CLEMSON – Every year, roughly 4,000 Clemson undergraduate students–future engineers and teachers, writers and lawyers–funnel into Littlejohn Coliseum in a frenzy of anticipatory excitement.
These students–mostly seniors– gather in their Sunday best to walk across a freshly-hoisted stage, shake hands with administrative big-wigs, and at last, receive their Clemson class ring after completing at least 90 credit hours towards their desired degree.
The Clemson Ring, as a former Military School is a longstanding tradition at Clemson, which “recognizes the accomplishments of Clemson graduates and, as a ring that has changed very little since it was presented to the first graduating class in 1896. It is widely recognizable among alumni around the world.”…