Six Tulsa Students Attend Legacy Weekend at OSU
PISTOLS FIRING: Six Tulsa students attended Legacy Weekend 2016 at Oklahoma State University in February. Pictured are Aidan Randle, Bree Echevarria, Eva Campbell, Emily McCool and Zephan Randle. Not pictured is Griffin Miller.
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Eva Campbell, Bree Echevarria, Emily McCool, Griffin Miller, Aidan Randle and Zephan Randle, all of Tulsa, participated in Legacy Weekend 2016 at Oklahoma State University on Feb. 6 and 7.
Legacy Weekend, hosted by the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Board, brought 24 legacies to Stillwater. While at , legacies and their families got an up-close view of the campus, attended an information panel and showed their orange pride at an basketball game.
“Legacy Weekend is a wonderful opportunity for legacies to experience in a different setting,” says Melisa Parkerson, director of student programs for the Alumni Association, “It’s also a great time for them to interact with current students and gain a perspective on why is America’s brightest orange.”
Campbell is a freshman at Holland Hall, Echevarria is a junior at Cascia Hall, McCool is a junior at Bishop Kelley, Miller is a junior at Bixby High School and both Aidan and Zephan Randle attend Jenks High School.
Legacy Weekend is open to registered legacies of Alumni Association members. The 2016 event hosted participants from four states. More than 40 members interacted with the legacies during the fun-filled weekend on campus.
“Through this event, legacies get a better idea of what to expect at ,” says Melanie Jackson, programming executive, “It’s important for legacies to stay familiar with all that and the community of Stillwater have to offer.”
members are a select group of students chosen for demonstrating excellence in scholarship and leadership on the campus. In addition to planning and presenting Legacy Weekend, members serve as liaisons between alumni and students.
The Alumni Association defines a legacy as a child or grandchild of an active association member. For more information about the Legacy Program or about the Alumni Association, visit orangeconnection.org.
Updated 03-28-2016
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