LAST UPDATED: 8.17.23 @ 10PM
WELCOME TO THE OU GAMING CLUB!
For many of you who moved in earlier in August, you may have noticed our director Moog on the jumbotron in Lloyd Noble as you walked the concourse after getting your ID and access to your dorms. Now that you’re here, WELCOME! Let’s get to it! As you are settling in and as you complete your first “syllabus” week of classes we want to continue your rush of energy and invite you our own back to school series event which spans 3 total days on August 25-27 in the NEW OU Gaming Club Venue and Esports Clinic inside Cross B. For our returning students, WELCOME BACK! You already know what’s up!
THANK YOU SPONSORS! GIVEAWAYS OVERVIEW
For the 2023 kick off, we have gained support for over $5,000 in giveaways. First up, is Computer Connection and MSI throwing in the biggest giveaway for the third straight year with a full custom built PC. Next up is our newly forming Alumni Board of Advisor supplementing the grand prize with additional giveaways to bring a total of over 40 giveaways and 100+ door prizes. Huge shoutout to Domino’s, Insomnia Cookies, Raising Cane’s Chicken, and Red Bull for providing the food and drink!
Computer Connection x MSI Sponsored:
– Grand Prize Specs –
- CASE: HYTE Y60 – Red
- MONITOR: MSI G2712V 27″ 1080P 100Hz 1ms VRR Capable
- MOTHERBOARD: ASUS TUF Gaming A520M-Plus Wifi
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600G
- RAM: 16G DDR4 (TBD)
- STORAGE: PNY CS2241 500GB M.2 NVME Gen4
- GPU: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 White OC Edition
- POWER SUPPLY: Thermaltake Tough Power GX2 Gold 600W
- KEYBOARD: 65% Custom Keyboard-White Gateron Milky Yellow Switches w/Red & White Keycaps
- MOUSE: MSI Clutch Wireless GM41
- HEADSET: MSI GH40 ENC
- OTHER: MSI XL Mousepad
Additional Giveaways: (All listed in the link above, this is just a sampling)
- BEEEEEEE plushie
- 1x Xbox Series S w/3mo Ultimate Game Pass + 27″ Yeyian 1080P 165hz Monitor w/Speakers
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Vouchers for Computer Connection CUSTOM keyboard
- 24″ Gaming Monitors
- Legos
- HyperX Headsets
- Raising Cane’s Gift Cards
- Amazon Gift Cards
- OU Esports Jersey Gift Card
- Creeper Backpacks
- Glorious Mouse
- MSI Accessories, Keyboards, Mice, Headsets
HOW TO WIN!
We want to promote fellowship above all for our series of events so our prizing structure will have that same intent.
You can have up to three(3) entries for Saturday to increase your chances of winning. Here are the prerequisites to win:
– Current OU Student in our Discord (discord.gg/ougaming)
– Registered OU Gaming Club Member
– Physically Present Saturday @ 6PM
Here are ways to enter:
– (1 entry) Register in the OU Gaming Club before August 24th at 11:59PM
– (1 entry) Attend Friday programming (Does NOT require participation in tournaments)
– (1 entry) Attend Saturday programming
HOW PRIZING SELECTION WILL WORK: All students can only win one giveaway despite having three entries. The quantity of entries just bolsters your chance to win anything overall. We will be tracking attendance then using a digital randomizer for selection on Saturday. As a student wins anything their name will be removed from the list completely. Students can pass if they have multiple entries but it will consume one of their entries by doing so.
Prizes will be put into three tiers with Grand Prize (PC) exclusive to undergrads.
- Tier 1: $49 or less in value
- Tier 2: $50-$99 in value
- Tier 3: $100+ in value
- Tier 4: Gaming PC (Undergrads only)
– CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL GIVEAWAY & TIER LIST!!! –
The fine print: Saturday prizing is exclusive to OU students in attendance ONLY. The Saturday grand prize is exclusively for undergrad students at the request of the donors. Winner of the grand prize will have to fill out a W-9 for tax reporting and we will discuss it in depth before awarding the prize so there are no surprises. We will be taking pictures with winners throughout the weekend so please anticipate that especially for the bigger prizes.
DAILY GIVEAWAYS (LIMIT 1 PER STUDENT/FIRST COME FIRST SERVE)
- MSI Gaming Lanyards
- MSI Lucky (Dragon) Keychains
- StreamLabs Sunglasses
- Batman x Fortnite Single Comics
- Coca-Cola Notepads
THE WEEKEND OF EVENTS AND OUR CONDUCT RULES
– THESE EVENTS ARE ONLY FOR OU STUDENTS (ANY CLASS) –
**IF YOU’RE CLASS OF 2027, WEAR YOUR CLASS SHIRT!**
**WE WILL HAVE MASKS/SANITIZER ON SITE IF WANTED**
**WE WILL BE WIPING THINGS DOWN**
**RESEPECT EVERYONE – ZERO TOLERANCE**
For Friday, if you have Switch/GameCube controllers bring them!
LOOK FOR THE OU ESPORTS FLAG BANNERS!!!
CROSS VILLAGE – BUILDING B – GAMING VENUE & ESPORTS CLINIC (FACING JENKINS)
ADDRESS: 116 4th St, Suite 126, Norman, OK 73019
Friday the 25th (Smash/Mario Kart/Street Fighter 6 Tournaments)
- Location: Cross – Building B – Gaming Venue (East side facing Jenkins)
- Time: 6PM – 11PM
- Event Itinerary: LINK TO ITINERARY
- Attendance Award: 1 entry into Saturday giveaway drawings (OU Gaming Club Registration Required)
- Giveaways:
- Smash/Mario Kart/SF6 1st place: $10 Amazon + Cane’s Box Combo Gift Card + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Smash/Mario Kart/SF6 2nd place: Cane’s Kid’s Combo + Drink Gift Card + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Smash/Mario Kart/SF6 3rd place: Cane’s Drink Gift Card + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- What: The return of Sooner Smash Dojo! Bring your PS5 or Switch/GC controllers and get ready to compete in Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Street Fighter 6(PS5).
- Food/Drink: We’ll have water/red bull on site and you’re welcome to bring whatever else you’d like to play pending table space. Smash, Mario Kart, and Street Fighter 6 tournament registration is free and will be handled on site.
- Historical Information: Sooner Dojo Smash Series is a decade old weekly for the entire state of Oklahoma. For back to school, our newly branded dojo series is exclusive the OU student community only, with normal open to the public operations resuming the following Friday at the same time. Typically this event runs at least 40 weeks out of the year on Friday evenings. This is also the formal introduction to the Sooner Dojo Mario Kart and FGC series.
Saturday the 26th (Fellowship, Community Picture, Pizza, Giveaways)
- Location: Cross – Building B – Gaming Venue (East side facing Jenkins)
- Time: 1PM – 8PM (Food at 4PM, Presentation & Picture at 6PM, Raffle giveaways after)
- Event Itinerary: LINK TO ITINERARY
- Attendance Award: 1 entry into Saturday’s giveaway drawings (OU Gaming Club Registration Required)
- Giveaways: Reference the above lists of items above. All will be given away for this event. (OU Gaming Club Registration Required). Giveaways will start around 530PM and go until everything is gone. Everyone is welcome to hang out til 7 if they want. GIVEAWAY REGISTRATION IS OVER AT 530PM. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- What: Social games only all day and you’re welcome to bring whatever else you’d like to play pending table space. Group photo at 530. Wear your OU gear, emphasis on “Class of” or anything “OU Esports” apparel! Valorant Championship Watch will be streamed during event!
- Food/Drink: We’ll have Pizza/water/other drinks starting at 4PM. First come first serve. We have enough food for 300 people! Come eat!LINK TO ITINERARY
Sunday the 27th (Halo, Beat Saber Tournaments)
- Location: Cross – Building B – Gaming Venue (East side facing Jenkins)
- Time: 1PM – 8PM (BEAT SABER TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 3!)
- Event Itinerary: LINK TO ITINERARY
- Attendance Award: 1 entry into Sunday giveaway drawings (OU Gaming Club Registration Required)
- Prizing:
- Beat Saber 1st place: $10 Amazon + Cane’s Kid Combo Gift Cards + MSI Thermos + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Beat Saber 2nd place: Cane’s Kid Combo Gift Cards + MSI Thermos + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Beat Saber 3rd place: Cane’s Kid Combo Gift Cards + MSI Thermos + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Halo 1st place: $10 Amazon + MSI Dragon Mouse Pad + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Halo 2nd place: MSI Inflatable Shield + MSI Dragon Mouse Pad + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- Halo 3rd place: MSI Dragon Mouse Pad + MSI Lucky Keychain + MSI Lanyard
- What: A Beat Saber tournament will be hosted so get there right at the start to enter the bracket. No hardware required, but you’re welcome to bring your headset if you have one. A Halo 4v4 tournament will happen using 10x MSI Gaming Laptops, BRING YOUR KEYBOARDS AND MICE OR CONTROLLERS! (Prizing is for each member of the winning teams). Registration will be done for both on site.
- Food/Drink: We’ll have water/other drinks on site and you’re welcome to bring whatever else you’d like to play pending table space. Beat Saber tournament is free to enter.
ABOUT OUR EVENT SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Computer Connection is the one-stop shop for computer parts, repairs, and custom builds in the OKC metro area since 1998. Our passionate team loves to create innovative and challenging builds, and knows the ins and outs of what specifications are needed for a variety of games and gaming PCs. We are proud to bring expertise and creativity in building to the OKC gaming scene. This 2nd generation alumni owned business helps members of our community with all things computer needs related.
Computer Connection has been a partner since Fall 2021.
MSI is a world leader in gaming, content creation, business & productivity and AIoT solutions. Bolstered by its cutting-edge R&D capabilities and customer-driven innovation, MSI has a wide-ranging global presence spanning over 120 countries. Its comprehensive lineup of laptops, graphics cards, monitors, motherboards, desktops, peripherals, servers, IPCs, robotic appliances, and vehicle infotainment and telematics systems are globally acclaimed. Committed to advancing user experiences through the finest product quality, intuitive user interface and design aesthetics, MSI is a leading brand that shapes the future of technology.
The OU Gaming Club was founded in Fall 2017 with R&D starting in the year prior. As development and growth continued it would go through several elevation to eventually create the department of Esports & Co-Curricular Innovation housed within the Division of Student Affairs which now sponsors the club itself. This development has an emphasis on inclusivity and community over everything which then enables a path to industry approach to enable diversification in programming, intent, and results alike. It is one of the largest student communities at OU now pushing past 3.3K members and over 190 in development with scholarship, venue, internships, and curriculum.
