Rather than read through 7 pages-apologies if it has already been posted-the reason is the left hand is closer to the heart.

Dear ol'dad wears his there. Hasn't really ever said why. Mysterious ol' fart....

How about some of you start wearing your aggie ring in your nose? That might really catch on.

I'm lefthanded but have always worn my Ring on my left hand. When I got married, we soldered the rings together, because my wife said she knew I'd always wear my Aggie Ring.

I've never heard the other reasons - for me it's natural and comfortable. Being closer to the heart is a cool justification too!

I wore mine on my left hand in late 80s early 90s behind my wedding ring.....just fit better on my left....been back on my right since about 98. needless to say the wedding ring left an impression on the underside of my ring but thats about it.

on a separate note: really....a secret society...that seems to be a stretch

BTHOCU to make this football related

It's not a stretch. You are never going to get them to talk. Unless you have a waterboard.

Uh, Big Red and Snickers is news to me, but what do I know.

The dime; which ear is it? Right or left?

This thread is funny. I just found it. I was around to see Big Red, but I don't get the the snickers reference ...

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It's not a stretch. You are never going to get them to talk. Unless you have a waterboard.

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Unless you get them really drunk one night.

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It's not a stretch. You are never going to get them to talk. Unless you have a waterboard.

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Unless you get them really drunk one night.

My leadership adviser wore his ring on his left hand, he would always tell us little riddles or show us clues as to what the "secret society" was. This was back in 05 and we all were obsessed with it. I remember that Big Red and Kit Kat bars were always a clue he would give us; as well as Rudder Statue. But if you look at his painting and his statue, his ring is on different hands. I also think Harrington and Koldus have paintings of them wearing their ring on the left hand.

One of the excuses for wearing it on the left hand is cause the person is right handed and the rind gets beat up less on the left hand.

One of my biggest regrets is not doing enough to find out the true reason they wear it on their left hand.

It seems to be older Ags that wear their rings on their left hand. No one I knew in college did this. I think a lot of Ags start doing it once they start wearing a wedding band.

Step 1: wear Aggie ring on left hand.
Step 2: Go to the chicken and ask for a big red.
Step 3: Report back here with results.

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Also Europeans wear there wedding rings on their right hands. If you know someone British who is married go see for yourself.

So if there are any British Ags out there, they are probably wearing their Aggie ring on their left hand.

Sticka or sticker ring...


RV red sashers

My cousin by marriage wears his on the left hand now. He used to wear it on his right hand but one day his Aggie ring got caught on top of a fence he was going over and took his finger off. True story.

Lyndon Johnson did a lot of politicking of his own in college. In the fall of 1929, Johnson and several other men organized Alpha & Omega, better known as the White Stars.Through that organization, he helped change student politics at the college, polishing all the while the skills at what would become his lifelong major.

Each Alpha & Omega member was assigned a number in the order of affiliation; LBJ was No. 3. A&O emerged in reaction to a student group consisting of athletes and student leaders who were the focus of campus social and political life; they had organized themselves as Beta Sigma, a secret society also known as the Black Stars. They controlled most student political offices and exercised some influence in the disposition of the student activity fund.
Johnson and his colleagues realized that control of the student council was critical to filling such important posts as editors of the Star and the Pedagog yearbook, both paid positions and both appointed by the council. Moreover, control of the council meant they would enjoy greater influence in the distribution of student activity funds — in their view, from athletics and into more academically oriented interests such as debate, theater and band.

that's right, the reason we suck at football is because of LBJ. *******.

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Ring on the left hand is more of an Old Army thing and has nothing to do with secret societies.

Yes, there are secret societies. Yes, I believe the members of the secret societies often wear their rings on their left hand. I don't know if this is always true or not.

But just because someone's wearing their ring on their left hand doesn't mean they're in a secret society.

I'm a left-hander.

It was worn on the left hand very frequently in the 60's and 70's. It was because when MEN shook hands in those days, the grip was quite a bit tighter than you have today so the ring would cause a fair amount of pain as your little finger got crushed.

Of course, nowadays, people shake hands a lot less, and when they do it's usually a limp wristed, dead fish, sissie maneuver inherited from the pu****s in the cookie pusher schools like Rice and t.u.

I remember when I first heard about this when I was a freshman in the Corps. One of the guys in my outfit lived near an old sticker, and they had some meetings there with the new blood. To funny to see this now.

I have never heard of a secret society of Ags. This story is for those that love late-night radio and all the mysterious stuff that insomniacs love to speculate about -- and those that love to call Aggies a "cult". My dad was class of 42, 2 brothers and a sister went to A&M, I am class of 73, and I have many Aggie friends including some Junction Boys, Corps Commander, Wing Commander, RVs, etc. but I have never heard of a secret society. I wear my ring on my left hand and so does one of my brothers. No secret reason. I think this is another Aggie fable.

Do the Texas T's not matter anymore?

Look at your clues in a mirror.

The G.O.B.

I wore mine on my left hand from the beginning. It is a large ring and placing it on my right hand hampered my writing. I have occasionally worn it on my right but after all these years it does not feel right.

There is no secret society. I knew Rudder. He also signed my diplomas. I am proud of that.

I think some of you wear your Aggie ring on your left hand because your right ring finger got TOO FAT. That's the SECRET... you don't want to admit that it no longer fits on the finger that you bought it for!

Bingo.

I was told this is where to meet for left hand wearing Aggi.......................................................

I got mine sized when it was really cold outside and my finger had shrunk. When the ring came it it was warm outside and my fingers had come back to normal size. A member of the sociecty saw me and adopted me in. Now I'm a member. Cease all Secret Society talk!!!

I am wearing my ring on my left hand as part of the "Let Tanny Play" society. Anyone can join

Let's all join the secret society by wearing our ring on our left hand.



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Does this have anything to do with the Yell Leaders having a certain book in their back left pocket when they're in their yell uniforms?

There were a few articles in the Batt about this secret society at the end of the spring of '96, FWIW.

I've also known a few old Ags who wear their Aggie ring on their left hand, sharing the ring finger with their wedding bands. That said, I know a lot more who don't.

"Texas - It's still America down here."