs that Recreational Sports (p. 3) provide academic, social, cultural, and personal development, as well as Speech and Debate Team (p. 3) intentional interaction and engagement. DMS assists students with their Student Activities (p. 3) transition to and persistence through Texas A&M and educates Student Government (SGA) (p. 3) students about individual differences, cultural competence, and how to Student Life (p. 4) contribute to a respectful campus. The department strives to maintain a Student Life Studies (p. 4) welcoming and inclusive environment for all students. Student Media (p. 4) University Art Galleries (p. 4) Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life University Center and Special Events (UCEN) (p. 4) Vice President for Student Affairs (p. 4) (OFSL) http://aggiegreeks.tamu.edu

The Corps Experience • Housed in the Department of Student Activities, the Office of http://corps.tamu.edu Fraternity and Sorority Life's mission is to provide diverse educational and developmental services that fosters an inclusive learning The Corps of Cadets is the largest and most visible student organization community. We aim to enhance the collegiate experience by at Texas A&M. Known as the Keepers of the Spirit and the Guardians of supporting opportunities for leadership, academic integration, civic Tradition, many of Texas A&M’s most cherished traditions grew out of engagement and the creation of fraternal bonds. Our office serves the Corps, including , Aggie Muster and Silver Taps. as a liaison between the collegiate chapters, parents, alumni, inter/ Currently, over 2,300 young men and women are Corps members. national organizations, and Texas A&M University. We provide Most cadet graduates pursue a career in the public and private sector; organizational guidance, educational programs, and resources while however, the Corps of Cadets consistently commissions more officers challenging members to live their fraternal values. than any institution other than the service academies. • Fraternities and Sororities are a fundamental part of Texas A&M Academic excellence is the top priority of the Corps of Cadets offering University. We are home to 55+ internationally affiliated or local scholastic advising and cadet-led support programs as well as access to Greek-letter organizations governed by one of four councils: state-of-the-art academic facilities. Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), and the National Pan- Cadets who pursue non-military careers continue to hone their leadership Hellenic Council (NPHC). Our fraternities and sororities collectively skills through a rigorous progression of academic leadership courses, constitute the largest membership-based and multi-faceted applied leadership experiences within the Corps and broader Texas community on campus. A&M community, and personal development of an Individual Leadership • Representing 11 percent of the undergraduate student population, Development Plan. Additional emphasis is given to the development fraternity and sorority members are committed to their academics, of career readiness competencies of critical thinking, teamwork, developing and strengthening their leadership skills, volunteering professionalism, oral/written communication, career management, digital time in the community and continually forming a campus and cultural technology, leadership, and global/intercultural fluency. support network for current and incoming Aggies.

The Corps of Cadets offers cadet organizations (The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, a precision military band; the Ross Volunteers, the official honor guard for the governor of the state of Texas; the Fish Drill Team, Intercollegiate Athletics a precision drill unit; and Parsons Mounted Cavalry, the only mounted www.aggieathletics.com ROTC unit in the ), ROTC special units (Army’s Ranger Challenge Team and Rudder’s Rangers, Navy SEAL Platoon, Marine Recon • Texas A&M is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Platoon and the Air Force’s Arnold Air Society) and advanced course Association (NCAA) and the prestigious ROTC contracts. (SEC), which also includes the University of , , , , University of Department of Multicultural Services , University of , Louisiana State University, University http://dms.tamu.edu of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, , University of South Carolina, University of and Vanderbilt The Department of Multicultural Services (DMS) contributes to steady University. progress toward institutional diversity goals of greater inclusion and • Texas A&M sponsors 20 intercollegiate athletics teams. The nine academic excellence by positively impacting the campus climate. The men’s programs are football, basketball, baseball, golf, indoor track department has a mission to provide multiple developmental initiatives and field, outdoor track and field, cross country, swimming and diving, for underrepresented and underserved racial and ethnic populations 2 Campus Life

and tennis. The 11 women’s programs are basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, softball, swimming Music Activities (MUSA) and diving, tennis, volleyball, soccer and equestrian. http://musa.tamu.edu (http://musa.tamu.edu/) • Texas A&M brought home four national champion titles in 2011 as Band Opportunities the women’s basketball team, the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field squads and the women’s western equestrian all won their • Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band – The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band is respective national championships. The track and field program nationally known for its precision military marching formations accomplished the double national titles for the third straight year, a on the football gridiron and is the largest military marching band historic accomplishment in NCAA history. in the nation. This 400+ member, Corps of Cadets unit is the official marching band of Texas A&M University. Corps of Cadets • Aggie athletes have earned more than 800 All-American citations and membership is required as well as an audition with the directors. hundreds have gone on to successful professional careers in their Please refer to our website (http://musa.tamu.edu/) for more respective sports. In addition, Texas A&M has produced a number of information. Olympic athletes, including a record number of Aggies who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. • University Concert Bands – Wind Symphony, Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band and Concert Band. These ensembles consist of • The mission of Texas A&M athletics is “Building Champions” and it outstanding wind and percussion players from all areas of the Texas at the heart of the athletic department’s Mission Statement: “Texas A&M campus. Literature performed by the bands is chosen from the A&M Athletics commits to Building Champions through academic best of traditional and contemporary band works. The bands perform achievement, athletic excellence and national recognition of our at least two concerts per semester and occasionally participate in off- student-athletes, teams and programs. We provide our student- campus concerts and tours. Students from all majors are welcome athletes with all the necessary tools for them to be Champions in in the band, and Corps of Cadets membership is not required. An their sport and in life. The integrity of our program takes root in the audition is required to participate in the bands. Please refer to tradition and spirit of Texas A&M, bringing honor and distinction to our website (http://musa.tamu.edu/) for more information. our University.” • University Jazz Ensembles – These two groups utilize standard 17-piece, large jazz ensemble instrumentation for 13 winds and 4 Memorial Student Center (MSC) rhythm section instruments. The bands perform select literature from http://msc.tamu.edu the best traditional and contemporary big band jazz repertoire. The ensembles perform at least two concerts each semester, including • The Memorial Student Center provides the local and campus campus and community performances. An audition is required to community with academic, entertainment, arts, political and cultural participate in the jazz ensembles. Please refer to our website (http:// awareness programs through experiential learning opportunities. musa.tamu.edu/) for more information. The MSC’s student-driven committees, supported by full-time staff, foster leadership development and excellence through campus • Hullabaloo Band – The Hullabaloo Band is housed in the Athletic programming designed to enhance and enrich the Aggie experience. Department and is a sponsored student organization, consisting of Volunteer in nature, our programming and service opportunities 100 student musicians that support Texas A&M Volleyball, and Men’s provide next level professional, personal and practical experiences and Women’s Basketball. The band regularly travels to tournaments in budgeting, communication, fund development, team development, with the teams during postseason play. An audition is required to program planning and logistics, meeting facilitation, public speaking, participate in the Hullabaloo Band. Please refer to our website (http:// and technical skills such as running sound for a concert or installing www.12thman.com/sports/2015/3/23/GEN_20140101165.aspx) for an art exhibit. more information. • Our programs represent a wide variety of interests including the MSC Choral Opportunities OPAS performing arts series, student-curated art exhibitions in the • Century Singers – The Century Singers is a close-knit family that MSC Reynolds Gallery, weekly concerts, service events and free film connects through a shared passion for music. Members also screenings. Dedicated to preparing our students to engage in a global have the opportunity to participate in events throughout the year society, our programs attract world-renowned speakers to discuss including overnight retreats and activities such as ice-skating, movie current events, national affairs, and other relevant topics of today. nights, and group dinners. Involvement in both social gathering and • Each semester, the MSC hosts several Signature Events focused on formal rehearsals brings members together as Aggies, musicians, creating a transformational learning experience for all in attendance and friends. This creates a truly unique and rewarding experience to the annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and that will be remembered for a lifetime. An audition is required to MSC Open House, MSC Student Conference On National Affairs, participate in the Century Singers. Please refer to our website (http:// MSC Student Conference On Latinx Affairs, MSC Spencer Leadership musa.tamu.edu/) for more information. Conference and Day. • Singing Cadets – The purpose of the Singing Cadets is to enhance • The MSC Box Office provides students and organizations with the public relations of Texas A&M University through musical convenient and affordable ticketing, cash handling and sales presentations as deemed appropriate by the Director and to develop services. The MSC Box Office makes selling easier by eliminating disciplined leaders of character as defined by the Singing Cadet the worry and risk of cash handling by providing online sales and Handbook. The four pillars of the Singing Cadets are Purpose, Unity, extensive reporting capabilities, taking the hassle out of accounting, Spirit, and Honor. Together, these four pillars have formed the solid tracking sales and cash flow. foundation that has inspired and enabled our organization to succeed in carrying out its purpose for over a century. An audition is required to participate in the Singing Cadets. Please refer to our website (http://musa.tamu.edu/) for more information. Campus Life 3

• Women’s Chorus – The Texas A&M Women’s Chorus is a recognized student organization that strives to promote excellence in the fine Speech and Debate Team arts and to encourage cultural expansion at Texas A&M. They also http://speech.tamu.edu aim to provide entertainment for the campus community, and to • Compete at national level while impacting the community and the enhance the perception of the ensemble at all levels. The choir travels world at a grassroots level. throughout Texas, beyond our state borders, and internationally, and performs a varied repertoire of sacred and secular classical • Compete in debate, public address events, individual limited selections. An audition is required to participate in the Women’s preparation events and oral interpretation events. Chorus. Please refer to our website (http://musa.tamu.edu/) for more • Student-run, student-funded and student-oriented organization. information. Student Activities Orchestral Opportunities http://studentactivities.tamu.edu • University Orchestras – The orchestra program at Texas A&M consists of two orchestras; the Chamber Orchestra and the • The Department of Student Activities fosters and supports Philharmonic Orchestra. Both of these groups are comprised of leadership, learning, and involvement opportunities that enhance students from all majors at the university. Both orchestras provide the growth and development of students and recognized student students with outstanding musical experiences while allowing organizations. At Texas A&M, we care about helping Aggies develop time for academics and other interests. Students in the orchestras in ways, both in and out of the classroom, that will prepare them perform the best of both string and symphony orchestra literature for life beyond Aggieland. To do so, Student Activities offers at a high level of artistic achievement in a focused and supportive opportunities to lead, serve, participate in campus traditions, environment. An audition is required to participate in the orchestras. represent student voice, and make an impact at Texas A&M. We Please refer to our website (http://musa.tamu.edu/) for more also provide a way for Aggies to connect and volunteer with local information. community agencies through our AggieServe database (http:// aggieserve.tamu.edu/). The perks of getting involved on campus Recreational Sports range from reaching your leadership potential to networking with administrators and potential employers to forming lasting http://recsports.tamu.edu friendships. • All currently enrolled Texas A&M students (with some exceptions) • The Department of Student Activities houses key involvement are automatically Rec members. All you need is your student ID to opportunities, including 1100+ recognized student organizations, utilize the Student Recreation Center, the Polo Road Rec Center, and as well as 50+ fraternity and sorority chapters that can be other Rec Sports facilities. Guest passes for visitors are available for found through our Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (https:// purchase. Persons with disabilities are invited to contact Member studentactivities.tamu.edu/about-us/office-of-fraternity-and-sorority- Services to inquire about accommodations. life/). The Student Government Association (https://sga.tamu.edu/) • The Student Recreation Center is Texas A&M Rec Sports’ and the Texas A&M Class Councils (https://classcouncils.tamu.edu/) facility. With more than 400,000 square feet of recreation space, offer opportunities for those who are passionate about representing the facility offers a variety of areas including an extensive strength the student voice and hosting Texas A&M traditions. and conditioning room, an indoor walking/jogging track, handball/ • At Texas A&M, Aggies are held to a high standard of leadership racquetball courts, and indoor courts for soccer, basketball, volleyball, and selfless service. To promote and develop these qualities, our and badminton. It also offers an indoor rock climbing facility, a Leadership and Service Center (https://studentactivities.tamu.edu/ bouldering wall, outdoor basketball and sand volleyball courts, dance/ about-us/leadership-service-center-lsc/) offers a number of activity rooms, and a world-class natatorium featuring a dive pool, leadership programs, including the Maroon & White Leadership instructional pool, and the Cain outdoor pool. Facilities may also Fellows Program (https://maroonandwhite.tamu.edu/), to help you be used on a drop-in basis except when reserved for classes or reach your leadership potential, and it also houses several service- university functions. based organizations and events such as The Big Event (https:// • The Polo Road Rec Center, located on Polo Road near University bigevent.tamu.edu/) and the Volunteer Opportunities Fair. Drive, allows easier access to students on main campus. It has about 28,000 square feet with strength and conditioning space, a fitness/ Student Government (SGA) multipurpose room, lockers, towel service, and changing areas. http://sga.tamu.edu • An additional facility, "The Southside Rec Center" is projected to open in Fall 2022. It will be approximately 60,000 square feet and is located • SGA is comprised of the executive, legislative and judicial branches. on Bizzell Street adjacent to the TAMU golf course and across from Members of these branches work to advocate for student needs and Southside Residence Halls. This Rec facility will feature strength and help better the Texas A&M campus. conditioning space, fitness rooms, multi-purpose courts, a bouldering • In addition, SGA has four commissions – Development, Election, wall, lockers, and changing areas. Diversity and Legislative Relations. Each of these serve to carry out • Rec Sports also offers aquatics classes, group exercise and specialty the goals of the Student Body President from fundraising money for classes, boot camps, personal and small group training, intramural all of SGA to advocating for students at the state level. sports, the Texas A&M Sport Clubs program, Outdoor Adventures, and • Finally, SGA houses committees including CARPOOL, The BIG Event, the Walk of Champions brick campaign. Muster and more. These committees strive to enhance the student body through their leadership, programs, conferences and traditions, and they directly have an impact on the student body and community. 4 Campus Life

• Maroon Life is published five times during the school year with Student Life New Students' Guide to Aggieland (distributed at New Student http://studentlife.tamu.edu Conferences), Fall Sports Preview, Best of Aggieland (winter distribution), Spring Sports Preview and Housing Guide (Family • The Offices of the Dean of Student Life strive to enhance your Weekend) editions. opportunities as a student to participate fully in the University experience. We do this by providing you with information, services, programs and involvement opportunities that facilitate responsible University Art Galleries life choices and promote awareness of yourself and of your http://uart.tamu.edu community. Each of the program areas within the Offices of the Dean of Student Life has a specific mission, but one common goal: to • The University Art Galleries (UART) Department (supports the provide education, outreach, and support to you. educational mission of Texas A&M University by providing impactful visual arts experiences to diverse campus and regional community • Additionally, the department advises the following student audiences. UART serves as steward of its collections, promoting arts organizations: Aggie Orientation Leader Program (AOLP), American advocacy and engagement across the university. It is responsible Association of University Women at Texas A&M University (AAUW- for visual art exhibitions at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries, the Forsyth TAMU), Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG), Galleries, the public art on campus, and for art inventories at Texas Aggie Parent & Family Ambassadors (APFA) and Sexual Health and A&M. Relationship Education Campaign (SHREC). • The program organizes the major art exhibitions for the University; advises on the selection, display and management of visual art • Specific services and programs offered include: objects on the campus; handles all art and art-related gifts to the • Health Promotion (Alcohol and other Drugs, Interpersonal University; and provides guidance and support to all exhibitions and Violence Prevention, Wellness) collections at the University. The department also maintains the • LGBTQ+ Pride Center outdoor sculpture collection for the university. • New Student and Family Programs • In addition, the University Art Galleries department organizes • Off Campus Student Services programs to complement exhibitions; has a docent program, which • Student Assistance Services provides guided tours of changing exhibitions on campus and the • Student Conduct Office University’s permanent collections to interested community and school groups as well as other art education programs. • Student Legal Services • Student Media ( and Aggieland yearbook) University Center and Special Events • Women’s Resource Center (UCEN) Student Life Studies http://ucenter.tamu.edu http://studentlifestudies.tamu.edu • University Center and Special Events (UCEN) is a highly skilled • Facilitates the Division of Student Affairs and student organizations team of professionals committed to creating extraordinary guest in the assessment and evaluation of services and programs and experiences. We provide exceptional event management and assists in expanding the knowledge base about Texas A&M students technical support in state-of-the-art facilities that are well maintained, and their co-curricular experiences. Department staff can assist with safe and clean. Through our facilities and services, we enhance the the development of assessment instruments and the collection and educational, business, social and cultural experiences of students, analysis of data. faculty, staff and visitors of Texas A&M University. • Event Services – located on the second floor of Rudder Tower, the Student Media Event Services team assists in the booking, coordination, setup and staffing of meetings and events held in the Memorial Student http://studentmedia.tamu.edu Center (MSC), J. Earl Rudder Tower, John J. Koldus Building, All Faiths • Student Media produces national, award-winning publications; The Chapel, and the surrounding outside event spaces. Battalion newspaper, the Aggieland yearbook and the Maroon Life • Special Events – located on the first floor of Rudder Theatre Complex, magazine. All three are written, edited and produced by students the Special Events team assists with the booking of space in Rudder and offer excellent opportunities to gain valuable experience for Theatre Complex, which includes Rudder Auditorium, Rudder Theatre, journalistic and related careers. Rudder Forum, and the Exhibit Hall. Additionally, our Special Events • The Battalion, Texas A&M's student newspaper since 1893, is typically team provides AV technical support, event setup and support, printed weekly on Thursdays during the fall and spring and every equipment rental and event consultation for events held outside of other week during the summer sessions. Around finals and holidays, UCEN facilities. the delivery days may be changed. It is distributed to students, faculty and staff on campus and at many apartments and other high Vice President for Student Affairs traffic areas in Station. The Battalion also is available online http://studentaffairs.tamu.edu and on mobile devices at thebatt.com. • The Aggieland, which dates back to 1895, is distributed in the fall but In support of the Texas A&M University mission, the Division of Student is a year-round project documenting school activities. It is one of the Affairs contributes to student learning and development. The Division nation’s largest college yearbooks. provides exceptional services, facilities, and programs that promote student success, embody the Aggie spirit, and foster a diverse and Campus Life 5

inclusive campus community to deepen the understanding and individual application of the Aggie Core Values - Loyalty, Integrity, Excellence, Leadership, Selfless Service and Respect.