OSULA Featured in Sept.-Oct. issue of Ohio State Alumni Magazine

The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Los Angeles is featured in the Sept.-Oct., 2014 issue of Ohio State Alumni Magazine.  If you haven’t received yours in the mail, here’s a quick look at the OSULA story.

ALUMNI IN ACTION

OHIO STATE ALUMNI OF LOS ANGELES

Membership: 1,000+ households

WHO WE ARE

Alumni living in the southern California counties

of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Riverside

and San Bernardino.

WHAT WE DO

• Participate in community service projects such

as blood drives and Ride for One, a bike ride to

raise funds for cancer research

• Represent Ohio State at college fairs around

Los Angeles to share the lifelong benefits of

a Buckeye education

• Present special events with guest speakers

from Ohio State

• Hold a summer barbecue, season kickoff and

annual meeting

• Host an annual Beat Michigan party and gameviewing

events, as well as special receptions for

Buckeye teams playing in the area

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Our membership has increased by more than

500 percent over the past year.

Also in the past year, we tripled the number of

scholarships we offer local students. We expect

to double that number in 2015.

We’re adding six board members to help

increase our social networking and reach out

to younger Buckeyes in the area. We plan to offer

special events and all kinds of gatherings to

encourage them to become part of our family.

We recently created an online directory of

businesses in our membership area that are

owned and operated by alumni. The free listings

offer discounts to members and serve as a

resource for new graduates looking to move to

the Los Angeles area.

We also have a Buckeye employment directory

for job seekers.

FAVORITE OHIO STATE MEMORIES

“I worked in the sports information office and

was in the press box when Woody Hayes dotted

the ‘i’ in Script Ohio. What a moment in Buckeye

history!” —Barry Smith ’82, ’83 MA

“At the Rose Bowl in 1997, I was sitting at about

the 10-yard line and 40 or so rows up. The sun had

left and the sky was misting just enough to make

everything, including the ball, slippery.

“Joe Germaine found David Boston with just

seconds left on the clock. Touchdown Buckeyes!

We won!” —Christi Hovest ’86, ’00 PHD

“I lived in Morrill Tower my freshman year, and it

was a fun, crazy place. My fondest memory there

is when my suite bought a keg and smuggled it

up through the loading dock for a big party the

Friday before finals during spring quarter 1983.

“We also had a King of the Towers contest. Our

suite published a newsletter that featured the

candidates and invited other residents to vote

prior to the big party, where the king was named.

“That year was the most fun I’ve ever had, and

I’m still in touch with many of my suitemates.”

—Carrie Smith ’87

IF YOU VISIT LOS ANGELES, YOU MUST:

• Spend a day at Disneyland, Universal Studios

or Magic Mountain

• Take in the sights of Hollywood Boulevard and

match your footprints to those of the stars at

the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre

• Go to the beach to swim, surf, water-ski or just

hang out

• Admire one of our sunsets, with their brilliant

colors that seem to go on forever in the vast

Pacific sky

THE BEST REASONS TO JOIN OUR SOCIETY

We are about people and community and doing

what Buckeyes do best: making a difference. Our

group offers spirit, friendship and networking

opportunities. We share the values, history and

traditions of all that is great about Ohio State.

CONTACT US

President: Scott Snapp, president@osula.org

Website: http://www.osula.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/osula

Twitter: www.twitter.com/osu_la

Instagram: www.instagram.com/osu_la