High School Campus Visit Declared a Success!

Thirty-four Darke County high school students from six of our county high schools traveled to The Ohio State University for a campus tour on May 3rd.  This was the 12th annual tour sponsored by the OSU Alumni Club of Darke County.  The tour began with a campus overview provided by an Admissions Counselor.  Information about majors, courses of study, activities, work-study programs, costs and scholarships were provided as well as student life and what it is like to be a Buckeye.  The students were divided into three groups for an hour and a half walking tour of campus, led by student ambassadors.  The three groups met together for lunch at Baker Commons, one of the campus dining halls.  

The OSU Alumni Club of Darke County wishes to provide our County high school students an opportunity to see first hand the excitement and opportunities that Ohio State has to offer.  We had a great group of students attend our trip on May 3rd and we look forward to providing the opportunity again next year.

A big THANKS to Janelle Brinksneader for the write-up and to everyone that helped once again make the trip a success!  

Scott '05

Aloha! A Warm O-H to the OSU Alumni Club of Hawaii!

I made a social connection today with Tom who is the Treasurer of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Hawaii. We shared our love of the Buckeyes despite being thousands of miles apart and having the Pacific Ocean between us. We discussed our club's websites and I promised to share his link with the club as who wouldn't want to see Buckeye Pride Waikiki style? To check out the webpage for the OSU Alumni Club of Hawaii, click this link:


Ohio State University Alumni Club of Hawaii

Tom informed me that the club has some 'killer' Hawaiian shirts that the club sells, with a different design yearly. Personally, I could see a couple of our club members warming up to these for golf season....

He noted that there are a few size Large and size XL of the previous versions from 2010 as well.


He said that if anyone is going to be visiting Waikiki during football season, be sure to join one of their game watches. There will be no sleeping in for those Noon Game Days.....those games start at 6 AM in Hawaii!
To visitors from our 50th and last (but not least!) state, Welcome!


Singing Ohio's Praise,
Scott '05


EDIT: We have a comment to add from one the Hawaii Alumni Club's own, Michael:
We thank you for the attention you pay to our club waaaaay far awaaaay. Anyhow, we have some remaining aloha shirts in the older pattern (same style) but only XLs at $30 ea., including postage. The newer pattern (shown above) is available in XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL (men's sizes, they run right on the size and they don't shrink), including postage. Visit our website (search "ohio state alumni, Hawaii" for more info. Our shirts are highest quality, have the alumni assoc. logo on them (not shown above) and everyone loves them. Aloha all, and i mua Buckeyes!

Miscellaneous News, Rumors etc.

Good Evening, Buckeyes!

Mailers going out this Week

A double-sided membership/gala form will be mailed out this week to current and past members from the last three years (2008-09 to 2010-11). The form is simply a request to renew club dues or re-join us, a pre-registration for the Spring Gala (May 24!), and also is an invitation to visit this blog for a copy of the digital newsletter which can also be viewed by clicking here. At this point, we are waiting on a list from the Alumni Association to help us bring in some new club members. If anyone knows of someone that may be interested in joining the club or attending our gala, please let me know a name and address and I will gladly mail out a newsletter and/or membership enrollment form.

Club Elections to be held at Spring Banquet
I thought I would pass along an update as I failed to mention the news in the newsletter. This year's alumni banquet also will have its biannual elections for officer positions. As most of you know, in addition to my new tasks of being a blogger and newsletter writer/editor, I have served as the Club's Treasurer the past two years. I have put the club 'on notice' since December of 2010 that I would not continue the role of Treasurer after elections. Therefore, if you are interested or know somebody that might be interested in taking over the Club's Treasurer post, please let me know at osuacofdarke@gmail.com and I will forward to the Club's Board for consideration.

Dr. Gee coming to Darke County?
I do not have any details or confirmations but there is rumor that OSU President Dr. E. Gordon Gee will be visiting Darke County in the near future. While details are sketchy, the news I heard had his visit pegged for early June. As details emerge and are confirmed, I will report them.....if anyone can confirm or deny this news, please provide me details at osuacofdarke@gmail.com.

Singing Ohio's Praise,

Scott '05

Save the Date! Spring Gala Set For May 24

Vladimir Nazlymov, OSU Fencing Coach
(source: ohiostatebuckeyes.com)

The Darke County OSU Alumni Club is proud to present the 2011 Spring Gala.

The Gala is going to be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 and will be held at the Bistro Off Broadway located at 117 E. 5th Street in Greenville. The festivities will kickoff at 7:00 PM and the evening will include Door Prizes, a Silent Auction, Food and Drink (cash bar available), Awarding of 2011 Academic Scholarships and a Presentation by Guest Speaker Vladimir Nazlymov.

Few speakers from the University are as loved and respected as Vladimir Nazlymov, OSU's Fencing Coach. A three-time Soviet Olympic Gold Medalist, Vladimir has led the Buckeyes to two National Championships and has produced many All-Americans and three Individual National Champions.

Tickets are $18 for members of the Darke County OSU Alumni Club, $21 for non-members and includes a hors d'oeuvres/buffet dinner, with a cash bar available.

To RSVP, please see our newsletter which is featured on this blog and reference page 7 or email Scott '05 at osuacofdarke@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

2011 Alumni Club Spring Newsletter

Good Evening Fellow Buckeyes and Guests!

This evening it is with great excitement that I share the Spring 2011 Newsletter of the Darke County Ohio State Alumni Club. I would like to thank everyone who contributed information and I sincerely hope everyone enjoys.

To access the newsletter, please click the following link:

2011 Spring Alumni Club Newsletter

To view the newsletter you may need Adobe Reader 6.0 or newer. The free Adobe reader can be accessed at:

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

If you have an email address that the club has on file, you will not be receiving a newsletter at your home unless you make a special request by emailing osuacofdarke@gmail.com. Before requesting a newsletter, please consider the environment and the costs of printing and mailing, although understand that I will gladly accommodate. Thank you in advance!

For renewal of Membership Dues and for Spring Gala Registration, please print page 7 and mail to:

The Ohio State Alumni Club of Darke County
P.O. Box 613
Greenville, OH 45331

Go Bucks!

Scott '05

How To Contact Us....

Are you interested in joining us or learning more about our Buckeye pride? There are two great ways to get in contact with us....

1) By Mail:

The Ohio State Alumni Club of Darke County
P.O. Box 613
Greenville, OH 45331

2) By Email:

osuacofdarke@gmail.com

Go Bucks!

Scott '05

What's Your Story, Buckeye?

What's your story, Darke Buckeyes? 

To begin this blog, I want to share briefly my best memory of being a Buckeye: 

I spent the majority of my time as a Buckeye at a regional campus to save on room & board.....I almost dropped out when I moved halfway across state to Greenville due to marriage and a poor transfer report from Wright State that indicated after 170 credit hours at OSU I would still have to take another 2 1/2 years with them to complete a B.S. I had never visited main campus for a class and it was not until I met with an academic advisor at the Fisher College of Business in August of 2004 that I fell in love with the beauty of the business college and re-dedicated myself to finishing school. I spent the next 5 consecutive quarters driving between Greenville and Columbus 100 miles each way 2-5 days per week. I put 47,000 miles on my car in a little over a year. I worked part-time in Greenville at Hamilton Motors from 7:00-11:30 AM and then drove to Columbus and returned home between 11 PM-midnight. I still know certain things: it is 100 miles exactly from Hamilton Motors' parking lot (now Spirit Medical) to Ohio Stadium where I used to park for class. Once you hit the Springfield exit for the Clark County Fairgrounds, it is exactly 1 hour away from Greenville, about another 40 minutes from Campus.

A fellow club member had an interesting observation last week that had me thinking. She commented that whenever someone asked her what her best memory as a Buckeye was, she wanted to have something to share that would amaze the person. 

While my story just makes me sound like a lunatic, there are others with great stories to share. We all love vintage photos and stories from the good ol' days.

With that segway.....

Do you have memories of being a Buckeye? Please share them.....one of my favorite things is reading the different memories former Buckeye athletes have....each of us have a story that is every bit as interesting.....

Thank you in advance for your time, thoughts and words.

Let's Go Bucks!

Scott '05

osuacofdarke@gmail.com