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Commanding a campus presence
Corps seeks to involve freshmen in University life
By: Nathan Ball
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: News
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Jordan Reid, a senior political science major from Whitehouse, Texas, is the Corps commander, the highest ranking officer in the Corps and Andrew Davis, a senior international studies major from Longview, Texas, is the deputy corps commander. They want to make the Corps a more outreach-focused organization.
Reid and Davis said that Corps life, especially for freshmen, is time-consuming. The freshmen can get so wrapped up in Corps activities and classes that they do not benefit from the diversity of people and student organizations Texas A&M has to offer. Reid and Davis said that Corps members who do not get involved are missing out.
Reid said the Corps staff previously focused on raising academic and professional standards in the Corps. "Last year's Corps Commander, Nick Guillemette, did lots of really great things," Davis said.
This year, Corps staff is encouraging Corps members, especially freshmen, to get involved outside the corps in student organizations. Reid and Davis said that Corps life, especially new freshmen, to get involved outside the Corps in student organizations.
Reid was a member of Aggie Hosts - a student-mentoring program - his sophomore year, and said his experience with the children at Fannin Elementary was a period of personal growth.
"The first semester of my freshman year, my old lady [roommate] quit. I moved in with Bryce London, whose roommate had also quit," he said. Freshman year was hard for us - in our company, 14 of 28 freshmen quit in one semester. Just about every night we would ask each other if we would quit…the answer was always 'No.' London is now the company commander for F-2."
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