Today marks the first day of homecoming week, and Campus Activities Council has added two events.

Homecoming Holdup is a philanthropy event paired with CAC Dance Marathon to support Children’s Miracle Network, a charity that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals. Each homecoming group will send a representative to parody being “held up” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the South Oval with the goal of having their organization raise money to “bail them out.”

“This is an event that we decided to hold in hopes that it would involve more of the campus in our philanthropy, and most importantly, educate people about the mission of Children’s Miracle Network,” said Courtlyn Shoate, CAC homecoming chairman.

The second new event, Night at the Huff, replaces the football tournament with three co-ed competitions: volleyball, basketball and dodgeball at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Both the sidewalk chalking competition, taking place Wednesday on the South Oval, and the South Oval board competition will allow students to create a scene that depicts their organization’s theme.

“With this years’ theme of Sooner Magic, we hope that the boards will not only be aesthetically pleasing to students and alumni, but also be of educational value on our schools great history,” Shoate said.

The Pep Rally is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the McCasland Field House.

Students can vote for CAC Homecoming King and Queen all day Tuesday and Wednesday at elections.ou.edu. (Editor's note: The original article incorrectly reported the days students can vote. The online story has been updated with the correct information))

The student-elected King and Queen will be announced and crowned along with the winners of the week’s competitions at halftime of the game Saturday.