
Ring Delivery ceremonies have been held on a harbor cruise, at prestigious restaurants, and at the Boston Public Library. The latter has been a tradition since 1999 (Class of 2001), and is typically a formal occasion. The design is unveiled during the Ring Premiere in the start of the spring term, which is followed months later by the Ring Delivery in the same term. The undergraduate ring is designed and presented in the sophomore year of each class. After graduation, the ring is turned around, and the Cambridge skyline is visible to the graduate, as a reminder of times spent at MIT. In addition, the skyline of Boston is facing the student, representing the outside world awaiting. This represents the hardships imposed on students at MIT. Sitting atop the Great Dome are two Hackers.The Brass Rat is traditionally worn on the right hand with the Beaver "sitting" on the wearer until graduation. Lobby 10 are two massive trees as a reminder of the nature Killian Court provides on Weiss’ winning of the Nobel Prize in Physics our freshman fall. On the grass of Killian Court are two gravitational waves to celebrate Rainer Major on campus with omitted ticks for the courses that have since been canceled orĪbsolved. At the top of the insignia is a ruler with a tick for every Kerberos stands behind a podium madeįrom the nuts-and-bolts insignia. Of MIT as well as the namesake for our emails. Kerberos serves as a protector for the students Kerberos sits at the front of the Class Shank guarding the Of the Great Dome used to be featured on both sides of the ring until the Class Seal The Class Shank has been tradition since the beginning of the Brass Rat. The clock in Custom House Tower reads ‘Tau Time,’ the time when acceptances to the Institute are released One Dalton is shown with a crane to represent the constant construction occurring in Boston. The triangle of the Citgo is replaced with a spade, a common motif for our class. Of one of the brownstones are party goers to show the experience of crossing the bridge for On the Boston side are brownstones, the Citgo Sign, the Boston Clock Tower, the Prudential Center, and One Dalton. Numerous outdoor activities that occur during the warmer months in Boston. On the Charles are a sailboat and dock depicting Between Cambridge and Boston is the Longfellow Bridge with a passing Red Line The Green Building features Tetris blocks that write out “21”, a tribute to the famous hack on the building. The center door of Lobby 10 is left open- we will always be able to Hose to show the dichotomy between what the public thinks MIT students do and what weĪctually do. In MIT.nano, a working scientist is pictured above a student fighting a fire Wears a medal to celebrate our athletic victories. On the Cambridge side are Kresge, the Chapel,Īlchemist, Building 10, MIT.nano, Walker Memorial, Green Building, and Stata. Which occurred during our first days of freshman year. To represent the school up the street that we both rival and collaborate with. The bridge behind the beaver is metal as in real life, while the remainder is wood to show the beaver’s fabricator spirit and ingenuity as ‘nature’sīox with "P&T" for our maker spirit and “punt and tool” and an ivy leaf Is the number 21 and in its tail is IHTFP. His own Brass Rat, walking towards Boston and the future.
