Attention All Members of
NSCS
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
When: February 28, 2002
Where: Rudder 308
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Last meeting before Spring Break
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By Kelcey Rieger
THE BATTALION
David Ohendaiski, Class of 1998, wanted to bring together friends
to share his passion of going off-road with their 4x4 vehicles in 1998.
Ohendaiski found Aggies who shared the same passion for 4x4 vehicles
and formed Texas A&M Off-Road (TAMOR).
“It was practically an overnight success,” Ohendaiski said.
“Our first priority was to create a constitution so we could become
a Texas A&M recognized organization. After we accomplished
this, we quickly got the word out by setting up a table at the spring
MSC Open House and having frequent ‘truck shows’ in front of
Rudder Fountain.”
They had more than 100 members within the first year.
Mark Shipman, a graduate student in the
Lowry Mays College of Business and
president of A&M Off-Road,
became interested in TAMOR,
like many members, after see
ing a Texas A&M Off-Road
sticker.
“I have a four-wheel
drive vehicle. In my
case it’s a Jeep,”
Shipman said. “One
day while I was
cruising around
town, I saw a Texas
A&M Off-Road
sticker on the
windshield of
another truck. So I
did a little search
ing and found the
club. I quickly dis
covered that
TAMOR was a club
made of good folks
who were really
passionate about
four-wheeling.”
Even though it
is a Texas A&M
recognized organi
zation, TAMOR is
not limited to Texas
A&M students.
“We are an open organization, eager to accept folks who
share in our passion,” Shipman said. “We are not limited to
TAMU students and we currently have a number of Blinn stu
dents as members. There are also a small and active portion of
our club who were former students or not even students at all.”
The time and money required to be a member of TAMOR vary
according to the time put into working on a truck, “wheeling” or
having an officer position in the organization.
“As an officer in the club, it does take a lot of time, but the
demands are not overu
only requires you to sho'
with the club is on our t
TAMOR is important
has it created friendship
in off-roading.
“This club means a
about friends I otherwist
club. Despite having l
group. But it is also abo
Shipman said many o
is being closed from
aff-readers
_bv acting
h<
up
ling.” Shipman said. “Monk
and have tun. Most of the time
is or just hanging out.”
» many ot its active members. N
but it has become a necessity for
Shipman said. "Most
t have met if it weren’t)
we are a pretty tjo)
our hobby”
under attack as pubi
He said the club’s p.-
e w ho would furtherii
A&M OIT-R
1 places to vsheel-tl
ad takes road tripsi- |
bout the l nited Stale
icmbers to enjoy theinri
rc.it place withoutcmic,
'We abide by the
ightly practices, mean
an only travel on dcsi,
trails in a responsibler_
Most ot the areas wef:
are designated as or
only and are set up , I
port a group like
Shipman said.
Ste sen W'olver
junior computers
major and vice pm
id I AMOR, join:
getting in conta,
the organizationtr
his current roor
w ho was a meir-
the time. Wolver,
several TAMOR
trips under his h
many off-roadie,
from his experier
“l have heenot
trips including
Texas, 0
Oklahoma, Monk
Montrose, Colon,
Gilmer in east Texas.” Wolverton said. “I would have tosa;
best weekend trip I have been on was when we went to L
October of 2000. It was basically the first trip ot the semester
down on T hursday night with a buddy of mine and started;;
On Friday*and Saturday night we all sat around the camp: 1
back and had a ‘frosty beverage’ together. It was a blast."
According to the TAMOR constitution, to become ann|
See TAMOR oni j
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