Build Your Aggie RingAggie Ring History

One of the proudest moments for an Aggie is earning his/her Aggie Ring.
An Aggie Band follows you for life and sets you lot autonomously. This one detail identifies your
Aggie as a member of a special family. It has a rich history and there are incredible
stories surrounding the ring. Below is ane such special story.

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How do you know when your Aggie can order an Aggie Ring?

He/She tin can check in the Howdy Portal
 xc total completed undergraduate or professional hours
 45 completed institution undergraduate or professional hours
 2.0 minimum cumulative GPR
 must not be on academic probation, suspension, dismissal, expulsion, or on honor violation probation from the university

Ordering an Aggie Ring:

All of the information from pricing (Men's start around $1000 and women's are around$600 – new pricing will be available for the next ordering period) to the history of the ring, tin be found on the Association of Onetime Students web folio . Yous tin go to the second floor and attempt 1 rings and get sized during office hours G- F viii am – 5 pm.  For all the details on everything Aggie Band at TAMU, please go to their website.

Additionally, Texas A&M has a FAQ with answers to many of your Aggie Ring Questions here.

The Aggie Ring order must be submitted online or placed in person at the Aggie Ring Office on the 2nd flooring of the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. This is the solar day that yous can become the cute photo of your pupil property the chalkboard sign saying they ordered their ring.

How Practice I pay for "The Band"?

Kickoff saving now! There are loans, scholarships your student can use for, or you tin endeavour to win the ring by buying tickets at the Reveille Raffle in Jan! Come across the Association Band Twenty-four hour period web site for more information. Not
everyone can afford a band – buying 1 after graduation is okay. This is non a "have to" in life.

The Procedure:

Selection the date!

There are normally 2 dates in the fall and 1 in the spring  for presenting and celebrating the ring.   This Aggie website volition permit yous know what these dates are.

Reserve a place to stay:

a hotel, AirBnB, or HomeAway in July or August every bit before long as you know the date your student volition be eligible if you want to stay over and make a day and night of information technology.

Go a Ring Ticket!

One week earlier ring day, your Aggie volition cull a fourth dimension for picking up "The Ring". This opens at 7AM – so if you wish to plan, get to the web site and look at times.

What to expect the day of:

Band Twenty-four hours has evolved into an event. The Band Day celebration began in 2000. Hither is a short video that briefly discusses the beginnings of Ring 24-hour interval. https://youtu.exist/NGO3zyPqXNk

Some students are busy and they go pick upwardly their ring during scheduled function hours.  Other students have their family unit, extended family and or friends nourish the event.

Where practice I park?

Check the spider web site for parking directions and shuttle directions. If it is not Parent's Weekend, you can probably find parking in Cain or Koldus.

When should I arrive?

The schedule runs like clockwork. If your entry time says 9:45, you volition start moving into the Clayton Williams building at 9:45. If you have elderly with you or anyone with a inability attending with y'all – you do not have to exist in line an hour or fifty-fifty thirty minutes ahead of time. Yous tin go in line 15-xx minutes before and equally long equally you take your ticket you are going to go far at your time.

What Practise I habiliment?

Dress for the weather! Be prepared for heat, rain or cold. If it is hot wearable something absurd and comfortable and bring an umbrella for shade. A sundress, wearing apparel, skirt and superlative, or dainty slacks are advisable. Some people really dress for this event, only most are
Lord's day casual.

What do we do once in the edifice?

Your students ring is at a table based on final name. Go to that table. Your student will demand two forms of ID to selection up the ring. Make up one's mind if yous want a family member, Aggie, teacher or some other special person to give your Aggie the band. This is a dandy time for photos. The people handing out rings will be happy to assist in taking a family unit photo.  To keep things orderly and timely, you volition be asked to leave the edifice after you get your band and take a few pictures.

My educatee has the ring-What now?

You lot can visit the white tent. You can get water and soft drinks. There is ordinarily free Slovaks sausage. You can have your ring polished, purchase a Ring Day t-shirt and purchase a signed impress by Benjamin Knox. They do have large fans if you need to cool off!
Take photos – but non by the large band in front end of the building. These photos are all-time taken the 24-hour interval subsequently or afterward in the year. They keep the band blocked off.

How Practise I celebrate? Practice I gloat?

Some go to lunch or dinner after. Some suggestions of places to eat are: Napa Flats, Care Eccell, Christopher'southward, Republic Steak Business firm, and Veritas. This listing goes on and on- the most important matter is brand reservations early. If yous cannot go reservations, consider accept out back at your students place or a park- Aggies are all about the Tailgate!  Some parents become dwelling house after and some accept a political party to celebrate the day.

Parents have bought ring mean solar day cookies – Sweet Station, Master Bakers, Jessica's Bake Shop, – all in College Station. Some purchase a ring block or other cake – HEB has cakes or y'all tin order a special cake as several bakeries – I like Cake Junkie. https://www.cakejunkie.com
Parties tin be BBQs, you can serve platters from Laynes and play games. Make it easy!

Gifts?

Some parents believe the band is the souvenir. The band does come in a cute wooden box with A&Chiliad on the top in gold. Some purchase a signed Benjamin Knox print that is personalized for the day. Some make cute ring holders for the ring or a special frame for the day. In that location is no right or wrong style to expect at this.

Graduation:

At graduation your Aggie will desire to wear the ring. When you get your band, the year is faced towards your Aggie to symbolize their tie is not even so finished.  During kickoff ceremonies, The Association of Quondam Students leads a
ceremony in which Aggies students plough their Rings around to face the globe proudly,  just as the Aggie graduate is now ready to face the world.

Lost Rings:

Notify the Association of Former Students and join the Facebook group Aggie Band Lost & Found. You lot are allowed to buy 1 replacement ring. Remind your student to not have it off unless it is by their bed and take a safe place to go along it. So  many rings are lost from taking information technology off in bathrooms to wash hands, forget to put it on,
call up, render and information technology is gone.  If you ever see ane at a pawn shop, report it to the Association. If you tin can purchase it you tin return to the Association and they will try to find the owner.

All things Aggie Ring for  a Galveston Parent:

Galveston Campus – you lot society your ring on line from Higher Station.  https://world wide web.aggienetwork.com/ring/

Band ceremonies are held in Galveston at the Mary Moody Middle – Flag Room or students may go to CStat and get their ring there.
In that location is a breakfast, Yell Leaders are there and each student goes up to become a ring Box when name is called. There are photograph opportunities. Please encounter the Galveston site for times. The Galveston Aggie Moms are the gals in the know for cakes and cookies and parties.

Galveston Band info.
Phone Number: (409) 740-4561
Business organisation Hours: Mon-Friday from eight a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visit Belinda Webber or Shelly Fordyce at the Role of Student Activities, Suite 101, Seibel Pupil Services Building, Building #3030. Band finishes besides available at this campus.