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Ring Day

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Thousands celebrate academic achievements at Ring Day

By Daniella Gutierrez @dani_talia95 September 21, 2018

Over 3,000 Aggies will receive their Aggie Rings on Friday at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. Ring distribution is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Of the 4,372 rings ordered, over 96 percent...

Ellen, Clara, Clark and Jesus Palomo use Bus 12 to spread the Aggie Spirit around campus and to many events around the nation. 

12 years of spreading the spirit on Bus 12

By Jordan Burnham September 21, 2018

This Ring Day marks the 12th year that Bus 12, a new Aggie tradition, will be attending the event. Members of a die-hard Aggie family, the Lanes came up with the idea to transform a school bus into something...

Benjamin Knox, Class of 1990, was commissioned to paint famous Aggie moments. 

Painting Aggie perfection

By Harismitha Ayyappan @HarismithaA September 21, 2018

Famed former student Benjamin Knox will create portraits and unveil his new Kyle Field painting at Ring Day on Friday. Knox, Class of 1990, was commissioned by Texas A&M to paint a number of popular...

This is the antique finish of the ring.  Aggie Rings are wore with the numbers facing towards the wearer until the student graduates.

A unique Ring Day

Dark clouds did not dampen the spirit as thousands of Aggies put their Aggie gold on their finger for the first time inside the Hall of Champions at Kyle Field. With the threat of inclement weather all...

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi proudly welcomed Google Senior Engineer Dr. James McLurkin to campus on October 18, 2017 as the featured guest for its Fall 2017 Distinguished Speaker Series.

Ring Day across Texas

Celebrated widely and variably, a class ring is more than a piece of jewelry on a finger — it symbolizes determination, encases memories and creates conversation. After completing 90 hours of undergraduate...

An Aggie’s worst nightmare

An important milestone in an Aggie’s life is getting their ring after countless hours of homework and studying, but sometimes things can go horribly wrong. It’s not unusual to hear a college...

Kathryn is the first member of her family to attend Texas A&M.

An immeasurable honor

At first glance, the Aggie Ring is a piece of jewelry with minuscule etchings and grooves which rests on a finger. Embodying laughs, tears, late nights and early mornings, my Aggie Ring will surpass any...

Anthony has been part of both the Aggieland and The Battalion during his time at A&M.

Remember with a ring

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas April 12, 2018

As I took college tours and went to different campuses, Texas A&M stood out from the rest and once my acceptance letter arrived, it was very clear I had already made my decision to become an Aggie. Fast...

Megan will receive her Aggie Ring on Saturday.

A small ring with big meaning

Even before coming to Texas A&M I knew the Aggie Ring was important, but the reasons I had heard are not the reasons why I am now anxiously awaiting Saturday morning. I was told it would stand out,...

Jan Weston met her husband Ben, class of 1974, at his Senior Ring Dance.

The long journey to Aggie gold

Jan Weston first stepped onto the campus of Texas A&M as a freshman journalism major in 1972. This Saturday, she will finally receive her Aggie Ring after 45 long years of waiting. Though Jan’s...

Angel’s parents, Mark and Daya, will travel 10 hours, from El Paso, to attend her Ring Day.

A family affair

By Angel Franco @angelmadison_ April 11, 2018

There have been times in my life when I suddenly become aware I am living in a moment I will remember for the rest of my life. Watching my parents drive away as they dropped me off freshman year, looking...

Balfour factory worker repairs Aggie Ring

Symbol of ‘The Spirit’

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas April 11, 2018

While the Aggie Ring itself has transformed in its nearly 130 year history at Texas A&M, it remains one of the most prominent traditions uniting Aggies together around the world. Kathryn Greenwade,...

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