Bonfire an Important, Meaningful Aggie Tradition To the editors:
I would like to thank J. Mitchell Little for his article (Sports, Nov. 30) concerning Bonfire and Texas A&M University. It is very easy to sit back and criticize another university for traditions, events and behaviors without experiencing or understanding something one feels to be so different from one's own little world.
Little has pointed out something that is at the heart of A&M: The Aggie Family is very important. Former students, parents, siblings and friends are all part of this wonderful, supportive, cohesive group. Bonfire isn't about a pep rally or game. It is an event that builds character as well as comraderie. Aggies will, indeed, give their all for one another. Thank you for your positive article.
Joan Whetstone
Carrollton, Texas, Dec. 2, 1999
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