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Ring Day

In 38 minutes, a GroupMe of 148 people managed to raise enough money to fund their friend’s Aggie Ring.

Students band together on GroupMe to help friend buy Aggie Ring

By Alyssa Gafford-Gaby @AGaffordGaby September 25, 2019

In 38 minutes, a GroupMe of 148 people managed to raise enough money to fund their friend’s Aggie Ring. On Sept. 5, economics senior Michael Murray was driving to College Station from Houston with...

Petroleum engineering senior Zach Elder had a passion for A&M traditions and self-improvement.

Carrying on Zach’s legacy

By Camryn Lang @CamrynLang September 25, 2019

After a young Aggie was taken by a tragedy before he was set to receive his ring, Texas A&M found a way to honor him for generations to come. Petroleum engineering senior William Zachary Elder passed...

Among the rings ordered, the oldest class year was 1948 and the newest was 2022.

Ringing in a new school year

By Sanna Bhai @BhaiSanna September 25, 2019

Around 4,300 Aggies will be receiving their rings on Friday, with distribution starting at 9:45 a.m. in the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. This Ring Day will be the first of three that will take...

Sports reporter Jack Holmes is the first in his family to attend an American college, and he cherishes Aggie traditions.

A Small Piece of Home

By Jack Holmes @Jack_Holmes98 September 25, 2019

The day that all Aggies wait for is finally here. It is the day you get to put that ring of gold on your finger, the day to celebrate an ambitious accomplishment, and for many, it is the day that represents...

After celebrating Ring Day there are many places to visit in the B-CS area.

Making Ring Day a family affair

By Meagan Sheffield @mshef350 September 25, 2019

When thousands of visitors make their way to the Bryan-College Station area on Friday to see students receive their Aggie Rings, they will also be searching for fun activities in town after standing in...

Managing editor Samantha Mahler recalls the milestones from her Aggie experience.

One tradition at a time

By Samantha Mahler @mahlersamantha September 25, 2019

As with all things in life, the best things don’t come easy. Receiving my Aggie Ring has been a slow process, but the experience has shaped me into who I am. I’m a transfer student by way of...

Kinesiology senior Hallie Taylor receives her Aggie Ring on Friday, 25 years after her father James Taylor, Class of 1995, and 50 years after her grandfather Ron Rhodes, Class of 1970.

A tradition that adds up

For many families coming to Aggieland for this Friday’s Ring Day, it will mean watching their students receive a ring. This ring symbolizes the blood, sweat and tears shed to reach the milestone...

The Aggie Rings for Veterans program provides funding for several Aggie veterans to receive their rings each year. Students who are selected meet with the program’s donors on Ring Day.

Serving those who served, on Ring Day and every day

By Camryn Lang @CamrynLang April 12, 2019

While crowds of eager students gather outside the Alumni Center, several military Aggies will join scholarship donors in a quiet conference room to receive their long-awaited rings. The Aggie Rings for...

Jeanette Lipton and Ammarah Sattar both opted to get the larger men’s rings.

Aggie women discuss their decision to order a men’s-size ring

Of the nearly 6,300 Aggie Rings that will be distributed during Ring Day, around 2,360 will be men’s rings. However, three of those men’s rings will go to Aggie women. Kathryn Greenwade,...

Some students opt for the Polara or white gold ring instead of the traditional gold ring for various reasons.

Different shine, same spirit

By Sanna Bhai @BhaiSanna April 12, 2019

On Ring Day, thousands of students will receive their piece of “Aggie gold.” But each year, there are some who opt for a ring of a different color. A less sought out option is the silver-colored...

Almost 6,300 Aggie rings were ordered and of those 53 percent were female and 70 percent were natural finish.

Association of Former Students to distribute over 6,000 Aggie Rings

By Khadeeja Umana @Deeja_Umana April 12, 2019

Thousands of students and their families are coming together on campus to celebrate this semester’s Aggie Ring Day. Split between Friday and Saturday, the April Ring Day is the largest one of the...

Agricultural economics senior Ashley Ralph poses with her grandfather, John Mayfield Jr., Class of 1958.

Time-honored tradition

By Hollis Mills @sillohsllim April 12, 2019

The culmination of every Aggie education is met with the opportunity to finally don a gold-cast Aggie ring. After completing 90 hours as an undergraduate last April, Ashley Ralph earned not one ring, but...

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