On April 4, 1976, three students met with Dr. John Koldus, Vice President of Student Affairs, to ask permission to advertise on campus the meeting times of a new service group for gays and lesbians. The triumvirate was denied campus advertising access because only officially recognized groups were allowed this privilege. The next day, an application for recognition was filed, and almost as quickly as it was filed, it was denied, on the grounds that the group was not "consistent with the philosophy an goals of TAMU." The group hired a lawyer in February 1977 to file a lawsuit against the University. The case was heard in District Court on November 16, 1981, and a decision was rendered in favor of TAMU. The organization appealed the decision to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and on August 3, 1984, the court ruled unanimously in favor of the organization, saying that TAMU's reasons were not sufficient to deny the group it first amendment rights. In desperation, TAMU filed an appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court with private donations in an attempt to overturn the ruling. However, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case on April 1, 1985. The 5th Circuit Court decision was allowed to stand. On June 6, 1985, the Gay Student Services (now called Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Aggies) was recognized quietly by Texas A&M University.