Honorary Family Applications Due Today
The Associated Student Government and Parent ans Family Programs are proud to sponsor the 17th year of Honorary Family. The Honorary Family represents the University of Arkansas as the model Razorback family. They are selected as the family who exemplifies the Arkansas spirit as well as the support that the family provides the student(s) regarding their success at the university. They are the university family of the year.
The Honorary Family will receive tickets to the Chancellor’s Box for the Arkansas Razorback football game versus Rutgers on Sept. 22 and will be honored at halftime. The family will also receive hotel accommodations for the weekend as well as the PorkChop Package that includes Sunday Brunch, Friday Night Live, Tailgate Brunch, Razorback gear and much more.
Applications are available in the Office of Student Activities, Arkansas Union A-665. They can also be found at, http://osa.uark.edu/2012_Honorary_Family_Application.pdf.
The application must be submitted to the office of student activities, Arkansas Union A665 no later than noon on Friday, Sept. 7.
The 17th University of Arkansas Honorary Family will be announced Wednesday, Sept. 12. Please see asg.uark.edu, nsfp.uark.edu, Facebook, or follow the ASG on Twitter for the announcement.
For additional information regarding the selection of the Honorary Family, please contact ASG Vice President Bobby Pennington at 479-575-5255. For information on Family Weekend events, please contact the Parent & Family Programs office at 479-575-7187.
Contacts
Rudy Trejo, Assistant DIrector of Student Activities
Office of Student Activities
575-5255,
rgtrejo@uark.edu
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