Students and their mothers will be able to spend time together during on-campus activities for OU’s Mom’s Day from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon.
Sooner mothers and families visiting campus can attend events this weekend planned by the Campus Activities Council Mom’s Day executive committee.
The annual CAC event is titled “Now Starring ... Moms!”
The Mom’s Day events include a day-long snack giveaway Friday, a screening of the film “Country Strong” at 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Friday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium, a tea party with OU first lady Molly Shi Boren, a talent show Saturday and a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”-themed brunch Sunday morning.
In addition to the free events this weekend, one Sooner mother will receive the second annual Mother of the Year award, which includes a free stay for the weekend at the Residence Inn Marriott.
Mom’s Day is meant to honor OU students’ mothers, calling attention to all they have done for their children with more than just a phone call or a card, event publicity vice chairwoman Brittany Aubert said.
Aubert, public relations sophomore, said the tradition of the event is something that makes the weekend important for mothers and their families to share.
“[Mom’s Day is] just really special because ... I know every family’s pretty different, but parents go through a lot to raise us well and bring us to college, and a lot of students overlook that,” she said.
Aubert, whose mother will be coming up from Houston after missing last year’s festivities, said while mothers and families don’t have to attend, Mom’s Day lets the university foster healthy relationships between college students and their parents.
“Mom’s Day weekend is just a great time to give back to them, a great way to honor them and a great way to spend time with them and just bond with them and show what your life is like at OU,” she said.
Other weekend events include a 5K run Saturday at Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, art gallery showings at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and CAC’s musical revue Sooner Scandals.
Click here to visit CAC's website and learn more about the Mom's Day weekend events.
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