Freshmen at Large - Stephanie Hodges

This weekend was one of the best weekends of my life. It wasn’t full of late-night dance parties, movies or road trips; it actually wasn’t even all that eventful. However, I accomplished a goal that I have wanted to fulfill for quite some time.
My friend Brittany and I went to Spain this summer together. We hadn’t seen each other in a while, so we had a lot to catch up on. I told her about how I was going to A&M and how excited I was about all the traditions and everything else that a new Aggie would tell her friends. She, being the private school girl that she is, brushed off my animated comments with references to the schools she wanted to apply to: Vanderbilt, Harvard and Wheaton. An agricultural school in a tiny town in Texas didn’t sound too appealing to her. Right then I made it my goal to not only convert her, but to make her the most die-hard, maroon-blooded Aggie ever.
After three weeks in Spain, I pretty much convinced Brittany that A&M was the place for everyone, including her, but that wasn’t enough. So when she came up this weekend to visit me and see the campus, I jumped at the opportunity. When I first met up with her, I had on my super cute A&M t-shirt from Northgate Vintage, which was definitely a plus. We went straight to the Tech game (most intense game ever!) and for some reason we got amazing seats. We were on the 10-yard line, first deck, right in the middle of the Corps boys. This wound up being really good because Brittany grew up around military people, so being around Corps boys definitely contributed a point or two. Then, after we had gotten completely sunburned and lost our voices, we headed to Shiver’s. Who would ever say no to a university in the same town as a snowcone place as good as Shiver’s? I think no one. Then, as if I hadn’t already completely convinced her that A&M was the best place on earth, I took her to Sweet Eugene’s. Let me tell you right now, if you ever need that little bit of leverage to cause a very indecisive person to choose A&M, take them to Sweet Eugene’s; one Oreo java shake and they’ll be sold.
The next day, I dropped Brittany off at the visitor’s center for a tour. I didn’t see her until 8:00 p.m., and when I did, I saw a different girl. Her hands were full of bags from Inspirations, Aggieland Outfitters and the MSC Bookstore. She had bought an Aggie shirt for everyday of the week, not to mention a surplus of A&M paraphernalia. Could I have been more proud?