Independently Operated

• AFC is housed under the Student Activities department at Texas A&M. This position allows us to be very much in control of the actions and direction of our organization. Many groups report back to a large chain of command such as a specific department or the MSC, hindering the decisions of the membership. We greatly appreciate our position in the university, because it allows the 5 directors to oversee all of the activities that happens in AFC.

Complete Control to Freshmen

• Although AFC is directed by a staff of 19 upper-classmen, we have taken the philosophy of chain command and turned it upside down. You, the freshmen, are the ones with the authority of how you want to shape the year. People continoulsy talk about how every year AFC is different, and it’s because there is a different group of personality every year. There are several projects we believe are essential to leadership development that stay year after year, but besides that, all projects are all freshman-initiated.

No Specific Mold

• AFC truly has no mold when it comes to its members. We simply try to replicate the environment FIsh Camp sets but a year long. Aggies with different majors, beliefs, and backgrounds, all come together and build a family-like environment and strong relationships which is extraordinary. To be in AFC, you are not subjected to a specific level of criteria/standards. All we require is that you be a freshman at Texas A&M University and be yoursef. One of the most exciting parts of our organization is that you get to interact with people that you never would have considered talking to in high school, but your common bond now is that you're both Aggies, and you are both willing to grow and develop as a person throughout the year. It’s not an issue to us whether you are on- or off-campus, or if you have ever been involved in leadership roles before.

Highly Dedicated Former Members

• The largest statement of how much our organization works is by seeing how much it means to our former members, or “Ol’ Army AFC”. Every year we have a reunion, bringing back all members of AFC, all the way back to the class of 1992. They will all tell you that it has changed their life. Friends that they met here became their roommates and at times their husband or wife! The leadership they gained not only applied to other organizations on campus but also out in the real world!

Substance Policy

• AFC’s substance policy states that no two members can use or be in the presence of alcohol or illegal substances at the same time. The AFC policy eliminates the risk of cliques forming between drinkers and non-drinkers and promotes genuine and meaningful relationships and memories throughout the course of the eventful year in AFC. However, we do not care what you do outside of an AFC environment at any given moment unless it thretens the integrity of this organization.