WE ALL KNOW IT WOULDN’T BE TEXAS WITHOUT THE EXES. But how did it get that way?

In 1885 the ______Ex-Students Association was established. From the beginning, the Texas noun Exes was tasked with maintaining alumni ______Records . Today we oversee more than plural noun ______530,000 records! Those early years coincided with the emergence of many UT number traditions and the Texas Exes became the ______Keepers of those traditions. plural noun

But our destiny was to become the ______Loudest and ______Proudest supporters adjective adjective of the university we all love.

In 1917, Governor Jim Ferguson ______Vetoed The University of Texas’ appropriation past-tense verb bill and alumnus Will C. Hogg led alumni in opposition to the governor, ultimately resulting in Ferguson’s impeachment. In order to better serve ______Alumni and advocate on behalf plural noun of the ______University , the association became independent. noun

The association grew—we launched the ______Flying Longhorns; expanded our -ing verb Chapters program; and ______Dramatically increased the scholarship dollars we award -ly adverb to deserving Longhorns every year. We expanded our focus on ______Students with plural noun Camp Texas and ______Orange & White Welcome. And this year, we introduced a new color tradition on the Forty Acres with the Class Ring Dedication.

But the most important growth we’ve seen has been in ______Membership . The Texas Exes noun is one of the ______Largest alumni associations in the world and more than adjective related to size ______107,000 members power the work we do. So, it’s true. It wouldn’t be Texas without number the Exes. But it wouldn’t be the Exes without the ______Alumni who love UT. plural noun

Get the answers at TexasExes.org/Madlib.