Silver Spurs
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The Silver Spurs is the honorary service organization
responsible for the caretaking and transportation of the University of Texas Longhorn mascot, Bevo
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Founded in 1937, the charter members felt that there was need for another spirit-service group on campus. Silver Spurs were created with the purpose of being responsible for the school’s mascot and to provide philanthropy
around the city of Austin, Texas
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Silver Spurs are student leaders with great pride in their school and caretaking responsibilities. They exhibit excellence on campus and beyond, whether it is holding positions in Student Government, the Senate of College of Councils, or Texas Union Board; the Silver Spurs have acted as leaders on campus and in the Community. Every semester, the Silver Spurs put forth involvement in the Austin community by working at local food banks and tutoring students at local schools in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program.
Service club
A service club or service organization is a voluntary non-profit organization where members meet regularly to perform charitable works either by direct hands-on efforts or by raising money for other organizations. A service club is defined first by its service mission...
responsible for the caretaking and transportation of the University of Texas Longhorn mascot, Bevo
Bevo (mascot)
Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring. The shape of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and saying, Hook 'em Horns...
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Founded in 1937, the charter members felt that there was need for another spirit-service group on campus. Silver Spurs were created with the purpose of being responsible for the school’s mascot and to provide philanthropy
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
around the city of Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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Silver Spurs are student leaders with great pride in their school and caretaking responsibilities. They exhibit excellence on campus and beyond, whether it is holding positions in Student Government, the Senate of College of Councils, or Texas Union Board; the Silver Spurs have acted as leaders on campus and in the Community. Every semester, the Silver Spurs put forth involvement in the Austin community by working at local food banks and tutoring students at local schools in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program.
Purpose of the Silver Spurs
A tradition of unselfish devotion to life at the university. By becoming a Silver Spur one will be assuming a consciousness and a responsibility to share with us in making our school, as its founding fathers hoped, genuinely of the first class. It is an honorary service organization that helps manifest the fellowship, service and purpose implicit in the University. Members care for Bevo, the Longhorn mascot, and support all Longhorn activities both academically and athletically.Functions of the Silver Spurs
- Handle and care for Bevo while transporting him to University athletic events and other University activities and events in the Austin community and other civic gatherings.
- Silver Spurs are active in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program and tutor students in the Austin area.
- Donate ScholarshipScholarshipA scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s to a select group of achieving students in the Spring Semester based on their academic achievement and dedication and commitment to the University of Texas. - In the fall and spring semesters, The Silver Spurs host an annual picture day with Bevo to raise money for the Neighborhood Longhorns.
- In the spring, the Silver Spurs host Bevo’s Birthday Bash, a celebration for the best mascot in the country.