OSU

OSU can stand for:

• Institutions of higher education:
  • Ohio State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Oswego State University (formerly State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego)
• The Order of St. Ursula or Ursulines (Roman Catholic Christian religious order)
• Osu, Accra, a district in Ghana
• Igbo culture:
  • Osu caste system, a caste system practiced by the Igbo people in West Africa
• Operation Straight Up, an evangelical organization that provides faith-based entertainment to the United States military
• Japanese culture:
• Ōsu, district of Nagoya
  • Osu!! Karate Bu (manga)
  • Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (Nintendo rhythm game)
  • osu! (a freeware clone of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan)
  • Japanese for "Patience with myself and others" used in karate
    • Also used in JIKC, Kyokushin where it means "to push and to endure," a shortening of the words "oshi shinobu," and Wado-ryu Karate.