As a relatively new university, UTRGV has celebrated a lot of firsts.
But one student organization is already celebrating its golden anniversary.
It’s just really cool knowing that there’s a legacy of the Geology Club at UTRGV.
The club started at UTRGV legacy institute U-T-P-A 50 years ago.
And its members were dedicated to learning.
They put together a book about their field trips
that they went on.
And they basically made a research article
about the geology of northern Mexico
at the very beginning of this club.
We got baptized in heavy geology.
U-T-R-G-V lecturer John Faust was an early member of the club. 
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We did research work down in Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico.
Faust and retired university employee Nick Morales still meet with
and contribute to the Geology Club.
Geology Club is the coolest club, because we go on the best trips.
And we do the coolest activities, and we work with the coolest things.
I think we have the coolest stuff to talk about honestly.
Really, we’re just a group of students that are interested
in learning more about the planet that we live on
and the interactions that we have with it.
Even if it’s not within your major,
it’s really great to have a better understanding of the geology
of where you’re from and how it’s important.
You’re not just looking at an item or a thing.
You’re actually seeing the history of that item.
So you can take a rock and tell a really cool story about it.
The Geology Club members also share their knowledge with the community.
This month, they're presenting at the Geological Society of America meeting in Kansas.
On April 13th, they’ll be at the “Geology Rocks” event
at the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center.
Hopefully, we can use that milestone anniversary
to help inspire other students to join the club as well.
Yeah, we just hope to keep it going you know for many generations to come.
You can learn more about the Geology Club at U-T-R-G-V
by visiting their Facebook page at Facebook dot com slash Geology dot Club R-G-V.
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