'93, '94 (Twice!), '95, '96.

F-2 c/o '97, Had a Perimeter Log all 4 years.

First Cut, Unload, and Stack all years.

98' Schuhmacher. Looking for photos of cut and stack.

Vanities. '87

'69 & '70 B1 Vets

'69-'70

'73 to'76 M-1 Meds

Aston Hall, if it wasn't clear.

'87
'88 Crew Chief
'89
'90

After cutting all day would stick around 'til dark:thirty to load.

68
69
70 Jr. Redpot
71 Redpot

85 & 86 RAB
Crew Chief

@Whiskey Before Breakfast, you should have been redpot buddies with my dad. I would very much like to get in contact with you. I have never gotten to really hear about his days as a redpot as he passed away before I went to Texas A&M and became a redpot myself.

Built 2015 as a fish in H-1
2016 as a pisshead
2017 as a Jr. Redpot
2018 Redpot

C1NRB said:

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Aston Hall, if it wasn't clear.

'87
'88 Crew Chief
'89
'90

After cutting all day would stick around 'til dark:thirty to load.

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Hmmmmm I may need to dig out old photos to see who this is.

Built the hell outta '84, '85, '86 and '87!

'17, '18 OCA

Milner Hall - for the last time - 1975.

1999 with Killer K-2. Fell on stack with several of my corps fish buddies. Last time we saw Chris Heard '03. Haven't been able to make it to one since.

stevoag03 said:

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1999 with Killer K-2. Fell on stack with several of my corps fish buddies. Last time we saw Chris Heard '03. Haven't been able to make it to one since.

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Spent the weekend with Chris' parents last month now that they've moved back to Texas. Tough time of the year for them and us but we enjoyed seeing them again after many years since the last time we were together! Great family and so glad they're not far from us now!!! Keep them and all the other families in your thoughts and prayers!

what year(s) were you out there building bonfire? 74-77
who did you build it with? Everyone
were you a chief? pot? or just red ass? Moore Yellow Pot - 75, Jr, Head Civ - 76, Head Civ - 77
and when did you realize that cut sucks and the real work was done at load? Real work was everywhere, especially getting the equipment, money, and the people involved to make it happen. But it was the best times of my life and the best real world training I have ever received in how to build and work as a team. I highly recommend everyone do something like it if for no other reason than to find out what it takes to lead people.

'99 was some of the worst days of my life, especially worrying for the then Redpots and trying to find a way to help them overcome the grief and guilt. At least a bunch of us dead ones were there to link harms and try to help

Also, have made a few trips to the current one. It's great to see the fire still burns in this group!

92, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96

Built 1971-1975 as a corp member. It would be interesting to track bonfire changes ranging from the centerpole, who worked on the stack, where bonfire was located etc. The above three changed from my day to something different.

97-99

81
82
83
84

And 4 center poles.

Cut/killed/carried trees, loaded trucks, unloaded trucks, ran f-crews at stack, picked out and designed and built centerpoles, advised sons, rode trucks. Lived life. Time of my life.

'84-'87+.

Nerd crew 06-09, chief in 07. My profile name was my bonfire name.

Ugly said:

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Nerd crew 06-09, chief in 07. My profile name was my bonfire name.

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Howdy, Ugly! I guess you know who I am.

yep

72, 73, 74
FTAB
Worked around the stack

BQ Pisshead privilege at the time to supply the biggest log. An old Ag donated a monster pecan tree that that had been hit by lightening on his farm down around Sealy. Owned a construction company thus helped us out with cranes and a big truck and trailer. Got to the site to clean the log up (i.e. cut off branches, etc.). Broke two winches pull it to the trailer, guy was pissed, but it was his two operators. Took forever to get it out of his muddy field, truck got stuck twice.

Pulled over on Welborn just before Jersey, so several of us could crawl up on the log and ride close to the stack. The Bonfire leaders ended up selling it to a guy who was going to cut it up and make pecan tables out of it. Supposedly paid for a bunch of expense for at least a couple of years.

46,47

Worked on Bonfire in 1973, 74, 75, and '76. Moore Hall dorm chief in '74; Junior pot in '75; and Head Civilian Pot in '76.

Head Stack '75 - Clayton Kennedy; '76 - Leo Casas.

LOAD 2002 said:

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former students:

what year(s) were you out there building bonfire?
who did you build it with?
were you a chief? pot? or just red ass?
and when did you realize that cut sucks and the real work was done at load?




current students:

what off campus bonfires did you help build?
how did you get involved?

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'91-'94
with my outfit
not really any, I mean, I went to the 3-4 cuts per year that we did as an outfit, but I rarely went to stack (Aero Major)
Day 1, I hated Cut at the time

Of course, now I'm looking to go back with the outfit and do a cut this fall. It's funny how much it sucked having to spit Black at cut, and how much I miss it today.

BQ '83 Climber. I installed lower crossties in '81 and the top crossties in '82.



As a Zip Climber, I was at the top of the centerpole directing the lift of the top crossties with a truck. The side forces of the lift caused significant deflection of the centerpole until a loud crack was heard. The centerpole had snapped but no one recognized and identified that fact. The bonfire fell that year like a tree instead of spiraling in on itself as normal. The outhouse bounced a couple of times down the side and landed on Pepe Garza (? I think that was his name). Luckily, he was unhurt.



Responsibilities and oversight by often inebriated college students is very unwise in the erection of a 75-90' tall structure.

OldArmy71 said:

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'67, '68, '69, '70.

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My mom found this today. Guessing it was '67, my grandfathers final fall on campus.

'95, '96