Parents' Weekend, which concludes on Sunday, is one of three big weekends held annually at The Citadel. The others are Homecoming Weekend in November and Corps Day Weekend in March. 

The Citadel Rifle Legion Drill Team performs for parents, friends and other relatives of cadets. Watch a video of the Rifle Legion that was produced by The Citadel Foundation.

Despite some rain, parents, family and friends filled the bleachers on Summerall Field for the many activities that took place Saturday morning for Parents' Weekend 2008.

Members of the Class of 2012 were promoted to cadet privates. This marks the end of the cadre military training period, which began on Aug. 16, for 639 freshmen cadets.

Parents' Weekend, which concludes on Sunday, is one of three big weekends held annually at The Citadel. The others are Homecoming Weekend in November and Corps Day Weekend in March.

Each year cadet companies compete for the Kelly Cup, which is awarded to the best-drilled fourth-class squad in the Corps of Cadets. This year's winner is Alpha Company.

The Class of 2009 now wears The Citadel ring, forever linking its members to the traditions and history of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. During Friday's ceremony, rings were presented to 383 seniors before a standing-room-only crowd in McAlister Field House.

Leaders in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets were honored during Parents' Weekend events on Saturday as hundreds of family and friends of cadets flocked to campus.

The museum has unveiled a special exhibit honoring Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley, Jr., 16th president of The Citadel and president emeritus.  The exhibit is open to the public.

Sixty years ago, cadet Melvyn Sandler picked up his 1949 Citadel Class ring while the Korean War loomed on the horizon. Classmate James DeVane got his ring at the same time, but as a much older veteran student. This week, members of The Citadel Class of 2009 will get their rings — complete with melted bits of the coveted 10-karat gold bands each man earned long ago. Read more of the Charleston Post and Courier story by clicking here.

The Princeton Review has named The Citadel School of Business Administration among its best 296 business schools. The New York-based education services company profiles the school in the 2009 edition of its “Best Business Schools.”

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