two percenter

See also: two-percenter

English

Noun

two percenter (plural two percenters)

1. (US, education, informal) A student of Texas A&M University who only attends classes and does not participate in student activities or traditions.
   • 1992, Edward Zuckerman, Small Fortunes: Two Guys in Pursuit of the American Dream, page 102:

     "Those are the 'two percenters,' " Becky said of the students who ran on the field, "the two percent of Aggie students who don't have the spirit."

   • 2005, U.S. News Guide, America's Best Colleges, page 41:

     Students who forgo Midnight Yell and other traditional activities are dismissed as "2 percenters."

   • 2013, Bill Schley, The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power, page 143:

     […] 'Anything you do twice is a tradition,' 'Don't be a 2 percenter.' You learn about The Bonfire, Aggie Muster, and Silver Taps. […] Isn't it fascinating to see how an amazing team-oriented culture in one institution (Texas A&M) can inspire a fantastic culture in a totally different and separate organization (Rackspace)?

   • 2016, Barry Bauerschlag, Aggie Spirit 101: Greater Love:

     Detractor two percenters diminish momentum. Wet blankets can put fires out! True Aggies are all Twelfth Men and learn the importance of yelling for the team instead of (like most other schools and some “two percenters”) mainly yelling at them.

   • 2017 October, “An Oral History of Watching (and Not Watching) the Last Three Innings of That Crazy Astros Game”, in Texas Monthly:

     She’s an Aggie, but she never got into any of the lore there, not even a little bit. She’s a proud “two percenter,” as they call such people in College Station.