Anti-Greek Posters Pop Up On A&M’s Campus After Fraternity Member Gets Yell Leader Position
Earlier today, we received the following tip about a possible feud brewing between Texas A&M’s Corps of Cadets and fraternities:
Blood Feud arises at Texas A&M between the corps and fraternities. After a member of BYX was elected to be a member of the Yell Leaders, a positions typically given to members of the corps of cadets, signs were posted all over campus degrading members of Greek life
The tipster then sent us the following photos of the posters that have been posted around campus.
Seems like a petty attempt at making fun of Greeks. Rumors are running around that the Corps is not behind this and that someone is putting their logo on these signs.
The Corps of Cadets logo shouldn't be on those things. Making a joke is one thing, but don't try to frame the oldest organization at A&M.
— Bobby Ramirez (@_BobbyRamirez) April 9, 2015
Hearing @Mugdown is trolling the A&M campus with a bunch of signs.. Mean while the corps is blaming each other. Well played
— Taylor Rammrath (@TRammrath) April 9, 2015
For those who don’t know, Mugdown is A&M’s satirical newspaper. I don’t know if these two guys are in the Corp or not, so take these words with a grain of salt. A friend of mine at A&M told me that there are anti-everything signs popping up in the midst of all this. She also gave me some screenshots of their Yik Yak going wild.
Some guy, my guess is a fraternity guy, is taking the opportunity to have some fun with the signs.
He does have a point. Those New Balances were solid. Whatever is going on over in College Station is getting out of hand. We’ll update the story as more information becomes available to us.
The Mugdown has taken full responsibility for the signs.
From Mugdown:
Late Wednesday night, we carried out a project that has been in development for months—a collection of posters portraying propaganda for the Corps of Cadets which were arranged throughout campus. Hours went into crafting the images, deciding which pieces were fit to print and would best advance the intended message, and which order would maximize the message value.
This is not an apology.
Fuck you and your anti-Greek shit, Mugdown..
[via Mugdown]
On campus there are 3 major male factions. There is the Corps, Greek Life, and a group of dweebs who never move of campus called Bonfire. I 150% guarantee that this is the work of bonfire kids who HATE HATE HATE greeks with a fiery passion and have general distaste for the corps.
10 years ago at 4:48 pmNot sure if “fiery passion” was an intended pun, but if so, nice work.
10 years ago at 4:23 amWhat people aren’t understand about the satirical nature of this is that the signs are making fun of both groups for taking themselves and the others too seriously. Everyone went crazy over them which is the entire point. The corp is just as upset with the greeks about this because they think it is anti-corps. Everyone wants to be a victim.
10 years ago at 5:02 pmBut, if it was the other way around. Everyone would be up in arms.
10 years ago at 5:49 pmAnother reason why we should ask for A&M to be removed from the map.
10 years ago at 5:44 pmAnd the SEC
10 years ago at 12:37 amAg his corps likes to play army army but most of them will never live it
10 years ago at 6:38 pmFeel free to lap me for the poor execution
10 years ago at 6:43 pmThank goodness you gave us permission.
10 years ago at 8:29 amAggie corps likes to play army but most will never live it
10 years ago at 6:39 pmIf it was a Corps member, shame on them for forgetting their values and committing actions unbecoming of a future officer – I hope their PMS makes them push until muscle failure and removes them from the program. And if it wasn’t, somebody needs to kick their ass for trying to pin such actions on a group of people that join with the commitment to the freedoms of others regardless of their differences in tastes. As geed-ish as some cadets may be, I commissioned through ROTC and was an active Greek along with several of my graduating class, and it’s possible for the two to coexist without dick measuring contests over who does what.
10 years ago at 7:11 pmThe Mugdown is just stirring the pot on this one. They know the corps is secretly butthurt and they’re taking advantage.
10 years ago at 9:42 pmThe yell leader is from the Corps. If you don’t like it, Highway 6 runs both ways.
10 years ago at 7:08 amOh look, ROTC (or a TAMU equivalent) guys with a superiority complex. Never seen that one before.
10 years ago at 8:37 amThe only thing true about those signs is that new balance show. Fresh.
10 years ago at 10:54 am