Ferris State University will be giv­ing stu­dents the oppor­tu­nity to bring young friends and fam­ily mem­bers to FSU and give them a taste of the col­lege experience.

Sibs and Kids Weekend will be hap­pen­ing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at FSU.

“The rea­son we have Sibs and Kids is to allow Ferris stu­dents to bring their sib­lings, younger or older, to Ferris,” said Mary Rynearson, mem­ber of the Residence Hall Association exec­u­tive board. “This gives sib­lings a chance to hang out at Ferris and see each other since a lot of stu­dents do not see their fam­i­lies very often while at Ferris.”

Rynearson said Sibs and Kids Weekend has been going on for a long time at Ferris and that most cam­puses in the U.S. have a week­end sim­i­lar to this one.

Taima Dry, fresh­man in the busi­ness pro­gram, said, “I haven’t seen my sib­lings in such a long time that I’m just look­ing for­ward to being able to spend some qual­ity time with them.”

Dry said her mom had to fill out a form and they had to pay $25 per kid for them to par­tic­i­pate in the week­end. The $25 pays for a t-shirt and takes care of meal costs for the week­end. Dry will be host­ing her brother, who is 17, and her sis­ter, who is nine.

“I’m going to take them to Relay For Life and then I’ll do what they want to do from there,” said Dry.

Visitors will have the chance to par­take in events such as ice skat­ing, blow up games, watch­ing “Space Jam,” a gospel choir, and many other events.

“We encour­age every­one to join in the Sibs and Kids fes­tiv­i­ties,” said Rynearson. “It is a great week­end for every­one of all ages.” n