Tejas Club
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| Founded | 1925 University of Texas at Austin |
| Type | Final club |
| Affiliation | Template:Infobox fraternity/affiliation |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | Local |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas United States |
| Website | thetejasclub |
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The Tejas Club is one of the oldest student organizations at the University of Texas at Austin. It was founded in 1925, and only has male members. The official purpose of the club is "to allow our members to live a more complete life by sharing their personalities, abilities and efforts to promote good fellowship and a high standard of conduct among ourselves and our fellow students, to encourage loyalty and usefulness to our school, and to further good scholarship."[1] The membership process of the organization is secretive and not open to the public.
History
The Tejas Club was formed in 1925 by Tom Renfro and Howell Cobb with the vision of establishing "a club on this campus composed of men whom we believe to be honorable."[2] In its early years, Tejas was associated with Theta Nu Epsilon, a nationwide sophomore class society which also included such organizations as Skull and Bones at Yale University, The Phoenix – S K Club and Fly Club at Harvard University, and The Ivy Club at the Princeton University.[3]
The Tejas Club celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2025.[4][5]
Membership
Similar to the final clubs at Harvard University, the process for becoming a "Newman" is highly secretive and not shared with non-members. Each class of Newmen typically consists of anywhere from six to twelve members, who are honored at their Newman Honorary, a public event held at the Tejas House.
Activities
Tejas members have always been a highly involved and diverse group of men at the University of Texas. Multiple members of the Tejas Club have served as student body presidents and vice presidents, head cheerleaders, Texas Cowboys, Silver Spurs, Texas Blazers, members of another secret organization, the Friar Society, leadership within the Longhorn Band, chairmen of the University Union board of directors, and many other important roles on campus.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Since the early 1930s, the Tejas Club has hosted a weekly speaker series called Tejas Coffees. As is tradition, Tejas Coffees serve as an opportunity for students to interact with influential members of their community in an inviting setting, every Thursday evening. Recent speakers have included UT professor and actor Matthew McConaughey, Texas Longhorns athletics coaches Mack Brown, Rick Barnes, Shaka Smart,[13] Tom Herman,[14] and Augie Garrido; Former World No. 1 tennis player, Andy Roddick;[15] UT professors Robert Metcalfe, H.W. Brands, and Larry Speck; and former UT presidents William C. Powers and Larry Faulkner; former University of Texas System chancellor Mark Yudof; former Secretary of the Air Force Hans Mark; former National Security Agency director Bobby Ray Inman; NASA Astronaut, Michael A. Baker; Celebrity Chef, Tyson Cole;[16] Cyclist Lance Armstrong,[17] and Texas politicians Beto O'Rourke,[18] Wendy Davis, James Talarico, Christi Craddick, Kel Seliger, and Carole Keeton Strayhorn among others.[19]
Notable alumni
Many notable alumni of the University of Texas are Tejas Braves. The Tejas Foundation was created in 1953 to establish communication between former and current members of the club. To this day, the alumni of Tejas continue to be involved with helping the club provide housing, encourage scholarship, and organize various events.[20]
Alumni of the Tejas Club include:
- Michael A. Baker, Navy Pilot and NASA Astronaut
- Harley Clark, judge, attorney, and creator of the "Hook 'em Horns" hand sign[9][21]
- Frank C. Cooksey, former Mayor of Austin, Texas
- Robert H. Dedman Sr., founder and chairman of ClubCorp and owner of the Pinehurst Resort[22][23]
- Ronnie Earle, politician and judge who was district attorney for Travis County, Texas
- Michael L. Gillette, author, historian, and non-profit executive[24][25]
- Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, author and professor of American Literature at the University of Texas at Austin
- W. Page Keeton, attorney and dean of the University of Texas School of Law[26][27][28]
- Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia[29][30][31]
- Austin Ligon, co-founder and former president and CEO of CarMax[32][33][34]
- Steve Poizner, Insurance Commissioner of California[35][36]
- Thomas Morrow Reavley, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit[37][38]
- Rex Tillerson, United States Secretary of State and president and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation[39][40][41]
- Malcolm Wallace, economist for the United States Department of Agriculture and press secretary to then-United States Senator Lyndon B. Johnson[42][43][44]
References
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