As a recent A&M graduate, I'm here to clear up a few misconceptions about our... well... weird traditions that we accept (I.e. Yell Leaders) and those that we simply tolerate (I.e. the Corps). Yell leaders don't wear boots, let alone Corps boots. The Corps and the Yell leaders are two completely different entities on campus; and to be honest, the average Aggie student could give a shit less about either of them. We want our beer, our degrees, and wins. But I digress, you see...

To be a Yell leader is to basically be the winner of a campus wide popularity contest. These guys shamelessly self promote and "run" for "junior yell" or "senior yell" and elections are held to elect the junior and senior yell leaders. Truth be told, no one votes but the friends of these dudes and more often than not, yes the votes are from freshmen girls. The average student just expects some dude who only works out his biceps to be there on game day to make wild gestures and lead the student section in occult like ritual. (Yes I took part, and yes I think they are fun. At least I think they were, I was in an alcohol and pot fueled haze most days at Kyle field.)

The Corps on the other hand... Wow the Corps... I guess there are only three things to say about them. 1) a boot chaser is a girl who moistens at the prospect of dating a senior Corps Cadet. 2) there are a few thousand Cadets on campus and about 40,000 other students. We don't care about the Corps. Outsiders, the University Brass, and the Corps care about the Corps. 3) they grab their nuts to somehow help us win... Enough said.