Students will have the opportunity in April to bring their siblings to campus to see what university life is like.
Student affairs is hosting the first Sibs Day on campus where students and their siblings can participate in field day activities, watch a movie and attend a baseball game.
“We are just giving the opportunity for our siblings to come to campus and experience the life that we live,” said Levi Harrel, assistant director of student development. “We want to show them the life that we have here, have some fun, do the things that we do.”
Siblings also will join students for two meals in the caf in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.
“Eating meals in the caf, which may not seem cool to us, but I think to younger siblings it will be very cool to them,” Harrel said.
The field day will include activities such as three-legged races, volleyball and gunnysack races. Officials have not decided what movie will play in the evening.
Siblings as young as 12 years old can attend Sibs Day and there is no maximum age limit for siblings. The cost is $20 for a student and their siblings. The cost includes two meals for the sibling and a T-shirt for each.
Officials set the minimumm age at 12 years old because they are still trying to see what will work for OCU’s campus, Harrel said.
“Looking at a liability standpoint we have to put some parameters in place,” Harrel said. “Some universities do their Sibs Day as an overnight thing, but we decided that since it is our first year that we needed to just see what will work first.”
Kacy Smith, exercise science junior, said she is excited for Sibs Day:
I have already signed my sister up. It will be nice to spend a day with her and I know she is super excited.”
Sibs Day is scheduled for April 9, check-in begins at 10 a.m. in Shdeed Lounge in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. Students can register by going to the website.
“We are going to see what goes well and hopefully grow and develop for next year,” Harrel said. “I encourage everybody to sign up and register. It’s going to be a great time.”
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