This Friday students will be joined by a number of children and young teens for a weekend of family bonding.
The annual Sibs & Kids Weekend will commence this week for MSU students and any of their cousins, siblings, children or friends.
The event was formerly named Lil’ Sibs Weekend, but the University Activities Board changed the name this year.
Check-in will begin 4 p.m. Friday on the second floor concourse of the Union. The events will officially start 7 p.m. and will end 9 p.m. Saturday.
Communication senior Claire Nuttall, UAB’s spirit and traditions director, said the purpose of Sibs & Kids Weekend is “to give MSU student siblings a chance to get on campus, and to give them a chance to do age-appropriate activities with their siblings.”
Nuttall said one difference in this year’s weekend is that the events Saturday will be more sit-down oriented.
Students and their siblings will go from hands-on activities Friday to being audience members in a number of performances Saturday.
Friday night activities include crafts, bowling and laser tag among other physical activities. Nuttall said she is particularly excited for the performance of magician Joel Ward on Friday.
On Saturday, events include a scavenger hunt at the MSU Museum, a show at Abrams Planetarium and open gym and swim time at IM Sports-Circle. Students and their “sibs” or other family members can burn off any extra steam during the gym’s open house event after a weekend of fun.
There will also be a concert Saturday night by MSU a cappella group Spartan Dischords, as well as free ice cream from the Dairy Store.
UAB members expect a large turnout, if past years are any indication.
“Last year there were about 1,300 students,” Nuttall said.
Despite the fact that the deadline has passed to pre-order event T-shirts and discount meal tickets for campus dining halls, there will be a limited number of each to purchase on site.
T-shirts are not required to participate in the events
Registration is free for all students and it can be completed online on UAB’s website.
