The Frontiersmen are a group of students from the University of Houston that are involved in many university events including athletic games. Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Houston. John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J Robertson Stadium, often referred to as simply Robertson Stadium, is a sports stadium in Houston Texas located on the campus The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research The Frontiersmen began as a tradition at the university in 1948.
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History
The Frontiersmen were established in 1948 as an effort to promote school spirit and support the university in athletic events, Frontier Fiesta, and academic success. Frontier Fiesta is a three day event at the University of Houston that takes place on campus every spring semester usually After years of the Frontiersmen tradition at UH, the Frontiersmen eventually lay dormant for quite some time. In 1990, in an effort to represent the Houston Cougars football team better, an oil field siren was implemented at games and was sounded after each score. Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Houston. A siren is a loud noise maker The original version would yield sounds under water suggesting a link with the Sirens of Greek mythology Manually manning the crank of the siren were members of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. This became known as The Blaze. [1]
In 1992, after Frontier Fiesta was reestablished, three members of Sigma Chi started the Frontiersmen tradition again. After inviting five other men to join them, the Frontiersmen were officially in order. The next year, the Frontiersmen added Wranglers and dusters as their trademark attire. Wrangler is a manufacturer of Jeans. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who also own Lee, JanSport and The North Face A duster is a light loose-fitting coat. The original dusters were full-length light-colored Canvas or Linen coats worn by horsemen [1]
Football traditions
Since the Fall of 1994, the Frontiersmen have run the University of Houston flag across the field after each score. In 1996, the Flag of Texas was added to represent Texas better since UH was the only school from the state in Conference USA. The Flag of Texas is defined by law as follows The state flag consists of a rectangle with a width to length ratio of two to three containing (1 a blue Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. Although other Texas schools have joined the conference since then, the tradition has remained. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Frontiersmen Official Website. Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Houston. The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research UH Frontiersmen. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
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