In September 1921, Dallas native Harold Peoples was a Freshman at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, an all-male military institution with an enrollment of 1800 students. Strict regulations restricted Harold and his fellow cadets to the campus and the average student rarely communicated with anyone other than his professors and classmates. The young men were forbidden to have cars at school and depended primarily on trains for transportation between College Station and their hometowns.
Harold's mother, Ada Peoples, was concerned with "the poor quality of life on the A&M campus". She worried that there was "no entertainment, no culture, and a complete lack of women's influence". While attending the state PTA convention in San Antonio that year, Mrs. Peoples discussed her concerns with then Texas Governor Pat Neff. She recognized the need for "parental guidance and continued ties to home" to ensure a happy and successful college career for the cadets.
Mrs. Peoples decided to visit her son on her way home to Dallas, but when she arrived in College Station she found Harold was away on a field trip. She talked instead with a Senior cadet who was impressed with her interest and suggested that parent's should become familiar with A&M during their son's freshman year instead of waiting for his graduation. After inspecting dorm rooms and visiting with other cadets, Mrs. Peoples left the campus with a strong determination to do something to improve the situation at the A&M College of Texas.
In February 1922, Mrs. Ada Brooks Allen Peoples met with ten other interested mothers and the Dallas A&M Mothers' Club was organized with Mrs. Peoples serving as the club's first President. The club's objective was stated "to contribute in every way to the comfort and welfare of the boys and to cooperate with the faculty of the college in maintaining a high standard of moral conduct and intellectual attainment". The mission of the all Aggie Moms' Clubs remains the same today. The Federation of Aggie Mothers’ Clubs was formed in 1928 as the governing body and has grown to include 119 clubs with over 7,000 members across Texas and around the nation.
This includes our own club. In the spring of 1994 a group of moms dedicated to the Spirit of Aggieland and believing in the spirit of Aggie Moms decided to form their own Aggie Moms Club in Friendswood. Being long-time members of a neighboring club, they wanted to have a club in their immediate vicinity and to include the League City area.
They sent out a letter that spring to local members of other clubs asking them if they were interested also in forming a club and to come to a meeting. There was a favorable response, and a meeting was held in that May in the Chamber of Commerce Building in Friendswood.
The Friendswood-Clear Creek Area Texas A&M Mothers’ Club was chartered by the Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs on July 12, 1994.
Aggie Moms Clubs share a common goal: To band together to do whatever is necessary to benefit the students at Texas A&M University. Each of the mothers also benefits in the process by sharing a camaraderie that cannot be found elsewhere. An Aggie Moms' Club meeting is a nurturing place to share the successes and setbacks of your child's college career with others who have had the same experiences. We make new friends and have lots of fun while we support our Aggies.