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Muster was first held in 1883
when Aggies met on June 26 to "live over their college days."
The early meetings were parties and banquets held during the commencement
exercises. Soon, a permanent
date -April 21- was set, and it became a time to pay homage to students
and former students who have died.
At today's Muster, living
comrades answer "here" to the roll call for their friends who
passed on. In 1981, Aggie
Muster was held in 306 different locations all over the world. The largest of its kind is held before a full house of 7,500 in G.
Rollie White Coliseum on the Texas A&M University campus.
During World War I, groups of
Aggies held Muster in foxholes all over Europe. In 1923, former students planned the rallies all over the
nation to let Aggies remember old days and meet old friends.
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