In 1916, several students from Salt Lake City founded the Beno Club. In 1917, the Benos erected their ýheadstoneý on campus, a "Block A," which was placed to the west of the Mechanic Arts Building. In the late 1930s, the monument was moved to the front of the Library, at the east end of the Quad. When construction began on the Merrill Library in the early 1960s, the Block A went into storage. In 1967, past students, alumni, and older faculty members campaigned to have the Block A returned to the Quad, where it was erected atop Old Main Hill, just northwest of the Main Building.
Today
one can become a "True Aggie" by receiving a kiss on the "A" under a
full moon at midnight by somebody who already is a "True Aggie," or on
Homecoming or A-Day by somebody who is not. The True Aggie tradition is
run by the Student Alumni Association.
(Information provided by Utah State University webpage)
