by Laney Cook, Student Reporter
The Aggie Club at Northwestern is a small, tight-knit group made up of mainly agriculture majors, or people who are interested in agriculture.
The members of the Aggie Club primarily help with livestock shows around northwest Oklahoma, such as the district show in Enid, the district show in Woodward, and the county show here in Alva. They help take gate, they help with cards, and anything else the council needs help with at the event.
President, Iridian Herrera, joined the Aggie Club her freshman year in the fall semester of 2018. “Growing up in Freedom, I have always known about Aggie Club because they always helped with the county stock show here, and I always showed here,” she said.
This club is what helped Herrera decide to come to NWOSU. At her last county stock show she was asked what she was going to do after high school. She said, “I don’t know, I have several options, but I’m just not sure yet.”
Herrera realized if she were to attend NWOSU, she could “still be apart of something close to her heart” and watch it impact others lives like it did hers. This opportunity proved true as she has met countless new connections and is now the president of the organization.
To sophomore, agriculture ed major, Kaleb Townsend, the Aggie Club is new and exciting. Townsend joined the organization back in August when school started up after hearing about it from being in the show industry while growing up.
“I grew up in the agriculture field and was apart of 4-H,” he said, “and this club keeps me in touch with the organization that I grew up with.”
The Aggie Club conjoined with Youth Famers and Ranchers (YFNR) of Farm Bureau to help the younger kids with showing their livestock. Townsend considers working with the kids “an enjoyable time with some good fellowship.”
The Aggie Club is not just for students majoring in any type of agriculture class, it is open to everyone who is interested. They have a meeting each month with elections coming up. If there are any questions about further information, get into contact with either the advisor, Steve Sneary, or the president, Iridian Herrera.