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Your Priority Points The Sooner Club awards priority points in several different categories that make up your priority point total. Please consider the following example:
Current Year's Donation Points All Sooner Club donations received in a current giving year are awarded three (3) priority points for every $100 received. Please note that priority points are awarded only when donations are received. Current year’s donation points are awarded three (3) points per $100 received in an effort to encourage Sooner Club members to donate each and every year. Past Years' Donation Points All priority points for Sooner Club donations received since the inception of the Priority Point System in 1995 appear in this category. Past gifts are awarded one (1) point for every $100 received. These points accumulate year after year and recognize the long-term financial commitment of our donors. Ticket Loyalty Points At the conclusion of the 2002-03 academic year, OU recognized its long-term season ticket holders with a one-time addition to the priority point total. A scale was developed and a priority point deposit was made to Sooner Club accounts based on a patron’s consecutive years of purchasing season tickets. Each account was analyzed and once it was determined which sport had the longest consecutive season ticket purchase, the addition was made. Sooner Loyalty Points To reward our faithful supporters, season ticket holders earn priority points based upon their attendance at sports for which they hold season tickets. Sooner Loyalty Points are earned based upon the percentage of events attended over the course of each season. For example, if a football season ticket holder has four tickets and there are six games, all 24 tickets must be used to gain four points. These attendance points are earned regardless of who uses your tickets, if they are sold on Ticket Marketplace, or shared online via Ticket Sharing and used for entry to the event. At the conclusion of each season, your account will be credited with the appropriate number of priority points based upon the following scale:
Season Ticket Points Beginning with the 2003-04 academic year, season ticket holders have been awarded one (1) priority point for every sport in which they purchase a season ticket. For example, if a patron had season tickets for football, women’s basketball and baseball, they would earn a total of three (3) priority points. Remember, it’s one (1) priority point for every sport, not every ticket. Current Capital/Endowment Points Every Sooner Club member has the opportunity to make financial contributions and commitments specifically directed toward OU’s capital and scholarship needs. The Sooner Club awards one (1) point for every $100 given or pledged toward an Athletics Department capital or scholarship endowment gift. Priority points for athletics’ capital or endowment gifts are awarded at the time of the gift or pledge. While regular Sooner Club donations are awarded priority points only upon receipt of the gift, athletics capital or endowment commitments are awarded priority points up front. Booster Club Points Several sports at the University of Oklahoma have their own booster clubs. These clubs exist to provide financial support that directly benefits the specified program. One (1) point for every $100 contributed is awarded for booster club giving. Touchdown Club Points As the oldest and most prestigious sport booster program in the country, the Touchdown Club is in a class of its own. This remarkable organization has helped OU build a tradition-rich program for more than 50 years. Even though the Touchdown Club is a separately-chartered organization, the Sooner Club enjoys a close working relationship with this group of supporters. For Sooner Club members who maintain an annual membership in the Touchdown Club, 2.5 priority points are recorded in this category. Where Do You Rank? Below is a ranking of Sooner Club members by annual giving level and priority points within that giving level. Every ticketing and parking allocation is managed by placing donors in priority point order within each annual giving level. The table below is offered as a guide to help you gain a better understanding of the priority point system and where you may rank within that system. Rankings are based on 2009 Sooner Club donations.
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