i c - YV c’cf at <5^ l\r by Karen Kroesche and Nancy Neukirchner All female students majoring in liberal arts, business or edu cation at Texas A&M are really working on an M.R.S. degree. They are enrolled in this institu tion of higher learning for one purpose and one purpose only — to get a ring on their finger and a man by their side. So the story goes. The pre-wed myth is a sensi tive subject on the A&M cam pus. It’s rare to find anyone, ei ther guy or gal, who willingly admits that they are actively seeking a spouse. Yet dating and mating are undoubtedly popular pastimes among col lege students, and the question remains: Does a pre-wed pro gram exist on this campus? Ginger Maples, a senior com munity health education major, says definitely yes. “I think it (marriage) crosses everybody’s mind,” she says. “Once students reach their se nior year, they realize that they are going to be out of college and that at one point in their life they have to settle down and have a stable life. And they’re going to wonder who it’s going to be with. “I think probably everybody goes through that fear,” she adds. Maples has no immediate plans for her left ring finger, but says she has friends who fit the stereotypical image of the hus band-hunter perfectly. Giving an example, she says one of her pals, who is tying the knot right after graduation in December, has always been preoccupied with thoughts of marriage. Maples says her friend reads Bride’s magazine, has always talked about wedding plans, and has known what kind of dresses her bridesmaids will wear — even before she had bridesmaids. She doesn’t have any major career plans for the future, but instead opts for the traditional homemaker role. “A guy I’m dating asked her, ‘What are you doing to do when you get out of school?’ and she said ‘Do you want to know the truth? I want to have a kid,”’Maples relates. But Maples says her friend is probably the exception rather than the rule. “I think most of the girls here at A&M, since it’s such a diffi cult school to get into, are the type who make really good grades and want a career first, ” she says. “They’re not so con cerned with getting married. ” The prevailing notion among students of both the male and 'Pleass -s*/ yes/'s/fp. Thefe' Ape o/Jty rioo ojee/cs to tSRPiPUArrOkl fiMD !% /OOT FVEU fMWSED yerJ I've uiAsrao THE LAST- FOUR (/EARS OF My LIFE STUD//MG' itMfEM I SHOULD HAVE EEEiV LOOKING- FOR A HUSBAND ILllTH THE LilTj CHAFMj IkiTELLlGEAOE AMD money... uh j »i40e/L5