The Ohio State University President Dr. Drake paid the Gamma chapter house a visit on October 14th in recognition of winning both the Maxwell Trophy and Ohio State’s IFC Chapter of the Year.
From Gamma Chapter President Ryan Beard, Ohio State ’17:
Gamma Chapter was excited and honored to host The Ohio State President Dr. Drake at our chapter dinner on October 14th. It gave us a great opportunity to not only tell him about our chapter’s success, but also show President Drake the benefits and value that the Greek community adds to OSU’s campus. Following dinner, President Drake had a chance to speak to the chapter as a whole about the recent success of Ohio State and his vision for our campus in the coming years. It was an amazing experience for Gamma chapter to host and meet President Drake and we hope to see him back soon.
Dr. Drake was able to see up close some of the good Gamma does by witnessing the preparation of Gamma’s annual pumpkin sale, a fundraiser that has raised upwards of $10k in recent years to benefit SeriousFun.
Hosting Dr. Drake was lauded by facility as well. Kate Butler, the Associate Director Sorority and Fraternity Life on Ohio State’s campus, praised the chapter by saying, “The chapter did an amazing job representing our community and it seemed like Dr. Drake had a wonderful time.”
Dr. Drake is the 15th President of The Ohio State University and began his role in 2014.
Congratulations to Gamma on this honor!
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