"A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The new nurses are presented with nursing pins by the faculty of the nursing school but more often a loved one chosen by the graduate. Often the nurses recite the Nightingale Pledge." Wikipedia College Lapel Pins are used in Nursing Student's Graduations Pinning Ceremony “The pinning ceremony is often remembered even more than the graduation ceremony. It's a time to celebrate the nursing student's success and the amount of dedication and effort a student has put into their nursing education.” Rasmussen College