Aggie Bonfire is one of Texas A&M’s most revered traditions that began in 1907 to celebrate a recent win the Aggie football team had. Soon after in 1909, the Aggie Bonfire began being held on campus for various sporting events before being held annually and centered around the football rivalry with Texas. The stack of the the bonfire was put together by students with the help of school funding and materials until 1999. On November 18th, 1999 at 2:42AM, the stack collapsed while being worked on by students resulting in the loss of 12 Aggies. Since 2002, the Aggie Bonfire is held off campus and is still celebrated annually. Texas A&M has since put an Aggie Bonfire Memorial on campus to celebrate the 12 Aggies that passed while working on the stack. Each of the 12 memorials honor the students by facing them towards their hometown. #tamu26 #tamu2026 #sawemoff #gigem #bonfire #aggiebonfire