=) (The girl sitting in front of me during the Premiere happened to be a Tech reporter, and I think she probably asked for my opinion because she heard me making loud and sometimes sarcastic comments the whole time. So I’d just like to get my actual opinion of the ring out there before my name appears in the Tech in a similar fashion on Tuesday. Now for the fun part: Class of 2009 Ring DesignĪ friend of mine was quoted in the Tech’s article about the ring leak (Carlos ’09’s comment was rather….colorful) saying, “That’s gross and disgusting.” I found this hilarious (partly because Carlos is pretty hilarious to begin with), and when I talked to him about it, he said that he mentioned a bunch of positive things too, but somehow the reporter forgot to mention those. This ruined the fun a little bit, but I’m glad I went to the Premiere, which was a really fun experience. I was really excited about Ring Premiere, until the Ring Committee accidentally leaked the design early (oops!) so I heard some gossip about some of the ring’s details beforehand.
The Ring Committee spends the first half of the sophomore year designing the ring, which is unveiled at an event called Ring Premiere. At the end of the freshmen year, about a dozen students are appointed to the Ring Committee (by the class council, I believe). (If anyone else has an explanation for this, by all means, drop me a note.) It’s been an Institute tradition since about 1929 for each class to customize the ring to reflect their time here. Here at MIT, we do things…a little differently.įirst, some history: the MIT class ring is officially called the “Standard Technology Ring,” and has been affectionately nicknamed the “Brass Rat.” It’s not brass and it’s not a rat, don’t ask me. There’s a birthstone with my high school’s name winding around it on the front, my class year and high school’s symbol on one side, and a custom design on the other (mine has my name and a field hockey symbol). If yours is anything like mine, it’s got a pretty simple design. Ring Premiere, as its called, is one of the largest milestones of the MIT undergrad experience.Ī lot of you probably have class rings from high school, or might even be in the process of picking one out right now. Friday evening was the unveiling of the Class of 2009 Brass Rat.
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