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RATTLER RING TRADITION OFFICIAL
Celebrate lasting traditions that define what it means to be a member of the St. Mary’s family. Your lifetime connection began the moment you walked on campus. Now you are invited to join the ranks of St. Mary’s graduates by becoming part of the storied ring tradition.
Available to students and alumni exclusively, the Official Rattler Ring is part of the college’s unique culture, embodying the shared experience of your class and generations of past and future alumni. It forever bonds those who wear it in tradition and fortitude.
Once you graduate, your Rattler Ring does a lot for you. It opens doors and connects you to alumni everywhere. It evokes memories that make you smile. But most importantly, it reflects you and your achievement.
The Official Rattler Ring is a time-honored tradition commemorating the University’s history, stories and symbols that are universally relevant to St. Mary’s graduates. Rings are reserved exclusively for students who have achieved at least 60 credit hours in good standing. The Official Rattler Ring marks this academic milestone and the Ring Ceremony provides students and their guests with the opportunity to celebrate this achievement.
Students who order their Official Rattler Rings are eligible to participate in this inspiring and unique ceremony. For more information about the Official Rattler Ring, visit balfour.com/stmu.
PECAN LEAVES
The Pecan Grove, beloved by alumni for generations as the site of Oyster Bake and other gatherings, is graced with century-old pecan trees.
RATTLERS
The moniker of all St. Mary’s athletics teams and students.
UNIVERSITY LOGO
The four directions created by the cross exemplify the goals of St. Mary’s—to educate and assist the student in the challenge of living as an authentic human being. This requires engagement with the complex reality of the self; one’s personal, social, and institutional relationships; one’s embeddedness in and relation to nature; and one’s relation to the transcendent reality of God.
OYSTER AND PEARL Represents the Alumni Association and its signature scholarship fundraising event, Fiesta Oyster Bake.
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DEGREE
Letters indicate the degree you received.
BARRETT MEMORIAL BELL TOWER
GRADUATION YEAR
You and your class become members of St. Mary’s vast alumni network.
A gift from alumnus Charles Barrett Jr. and his family, the Tower stands at the heart of campus. It rings daily at the Marianists’ Three O’clock Prayer, which is recited around the world.
OUR LADY OF GRACE Greets all who enter the University’s campus.
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR SUNBURST
Appears as seen on the altar at the Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain, where Blessed William Joseph Chaminade was inspired to start the Society of Mary.
ST. LOUIS HALL
The University’s first, and signature, building was named after St. Aloysius (Louis) Gonzaga, Patron of Catholic Youth.
RING BAND
The textured band of the ring represents the skin of a rattlesnake, St. Mary’s mascot, selected because in the school’s early days playing fields on the campus had to be cleared of the reptiles before competition could begin.
UNIVERSITY SEAL
The official seal of St. Mary’s University honors our namesake and heritage. The five-pointed star is a symbol both for the State of Texas and the University’s patroness, Saint Mary. The letter M is the traditional monogram of Saint Mary. Combined with the letter A as MA, it is an abbreviation of “Mater” (Mother). Or, as AM, it is an acronym for the firstletters of our prayer to Mary, “Ave, Maria” (Hail Mary). The olive wreath enveloping the star is a symbol of Mary. 1852 is the year Marianists arrived in San Antonio and founded St. Mary’s.
WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL RINGS ARE ENLARGED IN THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHY. BALFOUR.COM/STMU
