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History
of Fort Bend A&M University Mothers' Club
The Fort Bend A&M University Mothers’ Club held its
organizational meeting on March 28, 1968 in the
Community Room of the Fort Bend Federal Savings & Loan
Association. Officers elected were Mrs. Andrew Briscoe,
Jr., President; Mrs. J.P. Belin, Vice President; Mrs.
Ronald Chase, Reporter; and Mrs. John Rogers,
Parliamentarian. There were 30 charter members and
annual dues were $3.50.
The first fundraising effort was selling candy made by
Atkinson Candy Company at a booth in the commercial
building at the 1968 Fort Bend County Fair. Proceeds
were to be used for an A&M scholarship for a Fort Bend
County student.
The 1969-70 Fort Bend A&M University Mothers’ Club
Yearbook listed the following club “Projects”:
Scholarship Fund
Fort Bend County Fair Queen
Cotton Ball Pageant Queen
Hometown Club Picture in Yearbook
First Aid Supplies for Bonfire
Birthday cards to students
Introduce high school students to Texas A&M
In addition the club promoted and participated in Fort
Bend County “Hometown Club” picnics held on campus
before A&M football games. Students were invited as
guests to enjoy the spread. In 1970 a local paper
reported that there were 75 Fort Bend County students at
Texas A&M.
Based on information in early club scrapbooks, the first
scholarship given by the club was a $200 “grant” to Wade
Phelps, probably in 1972. This was followed by a $300
scholarship to Joseph Pavlicek, Salutatorian of
Needville High School.
Early fundraising activities to raise scholarship funds
expanded to include hosting a concert by the Singing
Cadets and piecing a maroon and white quilt.
Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club Today:
Texas A&M Student Information Management Services
reports nearly 1,000 students from Fort Bend County
enrolled for Spring 2006. The
Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club is an organization of over
150 mothers, stepmothers and guardians of students and
former students of Texas A&M University. The purpose of
this club is to serve our students in an organized and
direct manner in the same spirit with which we serve
them as individuals, to aid in promoting Texas A&M
University, and to foster a feeling of cooperation and
understanding between the faculty, students and members
of this club.
Fundraisers held over the years include:
Golf Tournament
Poinsettia Sale*
Pecan Sale
Trash & Treasure Sale
Luncheon, Style Show and Auction
Boutique selling A&M-themed items at monthly
meetings and campus sales*
Cooking with Traditions Cookbook*
*ongoing fundraisers
The club provides Aggie B.a.g.s. (Brain Augmentation
Goodies Study care kits) for students prior to final
exam week. These include homemade baked goods and other
items and are delivered to campus by volunteer moms.
Electronic birthday greetings are sent to students of
club members and graduating students of our members are
recognized with a small gift.
The Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club has the only female
cooking team participating in First Yell Barbecue
Cook-off – an annual campus event raising funds for
Texas A&M Yell Leaders held before the first football
game of the season.
Education is the key to a strong community and the
members of the Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club are committed
to this principle. Each year the Fort Bend Aggie Moms’
Club participates in the annual Winter in Aggieland and
Parents Weekend Boutique at Texas A & M University and
hosts multiple fundraising events. Monies raised by the
club go directly to fund scholarships for Texas A&M
students from Fort Bend County and to support recognized
campus organizations at Texas A&M. In 2005 we awarded
$11,625 in scholarships to 18 students and donated $2140
to campus organizations. Records of the Texas A&M
Foundation show over $170,000 in scholarships and
donations from the Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club since
1984.
In 2006 we will stage our first “Big Band Bash”, a
dinner and dance featuring swing music from the Big Band
Era performed by the Aggieland Orchestra.
Our scholarship program is open to any Texas A&M
University student from Fort Bend County who meets the
qualifying criteria. Selection is based on a combination
of factors including accomplishment and need.
The Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club provides friendship,
education, networking and support for our members, our
students and the university. We come together to learn
the things our kids don’t tell us, have fun and share
the joys and tears of parenting through the college
years.
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