2/14/2023 0 Comments How to replace mit brass rat![]() 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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