Alumni
Ring Celebration
FALL RING CELEBRATION IS VIRTUAL, NO IN-PERSON EVENT
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the in-person Fall Ring Celebration was canceled, and ring recipients will receive their Official Texas State Rings by mail. Although we can’t offer an in-person celebration, we want to ensure that you will have the opportunity to mark this achievement.
You can now view the Virtual Ring Celebration that celebrates this major milestone as you transition from students to graduates and alumni of Texas State University. The video features Texas State alumna and Dallas Morning News host, Alanna Sarabia, and the rich history and traditions behind your new class ring.
When you receive your Official Texas State Ring, we encourage you to participate in a new tradition – a Bobcat Unboxing. Take a video as you unveil your new ring, try it on, and celebrate with your loved ones at home. First unboxing video? No problem! We will include a video tutorial to guide you through making your unboxing video. Once you are done, share your video on social media using #TXSTRingCelebration and tag @txstatealumni, and we’ll share it with the Bobcat community at Fall Commencement.
More information on ring shipments has been shared with recipients through both postal mail and email.
RING CELEBRATION QUICK LIST
- Order Your Ring at Ring Days
- View the Ring Celebration
- Record Your Bobcat Unboxing
- Celebrate Your Achievement
The Ring Celebration
Each semester, hundreds of Bobcats, family, and friends gather at the Ring Celebration to celebrate achieving an academic milestone and receiving the most visible symbol of Bobcat Pride: The Official Texas State Ring.
Fall Event: December 4, 2020
We are following the university's Roadmap to Return guidelines for all fall events. Due to these restrictions, the Fall Ring Celebration will take place virtually this year. The video will be available beginning December 4. For your convenience, the video will be pre-recorded, not live, so you have the ability to watch the Ring Celebration whenever you receive your ring without the fear of missing out.
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The Official Ring
The Official Class Ring is reserved exclusively for currently-enrolled graduate students, degree-holding alumni, and undergraduate students who have completed 75 cumulative credit hours. The Ring Celebration is an event reserved exclusively for participation by Bobcats wearing the Official Class Ring, provided by Balfour.
- The top of the ring features the Texas “lone star” set upon an oak-and-laurel wreath. Around the crown of the ring are the words "Texas State University" and the founding date of 1899.
- The left side features our original campus building, Old Main, with inner tubes floating by on the beautiful San Marcos River.
- The right side features the fierce Bobcat athletic logo, designed in 2003 by student Brad Monk. Texas State adopted the Bobcat mascot in 1921.
- The school flower, the gaillardia, is engraved inside the ring. Also known as the Indian blanket, the gold and maroon flower is the source of Texas State’s school colors.