This is the first I am hearing of this but this giant replica ring is going to be unveiled on my ring day in 7 days.

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Join us for the unveiling of the 12-foot bronze replica of the Aggie Ring.
2:30 p.m. Aggie Ring unveiled to the public
2:45 p.m. Fightin' Texas Aggie Yell Practice
2:55 p.m. Firing of Spirit of '02 Cannon
3:00 p.m. Aggie Ring Delivery

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Everyone else already aware?

Yep, they were doing some work on it last year if i remember correctly? I saw signs around the area. Very disney-esque, but cool nonetheless

wait... its gotta be metal and all right? I hope its not disney-esque

not disney-esque at all... this is going to be badass:

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Made of bronze and weighing 6,500 pounds, the mammoth Aggie Ring will anchor the Haynes Ring Plaza, which, with its core value walls, will provide a place of reflection and inspiration for Aggies and visitors to Texas A&M University. Bearing the class year 1946 on its crest, the sculpture and the Haynes Ring Plaza are named in honor of Reta and the late Harold J. Haynes ’46, lead donors to the soon to be completed $17 million enhancement of the Alumni Center designed to tell the story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies in interesting and engaging ways. The Ring, as well as the entire enhancement project, has been funded entirely by private donations.

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No ****? Wow i guess i didn't look into it much i just took it at face value. Sweet action

With all due respect, that's just weird.


A ring??? Was there nothing/nobody else more worthy of 15 foot tribute?



A ring???

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With all due respect, that's just weird.


A ring??? Was there nothing/nobody else more worthy of 15 foot tribute?



A ring???

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Kinda makes sense to me. Seeing as its the former student center, what do all former students have in common? How can they all recognize each other around the world?

Aggie Ring.

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A ring??? Was there nothing/nobody else more worthy of 15 foot tribute?

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that's just one of our most recent.

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With all due respect, that's just weird.


A ring??? Was there nothing/nobody else more worthy of 15 foot tribute?



A ring???

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Haha. This is funny because it just goes to show that our traditions (such as the Aggie Ring), are so special to Aggies everywhere. They are the reason Aggies are so proud of this amazing institution, and the people that have been here. You can tell that this spirit is lost on Red Raiders because they didn't have it going to Tech. I am so glad I am an Aggie.

Gig'em

I guess this is one of those things that the rest of the world "just doesn't understand"?



Okay. You got me. I just don't understand it.

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I guess this is one of those things that the rest of the world "just doesn't understand"?

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speak for yourself dillhole.

what makes an Aggie ring such a tradition, compared to every other University in the nation??

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speak for yourself dillhole.

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Translation: "From the inside, I just can't explain it."

Tard wont understand.

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Tard wont understand.

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Translation: "From the inside, I just can't explain it."

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Made of bronze and weighing 6,500 pounds, the mammoth Aggie Ring will anchor the Haynes Ring Plaza, which, with its core value walls, will provide a place of reflection and inspiration for Aggies and visitors to Texas A&M University. Bearing the class year 1946 on its crest, the sculpture and the Haynes Ring Plaza are named in honor of Reta and the late Harold J. Haynes ’46, lead donors to the soon to be completed $17 million enhancement of the Alumni Center designed to tell the story of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies in interesting and engaging ways. The Ring, as well as the entire enhancement project, has been funded entirely by private donations.

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How much more of an explanation do you need.

"How can they all recognize each other around the world? The aggie ring"

Well no **** Enstein? Just like a Gator would notice a Gator ring, a Horn would notice another Horn's ring. Its a tradition at every school in the nation to recieve your ring when you become a senior.

I'm not the one who doesn't get it.

Not really, many don't get college rings. I know it exist, but I've never seen a horn ring and several different looking tech rings. I lived in Louisiana for years and never remember anyone wearing a LSU ring.

I guess you're right considering all my Tech friends have rings, all my UT friends have rings, and anyone I know that graduated from a 4 year university has one. The decision to wear it is up to them but I know all of them have it and wear it to special occasions or everywhere like my Aggie friends.

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Poor butthurt tard

never seen them. Post a pic and lets see what they look like.

Oh HOLY SH*T!!!!

what is there to be butthurt about?

wow

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Its a tradition at every high school in the nation to receive your ring when you become a senior.

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fify

Samsill is a Longhorn, Tinballs.

You don's understand everyone does it not just ATM



No other university has a deeper sense of tradition and pride than does the University of Florida. From embracing one another to sing "We are the Boys of Old Florida" to lounging in the Plaza of Americas or walking through Turlington Plaza, Gators understand that attending the University of Florida is more than just going to school…it is a way of life. No matter what years you spent at the university, you will always share a special bond with fellow Gators.

Techgunner and Tinballs here is something just to get you going. Please post your Tech ring's history for my reading pleasure. I know you must have some history? I'm about to show you why the Texas A&M ring is the most recognizable and popular school ring in the nation.

The Association of Former Students - www.AggieNetwork.com
HistoryHistory
1876 - Texas A&M College opens.
1889 - Oldest known Aggie Ring made this year.

1894 - Edward C. Jonas ’94, captain of C Company, chosen to design a new Aggie Ring (he had designed the Commencement programs 1891-1894).

1894 - The Ring committee awards contract to a Bryan jeweler. The resulting Rings are inspected by Professor P.S. Tilson ’89, who discovered they were weighted with lead.

1899 - R.J. Poulter is chosen as chairman of a committee to select the 1899 class Ring.
-Linz Brothers Jewelry Company of Dallas submits design sketches for the Ring.
-A meeting is held by Poulter’s committee in J.B. Sterns’ room to discuss the designs. During this meeting the suggestion is made to have the classes of ’00, ’01, and ’02 adopt the design to perpetuate the tradition./1899-Linz Brothers quotes a lower price for rings if Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes would vote to use the same design.
-The classes agree to perpetuate the design.

1900 - The class of ’00 buy their rings from Linz Brothers for $10.50, after testing a ring proved their metallic purity.
-The classes of ’01 and ’02 did not all buy rings from Linz Brothers; they could not hold a monopoly over the manufacture of the Ring.

1912 - The state seal and crossed weapons changes sides.

1926 - The state seal and crossed weapons again change sides.

1930 - 1935 -Rings made during this period were primarily manufactured by Herff Jones Company.

1933 - Officers of the class of ’31 petitions the A&M faculty to restrict purchase of the Aggie Ring to students who have attained at least the second semester of their Junior year.
-Texas A&M President T.O. Walton appoints an Official Senior Ring Committee to standardize the Ring design, create more control for Ring distribution and manufacture, and eliminate some of the undesirable practices connected with handling class Ring orders. The committee was to consider proposals for rings for the classes ‘35-’39. No stones (diamonds,rubies) were considered. Rings would average 12 pennyweight. Their goal was modernization of the old design while retaining essential features. The words “Texas A&M College – 1876” were added around the crown.

1933 - The Star Engraving Company of Houston is awarded a 5 year contract. Distributors in the Bryan/College Station area that were chosen were John S. Caldwell and Sankey Park.

1934 - Star Engraving files for a patent on the Ring designed by John Boehme.

1935 - The Texas and United States flags were added behind the crossed cannon, rifle and saber. Wording was changed to “A&M College of Texas – 1876” (this design will not change again until 1963).

1935 April - Star Engraving secures a seven year patent of Ring design.
April 23 - Star Engraving transfers rights of patent #95172 to Texas A&M College.

1937 - C.W. Varner is added as a distributor of Rings.

1939 - Registrar’s Office begins distributing rings with the class of ’39, to exercise tighter control.
-Josten Company of Owatonna, Minnesota is awarded a contract to supply rings for the classes ‘40-42.

1942 - Josten Company’s contract is extended to 1948.
-Ring patent is allowed to expire.

1948 - L.G. Balfour Company of Attelboro Massachusetts is awarded a three year contract to supply Rings.

1963 - Legislature changes name of the school to Texas A&M University. The Ring lettering is correspondingly changed.

1963 - 1966 - These class years have an option of College or University.

1963 - J.B. “Josh” Sterns ‘99 conceives idea of a permanent ring collection.

1967 - All students of this class year and forward are required to have A&M University lettering on their Ring.

1970’s - Rose and White Gold w/ Antique finishes become available to give students options beyond the Yellow Gold W/ Antique.

1972 - Balfour’s lifetime warranty for Rings available.

1998 - Rings are manufactured in a solid one piece design.

1998 - Natural finish becomes available.

Wow, those all look like high school rings.

"The Association of Former Students Aggie Ring Program has the honor and responsibility of protecting the integrity of the Aggie Ring. They determine Ring eligibility for over 9,000 students each year.

That would be the equivalent of 33% of the entire Tech enrollment.

Techgunner/Tinballs, quick, name me the 9 remaining regional counties surrounding Lubbock for which a cotton boll blesses the Tech senior ring! How 'bout that lamp representing "knowledge?"

Wik:
Texas Tech ring
While the class ring had occasionally used a universal design, by the late 20th century various styles were available. In 1999, the university reverted to a single ring design for the university's graduates. The new Official Texas Tech Alumni Association Class Ring symbolically captures the essence of Texas Tech with the prominent Double T logo surrounded by the school’s full name and date of foundation. By tradition, undergraduates wear the ring with the Double T logo facing themselves. Upon graduation, the ring is turned so the logo faces outward.

One shoulder of the ring displays an image of the Administration Building, with the bells which represent victory. The other shoulder contains the university seal: an American eagle perched above a book, representing the church; a star, representing the State of Texas; a key, representing home; and, a lamp, representing knowledge. These elements are separated by a cross featuring ten cotton bolls, one each for Lubbock and its nine surrounding cotton-producing counties.[24]

10,000 years from now, some numbnuts archeologist will find that sculpture and use it to prove his hypothesis that a race of giants once occupied this area.

Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit

Sumus Tejas

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While the class ring had occasionally used a universal design, by the late 20th century various styles were available.

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This is why A&M's is different. MOST schools have several different designs available. There is only one basic design for an Aggie ring.

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UF High School Ring...