Ohio Staters, Incorporated is a group that prides itself on preserving the welfare and tradiitions of The Ohio State University. We are a group of thinkers, believers, and doers that develop an execute service projects in our community for the improvement of the Ohio State experience for all. Composed of a limited number of students, faculty, and staff members, we truly are “50 serving 50,000.”
Started in 1933, OSI is the oldest student organization at Ohio State, and has a rich tradition in almost every corner of its history. For example, OSI is credited with the development of Brutus, maintains the Orton Bell Tower, and is responsible for other campus landmarks like Buckeye Grove. Some of our projects in 2018 have included Every Buckeye Counts, a day of awareness for our student population with intellectual disabilities, What Is Idiom, a program for our international students to better understand English slang as well as commonly used OSU jargon, Reflections on Mirror Lake, a project to retell the historical relevance of the Mirror Lake area prior to its renovations via permanent signage, and Script Ohio, a monument dedicated to the tradition of the “Best Damn Band in the Land.”
Ohio Staters has been one of the most formative involvement during my time at Ohio State, providing me with an intimate family of selfless students and staff that dedicate time and effort each and every day to consider their fellow student before themselves, that would drop their personal matters in a moments notice to provide assistance, that create a home for one another wherever we are. Staters provides me the opportunity to participate in projects of corporate size, handle finances, practice project management, speak publicly to powerful individuals, and interweave myself into the fabric of Ohio State in a permanent way.