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...

[Josh L.Ac.]

I joined a fraternity in my undergrad so I really don't want to join a sorority.

Honestly, if they had roses and virgin dresses and caps and lamps at my future pinning ceremony, I'm sure that the majority of my classmates would riot. Since we all have at least one degree and are old / feeble / fear change, we tend have little patience for pomp and ceremony.

[Mommy TeleRN, RN]

ok I admit I'm a chick hehe - but we have MANY male students in our large nursing program. I've been to one pinning and I don't know - it was this huge feeling of celebration! You could just see the graduating students happiness..of both genders. It was a multi part ceremony.

The students walked in with one of our instructors singing this really pretty song..she has a great voice (even if she does have the hardest test questions known to man)

Then some of the students gave short speeches, a few were given awards for outstanding achievement (usually clinically) The dean of nursing gave a speech and acknowledged each set of instructors who stood up when their name was called.

Then one of our fave instructors read each students dedication (usually to family - like sorry I ignored you for 3 years lol) That was super cool. As their dedication was read the dean pinned the student and they picked up a lamp.

The next section a song was played and the students went out and gave gifts to their family (my kids have given me their wish list lol)

Then they showed pics taken by the class historians of students in class and clinical which was cute with funny pics. Lastly the students DANCED out of the auditorium to Natasha Beddingfield "Unwritten" which was cool and fitting. The students did wear white - I don't think it was any virgin thing - it's just our uniform and I think to keep it neat/uniform looking. Everyone looked very nice - no lighting anything, no flowers (unless the students gave them to family) and NO CAPS

Our pinning is considered a great honor and a celebration of making it through all those years of pure you know what lol. It's a party. But it's also a welcome into the profession. So far I haven't heard any of the guys complain about it. We will all be so glad to be done - it will be one last hurrah! It is optional at my school but at the one I attended there were plenty of guys in attendance.

From what I understand the STUDENTS plan the ceremony. If yours is too girly - get with your class representative and push for something more gender neutral. But be proud of your accomplishments and share that with your classmates. You all deserve a big pat on the back! :)

[Mommy TeleRN, RN]

Oh PS - one of the male students gave the speech about the meaning of the lamp. He was so funny. He said something like "why didn't they give these to us during school? Oh in there wisdom they realized we were burn up our write ups" So he added wit to the whole thing too :)

[Sheri257]

The guys in our class did the funniest video for pinning/graduation.

It featured the guys doing all of this funny stuff as they overslept and rushed off to clinical. But, at the end ... they had the guys strutting in the hospital parking lot, putting on sunglasses and slinging a stethoscope around their necks ... all in slow motion with Clint Eastwood style movie music playing the background ... like they were macho action movie heroes going to the hospital to save the day.

It was hilarious and great way for the guys to do their thing during graduation. People loved it.

:typing

[MsBruiser]

ok I admit I'm a chick hehe - but we have MANY male students in our large nursing program. I've been to one pinning and I don't know - it was this huge feeling of celebration! You could just see the graduating students happiness..of both genders. It was a multi part ceremony.

The students walked in with one of our instructors singing this really pretty song..she has a great voice (even if she does have the hardest test questions known to man)

Then some of the students gave short speeches, a few were given awards for outstanding achievement (usually clinically) The dean of nursing gave a speech and acknowledged each set of instructors who stood up when their name was called.

Then one of our fave instructors read each students dedication (usually to family - like sorry I ignored you for 3 years lol) That was super cool. As their dedication was read the dean pinned the student and they picked up a lamp.

The next section a song was played and the students went out and gave gifts to their family (my kids have given me their wish list lol)

Then they showed pics taken by the class historians of students in class and clinical which was cute with funny pics. Lastly the students DANCED out of the auditorium to Natasha Beddingfield "Unwritten" which was cool and fitting. The students did wear white - I don't think it was any virgin thing - it's just our uniform and I think to keep it neat/uniform looking. Everyone looked very nice - no lighting anything, no flowers (unless the students gave them to family) and NO CAPS

Our pinning is considered a great honor and a celebration of making it through all those years of pure you know what lol. It's a party. But it's also a welcome into the profession. So far I haven't heard any of the guys complain about it. We will all be so glad to be done - it will be one last hurrah! It is optional at my school but at the one I attended there were plenty of guys in attendance.

From what I understand the STUDENTS plan the ceremony. If yours is too girly - get with your class representative and push for something more gender neutral. But be proud of your accomplishments and share that with your classmates. You all deserve a big pat on the back! :)

I would sooner skip my ceremony than sing and dance. Barf...just my opinion, of course.

[MsBruiser]

ok I admit I'm a chick hehe - but we have MANY male students in our large nursing program. I've been to one pinning and I don't know - it was this huge feeling of celebration! You could just see the graduating students happiness..of both genders. It was a multi part ceremony.

The students walked in with one of our instructors singing this really pretty song..she has a great voice (even if she does have the hardest test questions known to man)

Then some of the students gave short speeches, a few were given awards for outstanding achievement (usually clinically) The dean of nursing gave a speech and acknowledged each set of instructors who stood up when their name was called.

Then one of our fave instructors read each students dedication (usually to family - like sorry I ignored you for 3 years lol) That was super cool. As their dedication was read the dean pinned the student and they picked up a lamp.

The next section a song was played and the students went out and gave gifts to their family (my kids have given me their wish list lol)

Then they showed pics taken by the class historians of students in class and clinical which was cute with funny pics. Lastly the students DANCED out of the auditorium to Natasha Beddingfield "Unwritten" which was cool and fitting. The students did wear white - I don't think it was any virgin thing - it's just our uniform and I think to keep it neat/uniform looking. Everyone looked very nice - no lighting anything, no flowers (unless the students gave them to family) and NO CAPS

Our pinning is considered a great honor and a celebration of making it through all those years of pure you know what lol. It's a party. But it's also a welcome into the profession. So far I haven't heard any of the guys complain about it. We will all be so glad to be done - it will be one last hurrah! It is optional at my school but at the one I attended there were plenty of guys in attendance.

From what I understand the STUDENTS plan the ceremony. If yours is too girly - get with your class representative and push for something more gender neutral. But be proud of your accomplishments and share that with your classmates. You all deserve a big pat on the back! :)

I showed this post to my wife. She keeps insisting that it is a put-on - that no one would sing and dance, woman or guy, at a professional induction ceremony. I had to tell her..."honey, I think she is serious."

[Mommy TeleRN, RN]

lol stopnik - silly the students didn't sing. The teacher sang a very pretty serious song as the students entered. At first I didn't even realize it was her. That part was all serious.

At the end as it was all over and the students were leaving they played the "unwritten song" and as the students filed out they were sorta dancing down the aisle. Picture like a graduation ceremony where they throw the hats at the end - sort of like yea its all over..we are partying now!

Maybe it's a "guess you have to be there" kind of thing.

Although right now Im pissed at my school so makes me want to boycott too! lol hopefully I'll be over it come May

[MsBruiser]

lol stopnik - silly the students didn't sing. The teacher sang a very pretty serious song as the students entered. At first I didn't even realize it was her. That part was all serious.

At the end as it was all over and the students were leaving they played the "unwritten song" and as the students filed out they were sorta dancing down the aisle. Picture like a graduation ceremony where they throw the hats at the end - sort of like yea its all over..we are partying now!

Maybe it's a "guess you have to be there" kind of thing.

Although right now Im pissed at my school so makes me want to boycott too! lol hopefully I'll be over it come May

Silly me is right! That actually sounds kind of cool...thank god you have a sense of humor about my post. I was expecting to get flamed! Congrats on your graduation...

[Mommy TeleRN, RN]

Nah...I'm not the flaming type. I know guys - been married to one for 12 years - and sometimes there just is no convincing them :) Well sometimes there are ways - but that is only with your own husband hehe.

I don't graduate til May but I'll accept the congrats in advance. I just want this all to be a distant memory soon ... sometimes it feels like nursing school sucks all the joy right out of your life. You are too broke to buy anything or do fun stuff, you are too busy studying and your brain feels like it's going to EXPLODE, if you work you stay dead tired, and if you have kids you and your spouse are going complete opposite directions to keep childcare covered... I WANT MY LIFE BACK! So yea..I'm gonna be partying! It's like being released from jail :monkeydance: :smiley_aa

[manofcare]

Do you think they can just mail the pin? I can tell I'm going to be busy that night, I think it's during deer season.

[tgb3rn]

Do you think they can just mail the pin? I can tell I'm going to be busy that night, I think it's during deer season.

Oh ya, That will fly like a big freaking rock, thrown into a 70 MPH headwind, by a 5 yo girl!!!

Good luck

Tom

[jov]

lol stopnik - silly the students didn't sing. The teacher sang

yea, you silly ol' stopnik, the students only danced while the teacher sang. Now there's a pinning any man would be proud to be a part of.

unclear on the concept here?