Off Campus Aggies

Off Campus Aggies (OCA) is a student organization dedicated to the service of the 30,000 plus off-campus students. All off-campus students are invited to get involved with OCA. Officers and members serve as a voice for off-campus students and also provide social, community service and intramural teams to bring the "largest student organization at A&M" together. OCA participates in such community service events as "The Big Event," Thanksgiving Dinner, Move-Out Can Drive and city-wide projects. OCA also offers cook-outs, apartment socials, bi-weekly meetings, OCA Days and other activities for members to participate in. For more information about OCA, please contact:

The Aggie Theatre Council

The Aggie Theatre Council is an organization for students interested in the theatre. It supports the Theatre Arts Program Aggie Players productions, stages its own studio productions, arranges theatre arts tours and provides programming related to theatre arts such as workshops, seminars and speakers. Membership is open to all Aggies. Contact the Theatre Arts office in Room 152, Blocker Building, or call (979)845-2621.

Debate Activities

The Texas A&M Debate Society is sponsored by the Department of Communication. The Debate Society participates in parliamentary debates held both on and off campus. Interested students may obtain further information in Room 102, Bolton Hall.

Century Singers

The Century Singers, an active part of the total choral music program, is the 80-voice mixed concert choir of Texas A&M. Repertoire is selected from traditional and contemporary classical forms as well as modern show tunes. The chorus is open to any student who passes a brief vocal audition. Prior choral experience is helpful. Recent tours have taken the chorus to New York, Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as surrounding Texas communities. One credit hour is available.

Reveliers

This select entertainment group consists of eight singers with a band. It is a mixed group which concentrates on jazz and "swing" music. Auditions are held along with the other auditions for entrance into any of the choral activities at TexasA&M.

Singing Cadets

The nationally known "Voice of Aggieland" consists of 50-60 male students performing a broad spectrum of styles. The group is called upon by many different local, state and international organizations for presentations both on and off the campus. They have participated in numerous telecasts, produced many recordings and recently toured Europe, New York, Hawaii and Washington, D.C.

Women's Chorus

The youngest of the University's choral organizations is the Women's Chorus, organized in 1979. Consisting of 60 members and singing a varied and entertaining repertoire, they represent Texas A&M University in the local communities and throughout the state. A unique annual event is the Women's Chorus Festival held in collaboration with other universities.

For auditions, contact the directors. Auditions are required for the above choral groups and are held during the first two weeks of the fall semester and the first week of the spring semester. For more information, contact Choral Activities in Room 003, Memorial Student Center, (979) 845-5974.

Voices of Praise

The Texas A&M Voices of Praise gospel choir promotes and enriches the lives of the Texas A&M student body, the Bryan/College Station community and people across the state and United States through inspirational singing and community service.

The Voices of Praise hosts an annual Gospelfest (a gospel concert featuring Texas collegiate gospel choirs), Springfest (a Parents' Weekend concert) and a number of other programs. Voices of Praise has performed across the state and country.

The Voices of Praise has approximately 130 students and is open to any interested member of the campus community. For more information, call (979) 845-1133.

University Symphonic and Concert Bands

These instrumental concert ensembles are open to all students on campus. An audition is required for membership in both the symphonic and concert bands. The campus band does not require a formal audition, but permission for enrollment should be obtained from the campus band conductor. A wide variety of both traditional and contemporary band literature is programmed each semester. Each band presents several on-campus concerts each semester and the symphonic band tours both throughout the United States and Europe. Academic credit for each band is granted through the College of Liberal Arts. For more information or to schedule an audition, please contact the Office of University Bands at (979) 845-3529.