Annual Siblings Weekend to take place Jan. 25-26
More than 1,000 expect to attend this year
West Bloomfield mother Kelly Denawetz assists her daughter Sydney Denawetz on the balance rope at Siblings Weekend on Jan. 26, 2018 in Finch Fieldhouse.
Central Michigan University’s annual Siblings Weekend will be held Friday, Jan. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 26 this year.
The event is expected to have over 1,000 participants, similar to last year’s numbers.
“It’s an event that brings people to the campus so they can get a taste of what it’s like to be on a college campus,” said Siblings Weekend coordinator and graduate assistant Girard Brown.
Brown said students can register cousins and friends for the weekend as well, not just siblings.
The registration prices for siblings and other participants is $35 each. After the first two, each additional sibling is only $20.
Registration is free for CMU students with siblings attending. Students who don't have siblings attending, but still wish to take part in the weekend's activities, can pay a $10 fee to attend. For parents who wish to attend, the registration fee is $20.
Online registration has been open since Dec. 18 and will close on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. Attendees can also register at the event in the Finch Fieldhouse, on Friday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday from 9-11 a.m.
Each participant will one shirt as part of their registration fee, but additional shirts can be purchased for $10 each.
Meal plans for the campus dining halls are optional and offered with an additional fee. Meal Plan A includes three meal tickets for $20 and Meal Plan B includes two meal tickets for $15.
Every CMU student and sibling are eligible to receive one special event ticket, given on a first-come, first-served basis. Parents and other guests are ineligible to receive special event tickets.
During check-in, every participant will receive a wristband that must be worn at all times to attend events, unless specified.
There are a wide range of events being offered throughout the weekend, from rock wall climbing to an illusionist performance.
The full schedule includes includes an itinerary of more than 46 events, and can be found on the Office of Student Activities and Involvement website.
Some events include:
Friday, Jan. 25
· 4-7 p.m. – Registration and Check In, Finch Fieldhouse
· 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Illusionist Eric Dittleman, Platcha Auditorium
· 9-11 p.m. – Glow in the Dark Bowling, Student Activity Center: U-Lanes
Saturday, Jan. 26
· 9-11 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast, Finch Fieldhouse
· 12-3 p.m. – Escape Room, Finch 113
· 3-4 p.m. – Sibs Community Service Event, Bovee University Center Terrace Rooms A and B
· 4-7 p.m. – Carnival, Student Activity Center
· 9 p.m. -12 a.m. – Club Bovee Silent Disco, Bovee University Center Rotunda
