Poll of the Day > The Aggie Topic!

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I'm going to consolidate all my school topics into one, because I sorta make a lot of them.

If you've ever wanted to know more about Texas A&M, this here topic's the place to do it. I could talk about this school for literally days <_< I had to talk about it for ten days straight once, save for sleeping and bathing.
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I would have been on board for a general College Discussion thread

also, chomp chomp bitch
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RCtheWSBC posted...

I would have been on board for a general College Discussion thread

also, chomp chomp bitch

nooooo this is about meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

but I mean, sure, you can talk about Florida or Chicago if you want :>
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Today, April 7th, happens to be Aggie Ring Day! All the Aggies who qualified for a ring in the Fall and Winter semesters are collecting their rings this morning and evening. Families and friends are lined up by the thousands, waiting for their chance to see and wear the coveted class ring.

Here's a short history of the Aggie Ring!
The first ring was made in 1889, thirteen years after the college was founded. After changing manufacturers and jewelers for a while, the ring was standardized at the turn of the century. The ring had the last two digits of the class year and a shield on it, with the state seal on one side and a crossed saber, rifle, and canon on the other. In 1912 and 1926, the side that each of those things was on switched. In 1931, the first class hours requirement to qualify for a ring was set up (had to have completed your second junior semester), and in 1933, the words "Texas A&M College - 1876" were added. Two years later, the lettering was changed to "A&M College of Texas - 1876." After changing manufacturers a few more times and some troubles with World War II going on, the Office of the Registrar became in charge of handing out Aggie Rings. In 1948, we found the perfect Aggie Ring maker, and have stuck with them since. The Texas Legislature changed the name of Texas Agriculture & Machanical College to Texas A&M University (the A&M no longer standing for anything) in 1963, and so the lettering on the ring was once again changed to reflect that. The last major change to the ring came in 1998, when the ring + band stopped coming as a pair, and the ring began to be manufactured as a one piece set.

Now, let me tell ya, Aggies are crazy about this ring. People who have one are treated way better than those who don't. Not getting your Ring is like, insane. I've seen strangers on Reddit give hundreds of dollars away to complete strangers so they could wear their ring and flip it on their graduation day - a tradition we've done for decades now. Back in WWII, men in the military were only allowed to wear a ring on their finger if it was their wedding ring, so there are old stories of Aggies coming together before their ship off day and soldering their two rings together. We have a collection of Aggie Rings on campus that are donated to the school from notable alumni. There are stories of people losing their rings in different countries and the rings being sent back to the university and eventually back to their owner. Recently there was a story in the news about a guy who found one at a pawn shop in San Antonio, and people all pitched in to buy it, find its original owner, and give it back to her. You're not EVER supposed to give up your ring, and if you see one, its said that you should automatically recognize that the person you're talking to is someone of value and honor.

I won't get my ring until September 2018, but I've gone to a few ring day celebrations and it's so great to see everyone's hard work pay off :)
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I had a history professor my freshman year from Virginia who had an Aggie wife. She was the first woman in her family to go to college, and one of the first thousand or so woman to go to A&M. He told us the story of how when he proposed to her, she said yes, but wore her wedding ring on her right hand because "[she] loved A&M and History long before [she] loved [him]."
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lol aggies are pathetic

it says a lot about how vapid a person is when one of the biggest components of their identity is what state school they managed to get into

bernieflanders posted...

lol aggies are pathetic

it says a lot about how vapid a person is when one of the biggest components of their identity is what state school they managed to get into

What's really pathetic is that you make it a point to post in my topics, you know? :P

Anywho, TAMU isn't a "state school." I mean, yes, it's a public school in Texas, but it's not Texas State University or the University of Texas.

http://www.txstate.edu/
http://www.utexas.edu/
http://www.tamu.edu/
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lol nah what's pathetic is you think i bothered to look at who posted the thread before posting in it

what's more pathetic is you think i keep an eye out for your topics

also that you think a land grant college isn't essentially the same as a state school

k
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hahahahaha triggered enough to reply but totally unable to come up with a substantial retort, good job

MrMelodramatic posted...

RCtheWSBC posted...

I would have been on board for a general College Discussion thread

also, chomp chomp bitch

nooooo this is about meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

but I mean, sure, you can talk about Florida or Chicago if you want :>

April 5 was Orange and Blue Day so I dressed up for it at class and work like a dork

UChicago doesn't really do school spirit, but the brand power is real. p sure it played a factor in getting that federal job offer.
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Sooooo

The "fun" part of Aggie Ring Day is the traditional Ring Dunk celebration. The ring recipient has a small gathering with their closest friends and family at a local bar (usually The Chicken but it gets full real quick) and order a pitcher of beer. The ring is dunked into the pitcher, and the ring recipient has to chug to the bottom and catch the ring in their mouth. There's usually a small party that follows. Then the next day, when your parents leave town or go back to their hotel room, a real party happens.

Now I'm off to go drink celebrate with a good friend of mine :>

Also, not really an Aggie thing, but today my student org had its annual softball game. That was fun. My team lost 27-11
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What? Texas A&M is totally a state school. Your logic would mean nonsense like Virginia Tech is not a state school.

I mean yeah it's a state school , but "state school" usually implies that it's the kind of university pretty much anyone can get into. A&M is literally one of the best school in the nation in TONS of areas, and it's one of the largest universities in the country, and it's one of the best endowed.

It's an old school (oldest public school in Texas) with a lot of history, and it's totes fine to be proud of coming here. It's a great college.
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Melo, bruh

Be proud of your school and all, but TAMU ain't all that jazz >_>

Which areas is it ranked the best in?
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At Northwestern they chant "state school" at sporting events to the other team because Northwestern is the only private school in the Big Ten.

...Or it was before they expanded. Is Rutgers a state school?

Ah, yes.

MrMelodramatic posted...

"state school" usually implies that it's the kind of university pretty much anyone can get into

literally anyone can get into texas a&m lol get over yourself