college class rings...

[jason]

for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens....

[TMer25]

I didn't. The diploma on the wall was enough for me.

[marlin fan]

Originally posted by jason
for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens.... o0o0o thats where Marlin gets its graduation stuff!

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

I hope to get my Aggie ring. Those things are recognizable everywhere.

[Adidas410s]

I didn't get one. If you went to Tech or A&M...it's a pretty big deal. If you went to Texas, it's something that some of the grads have but not as big of a deal to have one. Otherwise...not really much of a concern. I don't have any friends that have one if they didn't go to Tech or A&M. The only other people that wear them are those that have rings for sports accomplishments.

[jason]

ive invested a LOT of time into graduating though, i would like to have something besides a diploma on my wall to show for it...

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
ive invested a LOT of time into graduating though, i would like to have something besides a diploma on my wall to show for it...


Get 3afan to pay for it.

[kaorder1999]

I didnt get one and I regret it. I'm thinking about ordering one though!

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by jason
ive invested a LOT of time into graduating though, i would like to have something besides a diploma on my wall to show for it...

I got 2 degrees...so I made them give me 2 diplomas! ;)

[zeus63]

Go for it!! i didn't get one and I regret it now. I think I am going to buy one.

[3afan]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Get 3afan to pay for it.

why not - I pay for everything else! :p

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by 3afan
why not - I pay for everything else! :p

great response...

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by 3afan
why not - I pay for everything else! :p

Hey jason, I'll pay for it if you hook me up with your cousin....haha.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Hey jason, I'll pay for it if you hook me up with your cousin....haha.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

thats a deal breaker

[3afan]

Originally posted by jason
for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens....


depends - dont get one just to have one .............. if you dont like to wear a ring then IMO its not worth the $ to have a ring sitting in a drawer

I had one but it was stolen when our house was broken into back in '92 ... looked recently into getting a new one but the one I liked was $600+ :eek:

[3afan]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Hey jason, I'll pay for it if you hook me up with your cousin....haha.

which cousin?


good thing you didnt say "sister" :mad:

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by 3afan
depends - dont get one just to have one .............. if you dont like to wear a ring then IMO its not worth the $ to have a ring sitting in a drawer

I had one but it was stolen when our house was broken into back in '92 ... looked recently into getting a new one but the one I liked was $600+ :eek:

Here's an idea for both of you: donate blood plasma and sperm. You'll have that ring paid for in no time.

[LH Panther Mom]

I haven't even discussed it with my son, but we got a thingy in the mail 2-3 weeks ago. :bigcry: :weeping: $$$$$ Heck, when he graduates, it will be a big deal, even if it is "only" from UT.

[3afan]

Originally posted by jason
for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens....

ring or custom made irons .... hhhhmmmmm :thinking:

[lepfan]

I did not get a "class ring"....but my parents did buy me another ring...after I graduated. I still wear it today...I think I like it better...I am not sure I would still be wearing a college class ring.
Ya just seem to grow out of that stage as you get older...except if your an aggie...they never grow out of the college day mentality


***DISCLAIMER: Not intended to offend any one or group of aggies or other human beings. These are my opinions and only mine...I can have opinions of my own...bullfrog told me so! ALSO, just deal with any of the spelling errors...I don't feel like fixing them today!

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by 3afan
which cousin?


good thing you didnt say "sister" :mad:


I don't know her name, but she is around the same age as your daughter....jason knows which one I'm talking about.

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by TMer25
I didn't. The diploma on the wall was enough for me.

ditto, I hate jewelry. I even put up a tussle with the Mrs. over wearing the wedding band. She won that one.

[DaHop72]

Originally posted by 3afan
custom made irons .... hhhhmmmmm :thinking: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[jason]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Hey jason, I'll pay for it if you hook me up with your cousin....haha. you have as good of a chance with her as you do with [insert super hot superstar here]....

[jason]

Originally posted by 3afan
recently into getting a new one but the one I liked was $600+ :eek: the one i 'built' at yesterday was $750 after taxes....:doh:

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
ditto, I hate jewelry. I even put up a tussle with the Mrs. over wearing the wedding band. She won that one.

You should know better than to argue with a woman. They always win, they have something that us men need to survive.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by jason
you have as good of a chance with her as you do with [insert super hot superstar here]....

lol.....

and custom made irons....hmmmm

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
you have as good of a chance with her as you do with [insert super hot superstar here]....

So you're telling me there's a chance...

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by 3afan
ring or custom made irons .... hhhhmmmmm :thinking:

wouldn't even be question at my house - all 3 would get the irons :)

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
wouldn't even be question at my house - all 3 would get the irons :)


But he already has irons, but he doesn't have a ring...

[kaorder1999]

i want a freaking state championship ring.

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
i want a freaking state championship ring.

I want a Big XII Championship ring.....Man I'm excited about this Spring.

[jason]

mom has been telling me, for the better part of a decade now, that when i graduate college, she'll take me to golfsmith and let me go buck wild...im thinking titleist or nike or mizuno true blades....[insert drooling smiley here]

[jason]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
I want a Big XII Championship ring.....Man I'm excited about this Spring. in what?? equestrian ?? womens soccer maybe ???

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Hey jason, I'll pay for it if you hook me up with your cousin....haha. i wanna get the hook up with emerson1's sister he showed me a picture one time :clap: :inlove: lol :D

[kaorder1999]

i thought about buying a NAtional Championship ring from Jostens and just wearing it around everywhere.

[jason]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
i wanna get the hook up with emerson1's sister he showed me a picture one time :clap: :inlove: lol :D i will hunt you down if necessary.....:mad: :mad:

of course, you have about as good of a chance as gary haha...which is ZERO...

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
i wanna get the hook up with emerson1's sister he showed me a picture one time :clap: :inlove: lol :D


That makes two of us....

[TMer25]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
ditto, I hate jewelry. I even put up a tussle with the Mrs. over wearing the wedding band. She won that one.

That was my reasoning, I absolutely hate jewelry.

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
in what?? equestrian ?? womens soccer maybe ???

Football

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
i will hunt you down if necessary.....:mad: :mad:

of course, you have about as good of a chance as gary haha...which is ZERO...

I think I have a chance, maybe not a great chance, but still a chance.

[jason]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
I think I have a chance, maybe not a great chance, but still a chance. nope, none, zero

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
nope, none, zero

Jason, surely she isn't blind. :D

[pancho villa]

I have a ring but I can't wear it. It is to small for me now.

[jason]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Jason, surely she isn't blind. :D she would have to be to even consider going out with you:evillol: :evillol:

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by jason
she would have to be to even consider going out with you:evillol: :evillol:

I sense envy...haha.

[Ranger Mom]

I never have liked rings on guys for some reason.

My husband has his 20 yr. ring he got from work....and unless we go somewhere kinda fancy, he doesn't wear it OR his wedding band.

Im just not a big jewelry person....I wear my wedding ring and a cross necklace at all times.....might wear earrings once a month!

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by jason
she would have to be to even consider going out with you:evillol: :evillol: and deaf lol jk nah i dont even know what she looks like i didnt even know there was a sister until 3afan said something

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
and deaf lol jk nah i dont even know what she looks like i didnt even know there was a sister until 3afan said something


Oh, well let me tell you, she's very good looking.

[CenTexSports]

RM, since you are in a sharing mood. Any other piercings or tatoos that you want to tell us about?

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by CenTexSports
RM, since you are in a sharing mood. Any other piercings or tatoos that you want to tell us about?

No tats and no additional piercings!!:)

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Oh, well let me tell you, she's very good looking. well what the heck happened to all the males in the family lol

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
well what the heck happened to all the males in the family lol

man...thats not nice:eek:

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
well what the heck happened to all the males in the family lol

Looks to me like a shovel to the face....haha

[3afan]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
i wanna get the hook up with emerson1's sister he showed me a picture one time :clap: :inlove: lol :D

:mad:

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by 3afan
:mad: come on 3afan its a joke from one lumberjack to another

[olddawggreen]

I think the college ring can be worth it, and possibly even helpful, depending on what kind of profession your going in to. In some cases its kind of like wearing your diploma on your hand.

Now I think a highschool ring is one of the biggest waste of all times, although it seems important at the time, its a lot of money for the year or two you really get to wear it.
A college ring is somthing you can wear for the rest of your life if you choose to, This is just my opinion based on my own experiences.:)

[BreckTxLonghorn]

I got a UT ring when I graduated, and have worn it every day since. It was a great investment to me, and they even let me do a no interest payment plan. I don't wear much jewelry, but this isn't too flashy, plus like it was said earlier, it's like a diploma you can show at all times. Looks good in interviews with a suit and whatnot.

I also wear one because it's a big deal in my family. My dad and both brothers have worn theirs since they each graduated (Tarleton, Texas, and Tech respectively), so I had always wanted one to show I achieved the same things they have.

It all depends your point of view whether it's worth it, but I personally would have regretted if i didn't have mine.

[tree8400]

I graduated from Tarleton in Stephenville. I am glad that i got my ring because people always asking me where did you graduate from. If i did not have the ring no one would know that i graduated college.

[mistanice]

I just recieved a letter saying I was eligible to get my ring from SHSU. I dont have the money to get one yet, but one day I will. Probably get it next year.

There's now a official Ring at SHSU, that was developed in 2003. Won't ever compare to that of A&M, but I wouldn't mind having one.

Here's a simple pic.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p108/gxl005/Ringcollage.jpg

[raider red 2000]

Originally posted by pancho villa
I have a ring but I can't wear it. It is to small for me now.

i know what you mean.

when i was in college I was a major chub....so my class ring was big....then i lost the weight....and had it resized.

now that i am a chub again....it dosnt fit :(

[3afan]

Originally posted by mistanice
Won't ever compare to that of A&M, ....

eh? if you're an SHSU grad who cares what an A&M ring looks like?

[sahen]

if you are gonna wear it then get it, if not then dont....At Baylor probably about half of the graduates get rings or so....I have one (they messed it up so I can't wear it for now, thanks Balfour) but once they get that fixed I'll wear it...just depends on your preference....

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by sahen
if you are gonna wear it then get it, if not then dont....At Baylor probably about half of the graduates get rings or so....I have one (they messed it up so I can't wear it for now, thanks Balfour) but once they get that fixed I'll wear it...just depends on your preference.... Are you going to be at the game Saturday?

[sahen]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
Are you going to be at the game Saturday?
i never miss the home games....i replied to ur PM

[g$$]

I am an Aggie grad, so of course I got one. Class of '94 & very proud of my ring. Aggie rings are recognizable everywhere, esp. when you travel.

A&M keeps the cost down because of quantity. Balfour is the ring maker. Contrary to popular belief, A&M does NOT pay for 1/2 the ring. It's all about quantity & keeping costs down for Balfour since they are all the same mold (except with/without diamond & finish desired). Name & class engraved on the inside of the ring.

I would say get one if you are able to do it. It means more as you get older.

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by g$$
I am an Aggie grad, so of course I got one. Class of '94 & very proud of my ring. Aggie rings are recognizable everywhere, esp. when you travel.

A&M keeps the cost down because of quantity. Balfour is the ring maker. Contrary to popular belief, A&M does NOT pay for 1/2 the ring. It's all about quantity & keeping costs down for Balfour since they are all the same mold (except with/without diamond & finish desired). Name & class engraved on the inside of the ring.

I would say get one of you are able to do it. It means more as you get older.

I have 79 more hours until I get my Aggie Ring after this semester.

[mistanice]

Originally posted by 3afan
eh? if you're an SHSU grad who cares what an A&M ring looks like?

I meant to say the tradition of the ring. SHSU just started the Official shsu ring tradition in '03, where A&M started who knows when.

[jason]

Tarleton has a few custom ones too, with different things on them from campus that represent different things...

this is the one i like, except would like it to be silver...

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/6681/colorptarletonstja4.jpg

this one isnt too bad though, again, would like it in silver...

http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/9661/b709064051ft7.jpg

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by jason
ive invested a LOT of time into graduating though, i would like to have something besides a diploma on my wall to show for it...

I think a job should satisfy that desire.

Not many professionals wearing college class rings in my experience, but heck it is all about your attitude and desires. If you want a nice looking ring and have the cash do it..otherwise don't sweat it because most people who buy them don't wear them anyways.

[Pudlugger]

Originally posted by jason
for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens....

Never got one. Nor did I get one for hs. The only ring I wear Mrs. Pudlugger gave me when we were wed and I like it fine.:)

[olddawggreen]

There's now a official Ring at SHSU, that was developed in 2003. Won't ever compare to that of A&M, but I wouldn't mind having one.

Here's a simple pic.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p108/gxl005/Ringcollage.jpg [/B][/QUOTE]

Actually if your a SHSU Grad it should mean more to you that an A&M ring. Don't short change yourself.

[jason]

i wouldnt recognize an a&m ring....unless somebody said 'look at my ring from texas a&m'...theirs are no better than anybody elses...

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
I have 79 more hours until I get my Aggie Ring after this semester.

lol, I have 4.:D Not bragging, just stating facts.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by Pudlugger
Never got one. Nor did I get one for hs. The only ring I wear Mrs. Pudlugger gave me when we were wed and I like it fine.:)
.

Originally posted by Hupernikomen
I think a job should satisfy that desire.

Not many professionals wearing college class rings in my experience, but heck it is all about your attitude and desires. If you want a nice looking ring and have the cash do it..otherwise don't sweat it because most people who buy them don't wear them anyways.
.
I couldn't agree more. I thought about it after graduation but I could not see paying that much for a non-commitment ring(graduating IS the commitment, as well is how you live your life afterward). I do have a few plaques on the wall to remind me what happened back then.:)

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
lol, I have 4.:D Not bragging, just stating facts.

That's awesome, congrats. :clap:

Are you going to invite me to the party?

[wooden bear]

I have ten

[AggieJohn]

i don't want to be a sentimental whore, but I don't know if i want to get my islanders ring..i have the hours, but do i want to kick in the money for it? I really want to get my Doctorate from College Station and i'll get my ring that way, and I know I'll wear that ring for sure, but i'm not sure if I'll wear my Islander ring. They don't even have similarities.

[bulldogman06]

If you are sure about gettin your doctorates at cs, then wait. Oh, and Bulldog_12, when ya dunkin??

[Z motion 10 out on 2]

I wear my Midwestern State University ring proudly. (Although I have three other degrees I only have a ring from my undergraduate work).

Worth the money.

[Z motion 10 out on 2]

Originally posted by jason
i wouldnt recognize an a&m ring....unless somebody said 'look at my ring from texas a&m'...theirs are no better than anybody elses...

I would. I have seen plenty of them.

[AggieJohn]

Originally posted by Z motion 10 out on 2
I would. I have seen plenty of them. their more prominent than you would tihnk

[lepfan]

Originally posted by bulldogman06
when ya dunkin?? it seems like (from the aggies I know) that that was more important than getting the ring itself....they looked forward to getting the ring so they could "dunk".

[AggieJohn]

well it's harder than crap to get, seriously.....you have to be like in your last 15 hours of your degree plan to get yours

[lepfan]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
well it's harder than crap to get, seriously.....you have to be like in your last 15 hours of your degree plan to get yours Not any harder than any other college as I see it....apparently they just have a rule some colleges don't have..."you have to be within 15 hours of your degree plan" other than that you go through the same blood, sweat, and tears to get through the classes. (as I see it)

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by jason
for those of you who have graduated from COLLEGE - did you get a class ring, was it worth it? if you did not, do you regret not having one??

i went to talk to the rep yesterday, and they're sooo expensive, i think she was from jostens....


I got mine through the alumni assoc (TAMUK) right before I graduated. They had a deal with Balfour I believe. I still wear my ring to this day.:cool:

[jason]

I'm thinking I'll get one, eventually, maybe next semester, since it will be my last - guess I'll build it a little less expensive, dont need any real silver or real diamonds or anything like that...

maybe i can find one on ebay haha....