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Does anyone actually/still wear their class ring? The discussion came up at my work because we will see Annapolis and/or West Point grads wearing them every now and then and wondered if alumni from other schools wear theirs as well?
Class rings are a big deal at Texas A&M. Most Aggies I know, including my sister-in-law, have them.
No kidding. But I will say the videos of the ring dunking pitcher chugging are pretty funny to watch too.Class rings are a big deal at Texas A&M. Most Aggies I know, including my sister-in-law, have them.
My F-I-L is a Naval Academy grad, and he wears his.......along with a Navy ball cap, Navy t-shirt, and a Navy sweatshirt. Every single day. Whatever occasion. He does not have many friends.
My wife's brother is a Naval Academy grad and a retired E-2 pilot. I think the only clothes he owns have "Navy" on them.
Naval Academy Grads seem to never miss an opportunity to tell you they are Naval Academy grads,
Truer words have never been spoken. And most of their college stories suck.
I used to wear mine everyday in an office setting I looked at it like wearing something FSU. I colluded wear a shirt everyday. When I stopped working in an office setting I cut back on wearing it. My wife sent it off had it cleaned and a new stone put in it with a gold FS etched in it I wear it regularly and get all kinds of compliments and inquiries.Does anyone actually/still wear their class ring? The discussion came up at my work because we will see Annapolis and/or West Point grads wearing them every now and then and wondered if alumni from other schools wear theirs as well?
This! Minus the law school part for me.Never got one to begin with. I didn't get a HS ring because I was going to college. I didn't get a college ring because I was going to law school. And then I didn't get a law school ring because by that point I decided I enjoyed not wearing jewelry. As a matter of fact I don't even wear my wedding ring most often except for special occasions and only break out the watches for the same reason.
Same here. Got it and hardly ever wore it at FSU because no one else did. I also hated jewelry so kind of stupid that I got it in hindsight.I have a high school ring because it was the thing to do. Never saw a need to get a college one. My hs ring just sits in my jewelry box
The ones I see wearing university class rings the most (like has been listed) are Service Academy grads and Texas A&M grads. Texas A&M has a large military tradition too but there it seems to be with almost all graduates and not just those commissioned. I do have a class ring from the military college I attended and was commissioned with but haven't worn it in probably 20+ years. I didn't buy a class ring when I was at FSU but proud of that too. I think the class rings with the Service Academies is sort of like being coined.
Hi, Ponch. Georgia Military College. Just had the 25th Anniversary of my class this fall. Good times.What military college did you attend Hula?
Hula, I was at that reunion in Milledgeville too. JC class of 63. Got my army commission from FSU in 66.Hi, Ponch. Georgia Military College. Just had the 25th Anniversary of my class this fall. Good times.
Seriously........true story, I met a dude a few weeks ago wearing a class ring, I asked him if he was an academy grad (we're in the military) and he said no, he's prior enlisted, now an officer and got his degree online. Yeah....a class ring for an online degree, that's about as douchey as they come!
Hula, I was at that reunion in Milledgeville too. JC class of 63. Got my army commission from FSU in 66.
I'm sure we were like "ships passing in the night". I was reallly impressed with what was done for the alumni. That was the first time I had been back on campus since graduation in 63. The speech made at the memorial dedication was quite stirring. I bumped into my old room mat3e in the library. It took us a little while to establish identities but once we did, we spent most of the rest of the weekend together. I am planning on going again next year.Small world! I was 111th Cadet Battalion. Class of '90. Army commission 1 JUN 90. Finished Engineering Degree at FSU. We may have run into each other at one point over Alumni Weekend. That was a great Vietnam War Memorial Dedication your class and other classes of the 1960's help make happen. Thank you.
I bet VMI would be on the list. VaTech probably too as they have a strong Corp of Cadets like Texas A&M. I checked out both VMI and VaTech too when I was in High School before making a decision.
West Point was my dream school but I got West Point Prep and forget wasting a year of my life waiting. My HS buddy who got the nomination quit West Point during Plebe Period. I learned a valuable lesson during that process too as he wasn't ahead of me in any category that I though that mattered and prepared for: academic, Assessment test scores, athletic teams (he didn't play any sports), job, or student government. It was a strong lesson. Looking back today, glad I went Early Commissioning Program and got both a Military College environment for two years and then FSU. Plus, went to OBC as an O-2 which was sweet.
West Point was my dream school but I got West Point Prep and forget wasting a year of my life waiting. My HS buddy who got the nomination quit West Point during Plebe Period. I learned a valuable lesson during that process too as he wasn't ahead of me in any category that I though that mattered and prepared for: academic, Assessment test scores, athletic teams (he didn't play any sports), job, or student government. It was a strong lesson. Looking back today, glad I went Early Commissioning Program and got both a Military College environment for two years and then FSU. Plus, went to OBC as an O-2 which was sweet.