I say yes

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Can't be too ignorant. At least they aren't going to some BS school with UT crap on.

no

galveston, no. others, yes.

"The University of Texas takes a backseat to no one. Well, except for Texas A&M." -Richard Justice 2/5/2007

well galveston is officially a+m still, right? they just have more ocenography majors and what not. i could be wrong, but i remember hearing that you get a ring from college station campus or galveston campus.

basically, if you get a ring, you're an aggie.

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At least they aren't going to some BS school with UT crap on.

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yes...cuz we all know A&M-Galveston is a much better school than UT-Austin.../sarcasm

no, seeing as how they arn't aggies to begin with.

sea-ags shouldn't get a ring.

galveston is part of the main campus...just happens to be located in galveston. still get your ring and sports passes and stuff like that. just an extension of the CS campus.

all the others....the answer is yes

As a person that went to galveston, Yes.....sea aggies are not Aggies!

TAMU-G:Aggies
TAMU-CC:Islanders

hth

Galveston - No

Any Other branch =/= A&M so Yes.

Corpus, Kingsville, etc, ARE NOT Aggies. They are Islanders and Lions and whatever.

College Station & Galveston are the only two places you can "officially" be an Aggie.

I have an ex g/f that goes to A&M-Galveston. All the people I met down there didn't seem too bright. That could be cause they hung out with my ex. They all thought they were Aggies too which really annoyed me. A&M-Galveston=the suck.

OleSarge:

I was referring to the other branch campuses of the UT system. Example, UTSA. Because it has UT in the name makes them believe they are a part of the main campus. This is not stereotype, either. They actually sport the burnt orange.

My point was, being that we have A&M system campuses similar to UTSA like, TAMUCC, the students are probably not wearing burnt orange.

Sorry to make you jump to conclusions.

I might have agreed that Galveston people were true ags, but then I had an experience at a football game:

BF and I get to the game about 30 minutes early to ensure that we get to have our seats. There is this guy in the seat next to us. He talks to me about how awesome A&M is and how he loves to be on the campus. I ask if he is a freshman. He replies by going "AAAAAAAAAAAA". So ok, he's weird, but redass, right? Then he tells me that he actually doesn't go to A&M, but to Galveston. He was rejected by A&M but Galveston accepted him. Then, Galveston sees spectators from the other team. He hisses them and then cusses at them. It is at this point that the guy in front of us tells him that is not how Aggies behave. Galveston gets mad and cusses at the Aggie who called him out. Then, people come and tell Galveston that he is in their seats. He proceeds to argue this point only to discover that the Ags were right and that Galveston was supposed to be a section over.

Then, midway through the second quarter, his friend shows up expecting to get "his seat". Problem is, this guy took up at least two - probably closer to three - seats (not to mention was late). They both proceed to cuss at the students telling them to move their "fat ***es" so they could all have a seat.

TAMUG or TAMUGLY as we liked to call it for my time down there is nothing like College Station.

There is a lack of females, the campus smells, and the campus is filled with tons of hippie libs.
They should rename the school University of Texas @ Galveston!

TAMUG and TAMU-Qatar are the only two branches of A&M. the rest are separate universities within the same system.

doesn't the campus in Qatar count as a branch? I think its just College Station, Galveston and Qatar. These are all branches because they were created by A&M. In the case of corpus etc, they were previously existing schools that were taken over by A&M.


This has been talked about many times. A&M Galveston still counts in my opinion. You are gonna find idiots and dewsh bags everywhere.

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He was rejected by A&M but Galveston accepted him.

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The few times I went down there a lot of them told me this. That is why I don't consider them Aggies. They get rejected by the main campus then go down there to major in dolphin humping. I'll have to diagree with the TAMUGLY comment though. I've met some hot girls down there. The ones I knew were all dumb and slooty, but that's kind of what I like.

Galveston is more like overflow for the College Station campus. You still have to have the grades to get in. I went there my first year, filled out a change of major form, and was in College Station the Fall of my soph year. btw, I graduated summa cum laude.

Well I spent more than just your few times down there and I also spent an equal amount of time in College Station, and the girls can't even be compared.

TAMUG.....is a strange strange place is all I have to say!

The girls were horrible.

College Station & Galveston are the only two places you can "officially" be an Aggie.

and Qatar!

[This message has been edited by AgentZero (edited 2/7/2012 11:03am).]

I would have to say that you are asking a black and white question that gets a gray answer.

You have to remember that A&M Galveston was formed because A&M wanted to be a land, sea, and space grant college. But even Aggies would have a hard time making an Aggie joke about putting a 500+ foot training ship in College Station. So they started it down in Galveston for Marine Engineering & Marine Biology. At first you would spend 2 years in College Station w/ the corp, sailing each summer, then you would spend your last two years in Galveston taking your higher level engineering courses.

This got a little tougher with logistics, so with campus growth, they changed it to the full 4 years in Galveston.

There are two things you have to remember when asking that question:

-The corp in Galveston is nothing like the Corp in College Station. Galveston's Corp is for people who want to go sail commercially for a living. College Station's Corp is for people who want to serve in the military (for the most part). So because of that single difference, the discipline disparity between the two is huge. You won't see many 350lb guys nicknamed 'Bubbles' who are in the military, but I know of at least one who is a Chief Engineer. Galveston's corp doesn't pretend to be the extension of the College Station corp, they know they are different with different goals (except for the small ROTC Contingent in Galveston).

-I've met some 2%ers from College Station, and some from Galveston. Maybe your percentage is a little higher in Galveston, but I have also met many Aggies from Galveston who bleed as much maroon as the next Aggie.

Another joke I use to help explain the difference is that you don't walk on the grass in College Station for respect near the MSC. In Galveston, you don't walk in the grass because you don't want to piss off the mosquitoes.

I am an Aggie, and would take offense at anyone who said otherwise. I didn't miss any games during my 4 years in Galveston, and made it to midnight yell, silver taps, first yell, and dunked my ring in 24 seconds. I greet everyone with a Howdy, and am damn proud of my ring and my diploma.

Agrams
A&M Class of 04

PS: In response to AggieJen06's story, don't let one ahole make you think less of a group. No matter how much we would all like to think so, there are some people going to A&M (either campus) who reflect poorly on anything they represent.

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A&M Galveston or Qatar--no, they are aggies.
Any other--yes, not aggies

I went to A&M CC for 2 years and it is nothing like A&M. Most of the students don't know anything about A&M, it's traditions or anything else. Which is the way it should be, it's a different school with it's own identity, traditions, colors, etc.

I miss going surfing/boogie boarding in the morning, taking an outdoor shower with the hose, and going to class in a bathing suit. Good times.

Go Islanders! Gig 'Em Ags!

wow ... this is a topic that has never been discussed before

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A&M Galveston or Qatar--no, they are aggies.
Any other--yes, not aggies

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I also spent a year in galveston. Galveston has its share of diehard aggies. Most people that I knew who bought football tickets drove up for every home game and yell practice. I agree with the corps statement posted earlier. The corps doesn't try or claim to be the same as college station. The classes at galveston are still just as difficult. They are just different. Galveston also happens to be a top research school and one of the top schools for marine biology. I knew friends from all over the US that went to galveston because of the quality of programs it offers. And if you really want to get into it, when bonfire was still around, there were several people from galveston that would drive up for Cut and Stack. I'll admit that some things are a little different, but I wouldn't say you are less of an aggie for being at galveston.

Sea Aggies are a breed unto their own. The female comments are very true (not that CS has much to brag about). Galveston is hurting for some decent women and the TAMUG influx only exacerbates the situation.

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Another joke I use to help explain the difference is that you don't walk on the grass in College Station for respect near the MSC. In Galveston, you don't walk in the grass because you don't want to piss off the mosquitoes.

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Word.

My son is going to A&M Galveston after being wait listed from College Station. If you tell him he is less of an Aggie you better be wearing your steel cup.

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