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09-12-2007, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kstar
You're talking to a 4th generation Sooner, getting my 5th degree from the University of Oklahoma, who was also born and raised here, so you should know better than to call it Oklahoma University, unless you're from the sticks.
Also, you don't ask that question, which predisposes people to not be nice.
ps. Daughter has the g before the t, so to abbreviate it would be dgtr, not dtgr.
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Honest question from a non-OU person who lives in Oklahoma - why is it shortened to OU? I went to the University of Illinois, which would never be called Illinois University, and we always shortened it to U of I or UIUC.
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09-12-2007, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by irishpipes
Honest question from a non-OU person who lives in Oklahoma - why is it shortened to OU? I went to the University of Illinois, which would never be called Illinois University, and we always shortened it to U of I or UIUC.
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Because it just is. Maybe because it is easier to yell in a chant.
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09-12-2007, 04:46 PM
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Some people call it Oklahoma University which is why they chant OU and some call it the University of Oklahoma. It's truly no big deal to the people who live there. They just love the school regardless of the formalities....
Hope this helps....
Sincerely,
AZMOM
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09-12-2007, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AZMOM
Some people call it Oklahoma University which is why they chant OU and some call it the University of Oklahoma. It's truly no big deal to the people who live there. They just love the school regardless of the formalities....
Hope this helps....
Sincerely,
AZMOM
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I live here and I don't love it. Not at all... Ha ha (OSU grad)
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09-12-2007, 07:10 PM
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azmom, if you go to the recruitment forum and do a search for asu sororities you may be able to find some recruitment stories that would give you some answers to your question.
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09-12-2007, 11:50 PM
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Irishpipes,(we do love the Irish around here) my best friend is a graduate from OSU and I keep forgetting not to mention the words Sooners or OU around her. lol So, I'm very careful to say go Cowboys. I love OSU too. Hey, Garth Brooks!!!!! Who can beat that?
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