Unfortunately, this is not the 30th anniversary of the Aggie Speleological Society. That distinction passed us by 4 years ago. The first meeting of ASS occurred in September 1973 and was attended by 55 prospective members; in large part due to the efforts of Alicia Wisener, one of the grotto's first officers. The grotto published the Guano newsletter from 1974 to 1977, the Undergrounder in 1979, and the ASS Explorer sporadically from 1995 to present. You can read about the history of ASS in 50 Years of Texas Caving, which will be arriving from the printers in early December. But don't let the 34th anniversary of the grotto pass at TCR without raising a toast to old traditions, past and present ASSes, and future memories !! ASS is one of the oldest student grottos around. Jerry. In a message dated 10/18/2007 3:45:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, alan.blev...@gmail.com writes:
As you may know from e-mails sent through the Texascavers list over the summer, this year is the 30th anniversary of the Aggie Speleological Society (ASS, from here on). Although we won't be having ASS awards, as I think George Veni suggested, I would like to invite all former, current, friends of, and tangentially associated members of ASS to gather and visit on Saturday morning / afternoon. We will have a shade shelter of some sort set up somewhere at TCR, which will be identified by the ASS banner hanging from it. Come hang out, have a drink, and share stories of your adventures with ASS. I think a wise man once said, "Even after you've left College Station, deep down inside, you know you're still an ASS" - or something like that. ASS will be running a caving-themed obstacle course this year, to be held in the same general area (glamorous prizes for the winners to be awarded Saturday night). We will also be introducing a new event involving beer and a squeezebox. It should be a lot of fun! Hope to see you there, ~Alan Blevins ASS Secretary ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
