What's so special about a school ring?

Plenty, if you happen to be a StFX University student. Even more if you are one of the senior students alive with anticipation, counting the hours until StFX Day, December 3, the day you receive your much-coveted X-Ring.

Alumni will gather at homes, hotels and church halls in locations across the country and beyond to mark this day, the feast of the university's patron saint, St. Francis Xavier, the famous Jesuit missionary to the Far East.

On campus, black-robed seniors will take part in what many StFX students regard as one of the most memorable events of their university careers, the X-Ring ceremony.

 

StFX Day, is the day the graduating class earns the right to wear the X-Ring, the distinctive university symbol that stands out in Canadian government, business, education and entertainment circles. Students hold a countdown starting at least a year in advance. According to myth - supposedly confirmed by a question on Jeopardy, although no one can say when - the X-Ring is the most recognized ring in the world after the papal ring and Super Bowl ring.

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X-Ring Countdown

More than 1000 students to get their X-Rings at unique ceremony
Alumni celebrating StFX Day around the world

ANTIGONISH, NS - Windows throughout Antigonish are decorated with the final countdown to StFX Day, Dec. 3, when senior students will receive their coveted X-Ring in a special ceremony. At the same time, alumni will be celebrating StFX Day across Canada and around the world.

StFX's X-Ring investiture ceremony is always held on StFX Day, the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier. A special Feast Day Mass will take place at the StFX Chapel at 11 a.m. on Dec. 3.

This special event is considered a highlight of the student experience at StFX. The university is believed to have the highest participation rate in the purchase of university rings in Canada, with approximately 95 per cent of seniors opting for the highly recognizable X-Ring. The X-Ring was created by a StFX student during the Second World War. The first ring investiture ceremony took place in 1958. It was reinstated in 1982.

Parents are invited to watch a live broadcast of the ceremony at the Oland Centre. In addition to events across Canada, alumni are also gathering to celebrate StFX Day in Ireland, England, Bermuda and the U.S.

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