Graduating Nurses' Pinning Ceremony

[psych_nurse_2_be]

I have a question for those out there currently in school or working in the field. I am in my last semester of an ADN program and last Friday we were told they were cancelling the Pinning Ceremony for graduates, starting with our class. We were told more students need to participate in the actual graduation that includes students from all 5 campuses and is split in half by alphabetical order.

Most students are highly upset, myself included, because that is the recognition we get from graduating from nursing school. At the actual graduation, there is no mention of nursing, just your name. Most students have already invited family and told everyone the date because that is when it is feasible for families to also acknowledge us. They have had to deal with all the sacrifices we have made for the past 2 years also. But, no, nadda, nothing. No one wants to hear how it makes us feel - but considering it is on our semester schedule and was scheduled until last week, and that there was no student input into the situation, it is just highly aggravating. :angryfire

I was just wondering if there are students out there or past graduates whose schools still did pinning ceremonies and if so, how would it make you feel if you were told you would not have one. Thanks in advance for any input - we are just all trying to understand why this happened to us without any discussion.

[Race Mom, ASN, RN]

If math, english, computer majors had to "apply" for a program to graduate, and wait 2-3 years to even get into the program, I could see how a "Nursing degree ceremony" would be unfair if it involved the school's participation. But the truth is that they can finish their degree in whatever manor they wish. Nursing school is a "privilage" to get into, and dang hard to do too! We deserve it!

Woogy