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Fish Camp ’96 initiates incoming freshme By Christopher Rivera The Battalion I magine guzzling down a dis gorging purged concoction consisting of a medley of Vien na sausages, sardines, milk, Tabasco sauce and Copenhagen. Picture timid creatures as they are introduced to Aggie necessi ties such as the art of humping it, proper terms for the small secu- iar school in Austin and those doing time there, and the univer sal Aggieland greeting, “Howdy.” Welcome to Fish Camp ’96. Since its conception in 1954, Fish Camp has grown into the ultimate Aggie initiation spirit- ~he Battalion Photo by Stew Milne, Dave Dorson, a freshman, wildcats at Olsen Field before going to Fish Camp fest. More than half of the incom ing Class of 2000 attended one of the five four-day crash courses into the Aggieland tradition. One of the many who were over come by the spirit that permeated from counselors clad in overalls was Kevin Peck, a freshman busi ness major, who said he enjoyed the Fish Camp experience. “It was red-ass as hell,” he said. “I had a blast. The coun selors treated you as friends, not like campers.” Incoming freshmen partic ipated in a number of activities at the orientation such as volley ball, discussion groups, dances, relay games, yell practice and shaving cream fights. Among those leading the freshmen in the controlled insanity designed to introduce Aggie tra ditions and make friends was Lindsey Maxwell, Fish Camp counselor and sophomore biomed ical science major. “We want to help make the freshmen feel more comfort able and to provide a support link,” Maxwell said. “The whole thing was a wonderful experi ence.” Andy Keeling, a freshman zoology major, said he took a little time to warm up to the boiling Aggie spirit. "It took about a day and a half to get into it and feel com- A f rV Wc Ti Tm hfppy i he said. “I gets Kuma said s tions for 150 ; involved counselors demonsm because nore ing good hygiene by sharing same toothbrush. Misti McNeill, a freshmanbu ness administration major, she thought the antics were fun later on.” "It was expression disgusting but on their faces hilarious,” she said. Leslie Asher, a freshiri petroleum engineering maja saici she thought it was a rewa: ing encounter. “I learned a lot about Aggie ditions,” she said. “The counsel! were great and 1 felt welcom was like being part of a family' T-Camp transfers college students into Aggie By April Towery The Battalion S ummer 1996 marked the 10- year anniversary of Texas A&M’s T-Camp, an orienta tion program for students trans ferring into A&M. The camp holds three sessions during the summer at Camp Hoblidzelle in Midlothian, Texas, 20 miles north of Dallas. The three-day sessions are well-attended, although Damian Torres, T-Camp director and senior business analysis major, said the organization has not been as popular as Fish Camp. “Some transfer students don’t feel the need to go to camp because they are already familiar with the university and college life in general,” Torres said. “Fish Camp focuses on the first time college experience, whereas T- Camp is more mature — we know they know how to study, so we’re basically just setting them up with a network of people.” Torres said T-Camp had fewer participants this year, a possible result of scheduling conflicts. "The first session began while summer school was still in session and the last session finished too many days before school started,” Torres said. “Most students like to come to camp right before school starts so they can just stay here and not have to keep making trips back and forth.” Torres said he wanted to be a counselor at T-Camp because of a good experience he had as a transfer student at Howdy Camp, a program similar to T-Camp. Howdy Camp is for spring transfer students who either grad uate early from high school or transfer from college in the mid dle of the school year. Torres said he was glad to be a part of T-Camp '96. “When I went to Howdy Camp, I liked my counselors a lot and wanted to pass on the experience and make people feel welcome like they did for me,” Torres said. Internatiofit k fortable, hut after that it w cool,” he said. Class of 2000 Freshmen we introduced to the spirit Aggieland by Aggie Wranglei yell leaders, ice breakers, dano and skits performed by thefi Camp counselors. Carl Roth, a Fish Camp con selor and sophomore accountii major, said he strived to nu freshmen he as outgoing aspo sible and make them get excin about the spirit ofTexasA&M “We try to help bring outthi personality and get the pumped up for A&M,” Rothsai Jeremy Miles, a freshmange eral studies major, attendedt year’s Fish Camp and discover lie felt at home in Aggieland. “I found this Fish CampexJ 1 rience and Aggie traditions tol fascinating," he said. “I nei „ want to go home.” des the the vienl students assix sausage and Copenhagen si graduate itude other activities helped L - down barriers and relax thesu planted campers. 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