uring ▁Austin ▁city ▁limits ▁signs ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁so ▁that ▁students ▁would ▁stop ▁ste aling ▁signs ▁from ▁Austin . ▁The ▁Fight in ' ▁Texas ▁A gg ie ▁Band ▁began ▁building ▁the ▁ou th ouse , ▁ending ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁ste aling ▁Bon fire ' s ▁components . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Although ▁women ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁coffee ▁and ▁provide ▁first ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁they ▁were ▁officially ▁b anned ▁from ▁both ▁C ut ▁and ▁Stack . ▁The ▁ban ▁was ▁partially ▁res c ind ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁women ▁were ▁again ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁C ut , ▁and ▁completely ▁res c ind ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁F ew ▁women ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁as ▁female ▁volunte ers ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁ver bal ▁ab use ▁from ▁their ▁male ▁counter parts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁two ▁female ▁photograph ers ▁from ▁the ▁school ▁year book ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁male ▁workers ▁shout ed ▁obsc en ities ▁and ▁threw ▁d irt ▁on ▁them ▁as ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁take ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁pole . ▁The ▁red p ots ▁respond ed ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁always ▁welcome ▁to ▁particip ate ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁their ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁photograph ers ▁were ▁standing ▁danger ously ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁stack . ▁To