Reed Rowdies
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The Reed Rowdies are the official student support group of Texas A&M University
's Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball teams, named for Reed Arena
, where the Aggies play. The loosely-organized group hosts tailgate parties before home games and strives to be as loud and obnoxious toward the opposing team as possible. The money the group raises through their lone fundraiser, selling Reed Rowdies t-shirts, allows them to purchase signs and banners and to offer discounted road game tickets to their members.
The Reed Rowdies worked with the Aggie Yell Leaders
to devise yells fit for the fast pace of a basketball game while adopting several traditional yells to be used during time outs.
During the 2009-10 men's basketball season, the Reed Rowdies were instrumental in helping to set three attendance records in Reed Arena.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
's Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball teams, named for Reed Arena
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M...
, where the Aggies play. The loosely-organized group hosts tailgate parties before home games and strives to be as loud and obnoxious toward the opposing team as possible. The money the group raises through their lone fundraiser, selling Reed Rowdies t-shirts, allows them to purchase signs and banners and to offer discounted road game tickets to their members.
The Reed Rowdies worked with the Aggie Yell Leaders
Yell Leaders
The Aggie Yell Leaders are a group of Texas A&M University students that leads Aggie fans in a series of "yells" during athletic events or other school events...
to devise yells fit for the fast pace of a basketball game while adopting several traditional yells to be used during time outs.
During the 2009-10 men's basketball season, the Reed Rowdies were instrumental in helping to set three attendance records in Reed Arena.