Homecoming

Mark your calendar, invite your friends and catch up with your classmates at the 2024 Homecoming events!

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

• 1 p.m. – 4th annual Legacy Speaker Series with David Crooch '01 (Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel)
• 8 p.m. – Abe Lemon’s Classic, OCU basketball game (Henry J. Freede Wellness Center, Abe Lemons Arena)

FRIDAY, NOV. 1

• 5:30-7 p.m. – Clara Luper and American Indian Scholars reunion reception, Wilson House
• 7 p.m. – Abe Lemon’s Classic, OCU basketball game (Henry J. Freede Wellness Center, Abe Lemons Arena)

SATURDAY, NOV. 2

All OCU alumni, family & friends are welcome!

• 12:30-12:45 p.m. – Alumni, Family Members and Friends Information Point and Check-in; this is an optional meet up with fellow OCU'ers to gather and get acquainted with the schedule and happenings of the day (Northside of Freede Wellness Center, outside check in table)
• 1-2 p.m. – OCU Homecoming Parade led by this year's Golden Grad marshal, Trustee Gary Homsey '74 (Northside of Freede Wellness Center along 27th St.)
• 2-3:30 p.m. – Join us for the annual Homecoming Reunion Reception celebrating this year's special guests: the class of 1974 Golden Grads, all other graduating classes ending in 4's and 9's, and OCU parents and families. Event co-hosts include 2024 parade marshal, Trustee Gary Homsey '74, and 2024 Legacy Speaker, David Crooch '01. All OCU alums are invited.(Wilson House)
• 3:30-5 p.m. – OCU Tailgate and Reunion Tents, including food trucks and the opportunity to participate in the authorized Sign the Gold Star tradition established by the class of 2020. (Northside of Freede Wellness Center; indoor/outdoor)
• 5 p.m. – Abe Lemon’s Classic, OCU basketball game (Henry J. Freede Wellness Center, Abe Lemons Arena)
• 8 p.m. – 40th Anniversary of LipSync (Henry J. Freede Wellness Center, Abe Lemons Arena)

Homecoming 2024 coincides with this year's annual Abe Lemons Basketball Classic. OCU games are scheduled for 10/31 at 8pm, 11/1 at 7 p.m., and 11/2 at 5 p.m. Additional Saturday games will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

OCU HOTEL DISCOUNTS IN OKC DURING HOMECOMING

Discounted room rates are available at two local hotels near OCU's campus:  The Fordson Hotel and The Ellison Hotel. Please contact [email protected] for the discount codes available for verified OCU alumni.

Contact [email protected] to obtain the online booking link for our special OCU rate at the Fordson Hotel OKC. $121 per room/per night. 900 West Main St. OKC 73106

Contact [email protected] to obtain the special promo code for OCU's special discount code at the Ellison Hotel. Starting at $179 per room/per night. 6201 N. Western Ave. OKC 73118

We are so excited to celebrate the 103rd OCU Homecoming this year! Here’s what you need to know; our theme this year is ‘Camp OCU’. Let's lace up out boots and pack our bags for A Week Under the Stars. Click here to pull up the playbook!

CAMP SCHEDULE

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