Spring Break
Schmidt House serves as headquarters to dispatch CARPOOL members
Rooms in CARPOOL house each have special significance
By: Brooke Lein
Issue date: 11/7/08 Section: News
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The organization operates out of the Schmidt House, a residential building owned by the Department of Student Activities at Texas A&M.
The structure was originally designated as a storage area for campus groups, but was renovated to provide adequate housing space for the University's rapidly expanding designated driving program.
The organization employs Enterprise Rent-A-Car so that the membership does not have to use personal vehicles to drive patrons home.
"We run anywhere between 16 to 29 cars on a night of operation depending on whether it's a football game weekend or just a normal Thursday night," said Anderson, CARPOOL chairwoman and senior political science major.
The Schmidt House has four rooms, each bearing significance in the overall operation of the organization.
The fun room, a large space to the right of the main entrance, is the biggest room in the house. Anderson said members use the room as a place to sit down, hang out and do refreshers.
Refreshers are quick overviews of posters and material containing information on signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, procedures of CARPOOL and anything members need to remember about the night. There are Mission, Vision and Values signs posted to remind the members of the reason for CARPOOL's existence.
The fun room has a TV with DIRECTV and satellite channels. Anderson said a lot of members lounge on the couch to watch football games and movies from an old collection of VHS tapes.
A calendar on the wall displays the organization's upcoming events. There are typically 40 to 75 members working for CARPOOL on a night of operation.
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