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"Dean Louis Martin-Vega, Associate Dean Jerome Lavelle, and Interim Assistant Dean David Parish cordially invite you to the Spring 2010 Introduction to the Profession Ceremony. To register and learn more about the ceremony, please visit the website: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/rsvp/rings/ After registering online, you must be sized for your ring and pay the $10 ring fee (cash) in 118 or 120 Page Hall no later than Friday, April 9, 2010."

Really? After all these years and however many thousands of dollars we pay, you can't spot us the $10 ring fee for some piece of scrap metal?

3/10/2010 3:08:04 PM

3/10/2010 3:09:17 PM

this is just a general statement, nothing to do with you

but this is way fruitier than any of the shit we do in the english department

so how does the rest of the university get away with looking at CHASS and design like we're weirdos

admittedly, a lot of us are, but still

this shit is straight up swishy

3/10/2010 3:10:32 PM

yeah chass doesn't front on "cordially"

3/10/2010 3:11:04 PM

People who wear class rings are assholes

3/10/2010 3:11:41 PM

*insert joke about english majors not having a profession to be introduced to*

3/10/2010 3:12:30 PM

Yeah its kinda weird. The ring is supposed to symbolize our commitment to engineering safe structures, processes, and whatever engineers work with. The steel for the ring used to come from a huge steel bridge that fell and killed some people, so its supposed to be a constant reminder of how much impact our jobs have on everyone's safety.

3/10/2010 3:13:23 PM

did they do this type of tom foolery 4 years ago?

3/10/2010 3:13:32 PM

I think so...or at least this thing has existed for awhile. One of my professors did it back in the day and was telling us about it.

And I think its a pinkie ring too

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM. Reason : lkj]

3/10/2010 3:15:31 PM

^^^actually that's kinda cool

3/10/2010 3:17:18 PM

http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/

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" Order Of The Engineer "Upholding Devotion to the Standards and Dignity of the Engineering Profession" Upcoming Events About The Order The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer. The first ceremony was held on June 4, 1970 at Cleveland State University. Since then, similar ceremonies have been held across the United States at which graduate and registered engineers are invited to accept the Obligation of the Engineer and a stainless steel ring. The ceremonies are conducted by Links (local sections) of the Order. The Order is not a membership organization; there are never any meetings to attend or dues to pay. Instead, the Order fosters a unity of purpose and the honoring of one’s pledge lifelong. The Obligation is a creed similar to the oath attributed to Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) that is generally taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code. The Obligation likewise, contains parts of the Canon of Ethics of major engineering societies. Initiates, as they accept it voluntarily, pledge to uphold the standards and dignity of the engineering profession and to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth. The Obligation of the Order of the Engineer is similar to the Canadian “Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer” initiated there in 1926. It uses a wrought iron ring, conducts a secret ceremony, and administers an oath authorized by Rudyard Kipling. The extension of the Ritual outside Canada was prevented by copyright and other conflicting factors. The basic premise, however, was adapted for the creation of the Order of the Engineer in the United States in 1970."

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM. Reason : lk]

3/10/2010 3:18:18 PM

i got the email. will not be attending.

3/10/2010 3:24:26 PM

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"Really? After all these years and however many thousands of dollars we pay, you can't spot us the $10 ring fee for some piece of scrap metal?"

So don't get one.

It beats the alternative of just now finding out the university has been charging you enough over the years to start comping comping people for jewelry, doesn't it?

3/10/2010 3:25:28 PM

the ring makes sense i guess

if a writer fucks up big time his replacement sitcom gets cancelled after four episodes

if an engineer fucks up big time some folks meet an unfortunate end

still, the ceremony's fruity

3/10/2010 3:27:36 PM

They gotta hold their hands up for an oath and everything

3/10/2010 3:30:05 PM

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"PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT"

3/10/2010 3:33:13 PM