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True Aggie Night Attracts All

Students at Utah State University take great pride in tradition. Whether attending sporting events, participating in annual homecoming festivities or the famous tradition, becoming a True Aggie, Utah State would not be the school it is today without tradition.

The Associated Students of Utah State University are proud to be keepers of the most famous True Aggie tradition.  

According to the ASUSU website, in 1917, several students would stand on top of the traditional ‘A’ monument that is now placed outside of the Old Main Building on the Quad and kiss someone. Soon, this kissing tradition became known as True Aggie Night.    

Whenever the full moon arrives, so do the True Aggies. Today, ASUSU holds several True Aggie Nights throughout the year. One can become a True Aggie by receiving a kiss on the ‘A’ under a full moon at midnight by someone who is currently a True Aggie. A-Day and homecoming are the only other nights that one can kiss a non True Aggie and become one.

Megan Allen, director of True Aggie Night, said you never know what to expect on top of the ‘A’.

“When you become a True Aggie, you get a card that makes it official. Each person in the pair signs the cards,” Allen said. “Some come as serious couples, we even have had a few proposals, but most of them are just casual occurrences.

Music, giveaways, prizes and entertainment always attract a group. The majority of the crowds that attend usually are freshman. They are excited to be part of the tradition and most upperclassmen already are True Aggie members, so they do not come as often according to Allen. 

Tara Derber, a True Aggie member who is now a senior, participated in this tradition her freshman year. “It is exciting for me to watch this tradition as it continually grows. It is something that makes our school unique and it makes me proud to be an Aggie,” Derber said. “Most people become a member their freshman year and then go for fun to watch others take part in the tradition.”

Not all students take part in this tradition freshman year. Brooke Lawley, a junior at Utah State, said that she is looking forward to becoming a member.

“I want to become a member with someone I am really good friends with and not with someone I don’t know,” Lawlay said. “Then again it would be spontaneous and exciting if it was with someone I did not know. It is definitely on this list of things to do before I graduate though.”

The next True Aggie night is Dec. 10^th at 11:45 p.m. to 1 a.m. Students who wear a ‘Student Alumni Association’ shirt will receive a fast pass to the front of the line.

D. Nicholas