| School: The University of Oklahoma Colors: Crimson and Cream Nickname: Sooners/Boomer Sooners The chant: The OU chant is the loyal song, sung before every football game, at the start and end of all men and womens basketball games, and sung at most sporting and University events. Every fan wearing the crimson and cream, every student, and every alumni is encouraged to stand, raise one finger (a symbolic gesture that show those who dont know what it means to be a Sooner, the greatness of the university and the unity between all Sooners) and sing. The words are as follows: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Our chant rolls on and on. Thousands strong, Join heart and song in alma mater's praise. Of campus beautiful by day and night. Of colors proudly gleaming red and white. 'Neath a western sky OU's chant will never die. Live on University! The school fight song (which you can hear playing in the back ground goes like this: Boomer Sooner, Boomer sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, OK U! Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, OK U! I'm a Sooner-born and Sooner-bred When I die I'll Be sooner dead. Rah, Oklahoma Rah, Oklahoma Rah, Oklahoma, OK U! |
| Interesting facts about OU: *OU ranks #1 in the nation per capita among all public universities in the # of national merit scholars and national scholars enrolled. *OU ranks #1 in the Big 12 with research funding. *Has one of the largest Honors programs in all public Universities *Ranks first in the Big 12 for international programs *OU law students rank #1 in among all of Oklahoma law schools to pass the bar exams, even passing out-of-state schools *OU med students have a 99% passage rate in their licensing exam, among the highest in the nation. *OU's school of meteorology is ranked as one of the best in the world. *U.S. News ranked the engineering program in the top 10 in the U.S. *Has the largest natural history museum in the world associated with a University, along with the largest art collection for a university. These are only some of the facts....if you would like to know more, visit the school web site: click here |
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