Day 2 - 336 -- Celebrating Together

On this rainy afternoon, a couple of thousand people gathered on campus for the annual X ring ceremony. About 900 senior students received rings today while families and faculty members watched in person or streaming live on computers in offices and large meeting rooms. There were many excited students with very big grins everywhere today. During the ceremony, students carried signs or mouthed messages to their families as they passed the main camera. Each had something unique to say, dance or sign as they passed. It is a ring with much significance, that I admit still puzzles me a bit. It is recognized around the world, since we have graduates everywhere. I've been stopped in airports when people just saw my book bag with the school crest -- they asked how I was affiliated with the school where someone (or many someones) they know had gone to school or worked on campus. It is an interesting phenomenon.

The one theme that came through with the speakers and the students themselves was 'togetherness'. They sat in alphabetical order but still found a form of kinship with those around them. It isn't a huge campus, but they can't all know each other well, yet they were all part of a class together.

A new holiday song seemed to fit the feelings of the day. I'd heard it on the morning show. The video shows togetherness in many wonderful ways. Enjoy!

When We are Together -- The Canadian Tenors