The Mysterious and Macabre of the University of Oklahoma
Strange sounds, secret societies, and
spectres… all just a part of the darker side of OU.
Freshman Programs Instructor Jeff Provine offers a walking tour giving some of the
hidden stories not given on daytime tours.
Schedule for 2011: Tours at 8 PM on October 20, 21, and 22
Due to the rainstorm last weekend, we'll be having a bonus tour at 8 PM on November 4,
Meeting at the northeast entrance of the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center (Holmberg Hall) on the North Oval.
Tours are seventy-five minutes, walking, and are free and open to the public.
A donation will be collected on behalf of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma
Highlights of the tour include:
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1. Holmberg Hall |
Home of our organ-playing ghost, Professor Mildred Andrews Boggess, eternally displeased with renovations. |
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2. The ’06 Rock |
Once kidnapped by the DDMC secret society and buried in a graveyard, the first of many pranks. |
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3. Ellison Hall |
Where a rollerskating ghost boy makes mischief. |
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4. Bizzell Statue |
The legend of Jimi Hendrix, and the more macabre truth |
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5. Cate Center |
A beheaded basement ghost |
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6. Walker Tower |
Lessons learned from mistakes of the past |
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7. Houston-Huffman |
A basketball-loving ghost |
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