Students receive their Aggie Rings
Published Sep 19, 2024
Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, recently presented 70 students with their Aggie Rings.
Students of Texas A&M University are called “Aggies” and that tradition continues at Texas A&M’s branch campus in Education City. The Aggie Ring worn by all Aggies is the most visible symbol of the Aggie Network that connects the more than 550,000 graduates of Texas A&M around the world.
Dating back more than 100 years, the Aggie Ring is a tradition that is deep in symbolism and represents the values every Aggie should hold: excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service. Those who have earned the right to wear the Aggie Ring have cleared some of the toughest requirements in the United States for a class ring, making it one of the most treasured items an Aggie possesses.
On each ring is the wearer’s class year. Aggies wear their rings with their class year facing them. At graduation, Aggies turn their rings around with the class year facing outward, symbolizing their readiness to face the world.
