Gallery: Stars Week -

New students were welcomed to campus with a week full of activities from Aug. 13-19. Stars Week events included traditional events such as the Matriculation Ceremony and First-Year Follies, but also included a brand-new event, the Traditions Rally.

Students were randomly split into “Stars Groups,” learned and created a skit about an important OCU figure, and the top six skits performed at the rally in Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

: Noah Morgan, music theater freshman, touches the ceremonial star after Matriculation Convocation in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

: Martha Burger addresses the students and parents of the Class of 2022 at Matriculation Convocation in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

: Freshmen are welcomed by New Student Orientation leaders at First-Year Follies in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center.

: Students talk with people of their same birth month at First-Year Follies in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center.

: Lauren Micke, music theater freshman, pretends to be a chicken during an icebreaker game at First-Year Follies in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center.

: Macey Trussel, music theater and vocal performance freshman, sings “Lost in the Brass” at Open Mic Night on Aug. 17 in the Great Hall in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.

: Chris Richie, music theater freshman, sings at Open Mic Night on Aug. 17 in the Great Hall in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.

: Students sing “Silent Night,” to represent the Bass School of Music’s annual Christmas Vespers in a skit about Tom McDaniel at the Traditions Rally on Aug. 18 in Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.