Alumni Class Rings
The senior Class of 1923 started the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ ring tradition. Class members R. T. Wilson, F. II. Styles and E.F. Merchant drew up rules governing its use, one of the stipulations being that only a candidate for graduation will be allowed to wear it, and then only from Junior Week through the senior year.
Each lifestyle at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ now has its own version and history of the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ Ring. Learn more below:
Corps of Cadets Rings
The Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ rings, like the service academy rings, feature a class crest on one side and the school crest on the other, with a bezel surrounding a stone or similar inset on top. Tradition dictates that the cadet wear the class crest facing him/her until graduation, when the ring is turned around so that the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ crest faces the wearer. This tradition links the wearer more closely to his/her class until graduation and to all the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ Corps graduates after graduation.
Civilian Class Ring
Each lifestyle at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ has its own version and history of the Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ Ring.
CGCS Ring
A class ring specifically for CGCS students and alumni to be a treasured symbol of our experiences at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ.
Bonds of Gold
In celebration of Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ University Corps of Cadets’ 100-year ring tradition, we have established Bonds of Gold. This program invites alumni and their families to donate class rings back to Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ. Rings will be melted down and mixed with new gold to forge class rings for the next generation of Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ Cadets.