Pinning ceremonies...

[MsBruiser]

Hi - quick question about guys and pinning ceremonies. Don't mean to offend anyone, but pinning ceremonies (pins, Nightingale lamps, etc.) don't seem very oriented towards the male gender. Do male grads feel goofy at these ceremonies? How silly will I look? My wife is already busting my chops about carrying a lamp, etc...

[DaveSVN]

we had a candle lighting along with our pinning in our white clinical uniforms (which I hate wearing with a passion). Nothing too fancy outside of that, we just wanted to get the thing over with so we could eat the food we brought for us and our guests. People can only sit and listen to speeches for so long hehe.

[lab211]

Interesting about the pinning ceremony. I have decided to attend our pinning cermemony which is about 12 weeks away. It is obvious that I don't much about the actual ceremony, the lamps, roses, etc.All I know is that us guys are to wear white shirts, white pants, and white shoes. It's a recognition event for our hard work...so I will be there cause I TOO have worked hard to get where I am.

[KckStrt]

as i am the president of the student nursing association, i am pretty much required to be at the pinning. ours is the white coat and black pants/dress with the candles, roses and two student speakers, i am sure i will be one of them.... it is kind of cheesy, the ones before us, so we are trying to make it a little "hipper". my wife is working on our "slide show presentation" of photos during clinicals and at those recruitment parties we all go too. i am excited to just to be finishing up with this, so i can get my life back...

take care,

steve