Adapted from press releases written by Trisha Gedon, OSU When you look around the Oklahoma State University campus, you’ll see many beautifully landscaped flowerbeds, lush green spaces and wonderful Georgian architecture. And, not surprisingly, you’ll see a lot of orange – a lot of orange. But for a few days every July, the dominant color on campus is green – 4-H green. For 100 years, Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development members have been gathering on the campus of this land-grant university to take part in State 4-H Roundup, the largest event 4-H has on the state level. While many things about Roundup have changed over a century, Page 46 - September 2021
there are some things that remain steadfast. Delegates make new friends, compete in contests, participate in educational workshops, recognize the achievements of club members and make memories that will last a lifetime. While most of these activities take place in the various air-conditioned buildings on campus, that obviously wasn’t the case in the early days. Events took place under large tents on the campus lawn between Hanner Hall and Thatcher Hall. There was no building on campus big enough to hold the 1,500 or so delegates. Sometime in the early to mid-1930s, the Oklahoma weather showed its true colors and blew down the tents. Fortunately,
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