Alumni
Ring Celebration
RING CELEBRATION QUICK LIST
- Order your Ring at Ring Days
- Attend the Ring Celebration
- Plunge your Ring in San Marcos River water
- 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.
Spring Event: May 7 & 8, 2021
Ring Celebration is back at the Meadows Center! We are excited to see everyone receive their Official Texas State Ring on May 7 & 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is a major achievement in your lives, so make sure to celebrate by bringing friends and family.
The scenic Meadows Center provides a great backdrop for photos and videos. Once you've captured photos of your ring, share them on social media using #TXSTRingCelebration and tag @txstatealumni so we can share with other Bobcats!
More information about event registration was shared with ring recipients via email on April 20, 2021.
We are following the university's Roadmap guidelines for this event. Due to these restrictions, the Spring Ring Celebration will have COVID-19 precautions in place for everyone’s safety. Please refer to the list of safety measures that we will be taking during Ring Celebration:
- Face coverings that completely cover the nose and mouth will be required at all times for all participants and guests
- We will utilize distance markers indicating safe distances where lines form and where participants congregate
- There will be a limit of 4 guests per student participant
- There will be a limit of one vehicle per student participant and their guests
- Photos at the Ring Fountain will be socially distanced
- Hand sanitizer stations will be available around the venue
Please note: Ring Celebration is only open to students participating with the Official Class Ring, provided by Balfour, with no exception.
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What You Should Know
Due to large crowds, it's important for you and your guests to understand how the Ring Celebration works. Here are the top things to remember for the big day:
Come Prepared
Don't forget to bring your printed out or mobile ticket along with a photo ID to check-in (student ID, driver's license, passport). Rings will only be distributed to ring recipients with proper photo ID.
Be on Time
Students will only be permitted entry at their designated 30 -minute time slot, as verified by their printed or digital ticket. Early arrivals to the Meadows Center will be directed to return at their designated time. Late arrivals will be held until the next available latecomer time period, occurring every 90 minutes.
Parking
There will be reserved parking for Ring Celebration participants and their guests (limit of 4) in the Meadows Center parking lot. Ring recipients and their guests must arrive in one vehicle and park in the designated Ring Celebration parking spaces.
Please arrive at the start of your assigned 30-minute time slot. Once you park you will be directed to check in. More information is available on our parking and directions page.
Dress the Part
Make sure to wear festive maroon and gold for thematic pictures capturing this exciting moment. Please wear shoes that are comfortable enough to walk outside and near potentially wet areas around Spring Lake.
Bring your Squad
Ring recipients are welcome to bring guests to celebrate with them. Please note that, in order to adhere to CDC guidelines, there will be a limit of 4 guests per participant at the Spring 2021 Ring Celebration. These guests may observe from the viewing area, but will not escort recipients when they receive their rings or to the official fountain for the traditional ring plunge. Guests can watch the ring plunge from the guest viewing area and meet ring recipients in the parking lot afterward.
Please consider how weather conditions, walking distances, and large crowds will affect the health, safety, and comfort of your guests. Concessions will not be open for this event, so please encourage your guests to bring their own bottled water.
If you or a guest require accommodations due to a disability, please contact Alumni Relations at 512-245-2371 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
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.
Can't Attend?
Recipients who do not attend can pick up their ring at the Texas State Alumni Association offices the week after the Ring Celebration. Rings will not be distributed in advance of the event. Any rings not picked up will be transferred back to Balfour to be shipped to the recipient. Not sure where we are located? Please call our office at 512-245-2371.
Alumni who order an official class ring and wish to participate in an official Texas State Ring Celebration should contact the Alumni Association via email at alumni@txstate.edu.