Most Roo Tales are about men. It’s just baked into the cake when writing 100-year old stories. The past is full of inequity; athletics is no exception. Sport in the early 20th century was the exclusive province of males, and most Roo stories come from this era. Nevertheless, I always look for opportunities to stray.
It’s Halloween. Time for a spooky edition of Roo Tales. [cue eerie music] Austin College (AC) was founded on Capitol Hill in Huntsville, TX. Sam Houston State University (SHSU) was founded on Capitol Hill in Huntsville, TX. Austin College’s first trustee was Sam Houston. Sam Houston’s first building was Austin Hall. AC’s “Old Main” administration
The earliest members of Kappa Gamma Chi were resilient in the face of the hostility received at their arrival. They were also gracious in return. The best proof comes from the 1920 Austin College yearbook. As the new Roo women on campus attempted to gain membership at all-male organizations, nearly every one of those organizations
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Kappa Gamma Chi Friday: 1989 “If I could turn back time, I’d go to 1989, where every day was full of chasing dreams, I may be grown up, but maybe I should try, living like it’s
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Kappa Gamma Chi Friday: Dianne’s and my son Mr. A is in the percussion section of the James Bowie High School Marching Band down here in Austin. We’re quite proud of him. The Bowie Bulldogs won
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Kurdistan Thursday: Friday: We had a lot of political discussions at our Austin College fraternity table in Slater’s back in 1991-92. The Rodney King incident was a big one that year, as was Ross Perot and the upcoming
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Griffith Stadium Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: It’s finally back! After 86 years, the World Series is returning to our nation’s capital. The Washington Nationals host the Houston Astros in D.C. in Game #3 of the 2019 Series this Friday. The last time
AC Homecoming Week 2019: 5 Roo Tales for 5 Days Monday: Raising Cane’s Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Dianne and I will be heading this weekend from Austin for AC Homecoming in Sherman. Some of you Roos may also be familiar with that trip from south Texas to north Grayson County. It’s quite a hike, and
*1923* Austin College: “Hey Pete Cawthon, ya wanna coach Kangaroo football?” Pete Cawthon: “Hells yeah!” *1941* Philadelphia Eagles: “Hey Pete Cawthon, ya wanna coach Eagles football?” Pete Cawthon: “Ummmm, I think that’s laundry day.” Go Cowboys.
John Cotton and I? We are on the case. It’s our mission, and we choose to accept it. What are we up to? Like Belushi and Aykroyd, we’re on an Austin College mission from Gaad. First, some history. It’s the history of one block of downtown Austin. John and I have nearly 50 years of