{"id":48596,"date":"2023-04-06T16:34:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T21:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=48596"},"modified":"2023-06-23T08:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:19:24","slug":"tarleton-founders-week-activities-begin-with-saturday-tailgate-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-founders-week-activities-begin-with-saturday-tailgate-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Founder\u2019s Week Activities Begin with Saturday Tailgate, Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University kicks off its observance of Founder\u2019s Week on Saturday, April 15, with a daylong tailgate prior to the annual Purple and White intrasquad football game at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tailgate activities, sponsored by Campus Rec, begin at 9 a.m. at Texan Alley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder\u2019s Week continues through April 22. Highlights include the Silver Taps ceremony, Oscar P\u2019s Birthday Bash, the Spring Concert and the 55th<\/sup> Annual Tarleton Stampede Rodeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Taps at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, honors alumni, faculty, staff and friends who passed away the previous year. This year\u2019s remembrance takes place at Alumni Island in the heart of the Stephenville campus. The public is invited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton students begin their academic program with the Freshman Convocation and Candle Lighting Ceremony when they receive their Tarleton flame. The flame is extinguished at Silver Taps to acknowledge their journey\u2019s completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder\u2019s Week schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 a.m. \u2013 Purple and White Tailgate, Texan Alley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 p.m. \u2013 Purple and White Spring Football Game, Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, April 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 p.m. \u2013 Spring Splash, Aquatic Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, April 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:30 p.m. \u2013 Cruise the Island, Alumni Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, April 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 a.m. \u2013 Oscar P\u2019s Birthday Bash, Waco Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 p.m. \u2013 Silver Taps, Alumni Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, April 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 a.m. \u2013 Waffle Wednesday, Fort Worth Campus <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 p.m. \u2013 Black Student Union Presents Tarleton Olympics, Intramural Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, April 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:30 a.m. \u2013 Oscar P\u2019s Birthday Bash, Thompson Student Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:30 p.m. \u2013 Oscar P\u2019s Birthday Bash, Fort Worth Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 p.m. \u2013 Spring Concert, Aquatic Center Parking Lot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 p.m. \u2013 55th<\/sup> Annual Tarleton Stampede Rodeo, Lone Star Arena<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, April 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 a.m. \u2013 Ring Pick Up Day, Ring Statue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:30 p.m. \u2013 May Fete, Heritage Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 p.m. \u2013 55th<\/sup> Annual Tarleton Stampede Rodeo, Lone Star Arena<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 a.m. \u2013 Orientation, Fine Arts Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n

noon \u2013 Softball vs. Sam Houston, Softball Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 p.m. \u2013 Baseball vs. New Mexico, Baseball Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 p.m. \u2013 55th<\/sup> Annual Tarleton Stampede Rodeo, Lone Star Arena<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit https:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/FoundersWeek2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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