2021 Order of Omega Scholarship Program

Youngstown State University

Order of mega O SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Event

Order of Omega Omicron Nu Youngstown State University

Order of Omega is a national leadership honor society that was founded in 1959 at the University of Miami. Order of Omega has over 500 chapters in North America that recognize students for their scholarship, leadership, character, and service to the Greek, campus and local community. We strive to recognize those fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of scholarship and leadership in interfraternal activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment.

Membership is only available to the top 5% of Greeks at this institution.

Eligibility: • Be enrolled full-time and have a minimum 3.0 GPA • Junior or Senior status • Be a fully initiated member of their chapter for at least one (1) semester.

If accepted the cost for membership is $75 or $87 if you desire cords. Initiation will take place during the awards portion of our 68th Annual Greek Sing competition, scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Applications are due by Friday, Feburary 26. Questions can be directed to the chapter president, Brooke Schaefers at baschaefers@student.ysu.edu or chapter advisor, Carrie Anderson at clanderson@ysu.edu.

Greeks in the Streets March 26-28

Last year combined we contributed 556 service hours during the event. Our goal this year 600 service hours!

RSVP at www.ysu.edu/ greeklife > Chapter Reporting > Greeks in the Streets Volunteer Sign-up 1

Youngstown State University

Order of Omega Scholarship Celebration Welcome..................................................... Brooke Schaefers, President, Order of Omega Remarks................................................................................................................Carrie Anderson

Associate Director, Student Activites Icebreaker Academic Presentations Introduction.................................................... Clay Miller, Secretary, Order of Omega Student Presentation.......................................... Avery Calloway, Delta Sigma Theta Introduction......................Galena Lopuchovsky, Vice President, Order of Omega Student Presentation........................Hannah Thomas, Treasurer, Order of Omega

Distribution of Honor Roll Certificates Gregory M. Gulas Leadership Scholarship...............................................Carrie Anderson

Associate Director, Student Activities Closing Remarks.......................................Brooke Schaefers, President, Order of Omega

Order of Omega

Omicron Nu Executive Board

President

Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Brooke Schaefers, Delta Zeta Galena Lopuchovsky, Zeta Tau Alpha Clay Miller, Sigma Tau Gamma Hannah Thomas, Zeta Tau Alpha 22

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PRESENTERS

Carrie Anderson

Carrie is the Associate Director of Student Activities and is a 2004 and 2007 graduate of Youngstown State University. She holds both a bachelors and a master’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Student Affairs Leadership and Practice. With over 15 years of experience serving students at YSU between the Department of Campus Recreation and Office of Student Activities, Carrie has overseen many aspects of programming including Student Organizations, Greek Life, and Leadership Programming. For her service, Carrie has received numerous awards throughout her career including the 2008-2009 Mentor of the Year Award, the 2014 Distinguished Service Professional/Administrative Service Award, and the 2016-2017 GillespiePainter Award for Outstanding Achievement in Support of Student Affairs. Carrie will be presenting tonight on her experience working in higher education.

Avery Calloway Avery is a senior majoring in Psychology and Education. Currently, she is the president of the Zeta Gamma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and serves as the Ohio State Facilitator of the Midwest Region. Additionally, she serves as a member of the DEI Committee (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) on campus. During her presentation, she will be sharing information about her sorority and their experience reactivating the chapter.

Hannah Thomas Hannah Thomas is a senior Business Administration major, minoring in Employee Relations with certificates in Leadership and Nonprofit Leadership. After transferring schools, she came to YSU and joined Greek Life in Fall 2018. As a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha, Hannah has held many leadership roles within her chapter as well as within Greek Life, most notably serving as Panhellenic President during the first ever virtual recruitment in 2020. In January 2021, she was 1 of 4 undergraduate Panhellenic women chosen to present at College Panhellenic Academy. Hannah was also selected as a student lobbyist for the 2021 Fraternal Government Relations Coalition (FGRC) virtual Capitol Hill visit this April. Upon graduation, she plans to continue her education towards a Master of Business Administration degree.

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GREEK HONOR ROLL

To qualify for the Greek Honor Roll, one must have achieved a 3.00 or better grade point average during the recently completed spring and fall semesters.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.:

Brianna Ventimiglia, SO Savanna Wade, SR Haley Wilbert, SR* Peri Winbush, JR Christina Wood, SO

Jay’Lynne Armour, JR Naomi Carrier, SR* Dara Daniel, SR* Kamarri Hall, SO* Nylauna Petty, SR Dajah Williams, SR

Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity: Justin Bean, FR Nathan Buzza, JR* Noah Davies, JR Noah Doughty, SR* Brian Jackson, FR Michael Kuhns, SR Michael Prather, FR Anthony Romeo, SR Benjamin Scrivens, SO Alexzander Smyczynski, FR Mason Stanley, SR

Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority:

Kaylee Aliberti, SO Akshaya Arun, JR Alice Atkison, JR Samantha Balog, JR Olivia Bordonaro, JR Morgan Bosley, SR Caroline Criscione, FR Jordan Dickey, SR Mary Duda, SR Casey Elekes, SR Mary Fitch, SR* Emily Fumerola, JR Alexandra Galantis, SO** Gianna Guerrieri, SO Olivia Hall, SR* Erika Hankavich, FR** Sarah Hill, SO Chadelynn Johnson, JR Kyla Kackley, SR* Breanna Koper, JR Angela Kotara, SR* Katherine Looney, JR Briana Lytle, JR* Maggie Maharick, JR Hanna Maldonado, FR** Melina Manning, SO Mitzie Martin, SO* Marissa Marzano, SR Chantelle Meza Higuera, SO Amanda Moreschi, SR** Emma Norris, SO Ruth Sandberg, SR* Hanna Simiele, SO Samantha Soto, SO Cassandra Stanaford, JR*

Alpha Xi Delta Sorority:

Elizabeth Askey, SR Chelsea Chaibi, JR Payton Ciolli, SR* Melissa Coffman, FR Eliana DeMichael, FR Camryn Doctor, SR Camryn Ealy, JR Tyler Engleman, SR* Paige Freisen, SR* Riley Galloway, SO** Jessica Grow, SR* Shelby Hagler, JR Alexis Huffman, SO Breanna Johnson, SR Cierra Jones, SO Kaylie Lewis, SO Katelyn Mitcheltree, SR Alexys Moss, JR* Helen Neff, SR Ashley Newton, SR Emily Obermiyer, FR Brianna Remias, JR* Lauren Schotten, JR* Brynna Snyder, JR

* Signifies a 4.0 semester GPA for the fall and/or spring semester. ** Signifies a 4.0 semester and cumulative GPA. 42

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GREEK HONOR ROLL

Serena Stout, SR Annamarie Thomas, JR Taylor Tomb, SR Katie Vaughn, JR Gabrielle Wagner, SR* Olivia Wall, JR* Madison Weymer, JR

Morgan Simmons, SR* Alexcia Soto, JR Grace Strodtbeck, FR* Valerie Vittori, SR* Jennifer Wise, SR* Isabella Yanniello, JR Maria Zinger, SR*

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.:

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity:

Avery Calloway, SR Simone Comer, SR Shantell Jenkins, SR Jerrica Walker, JR Christian Williams, SR

Michael Chaplow, SO Jacob Clemente, FR Kohl Conroy, JR Gavin Duwe, SO** Mark Elliott, SO Trevor Gump, SR* Clayton Ketterer, FR Bailey Kilpatrick, SR* Cole Kistler, SR Nicholas Koupiaris, SR Nicholas Locke, SR Denzel Lucas, SR Mark Pompeo, SR Justin Shaughnessy, MS** Ronald Shirilla, FR Michael Stefanick, SR* Dylan Straley, JR Mark Thomas, SR* Nicholas Walker, SR Ian Ward, JR

Delta Zeta Sorority:

Emily Allegretti, JR Makayla Arcuragi, JR Sierra Arter, FR Bethany Bianco, SR* Shannon Byrnes, SR Abigail Cochran, JR* Abigail Crawford, FR** Brianne Daniel, SR** Haley Dorion, FR** Senecca Fuller, SR* Alexis Grim, SR Courtney Gulu, JR Katrina Hayes, JR* Eleanor Hazy, SO Lydia Johnson, SR Emily Keir, JR Jensen Kniska, SR* Harlie Krol, JR Regan Lambert, SR Haley Lowe, SO Faith Loy, SO Katelyn Luther, SO Callista Micco, SO Noelle Nolker, JR Gillian Pirone, JR* Gianna Pupino, JR* Meghan Puster, SR* Clair Reed, SO** Brooke Schaefers, SR** Nirmiti Shah, SO** Mikayla Shiels, SO

Sigma Chi Fraternity:

Thomas Almasy, SR Ali Alshoubaki, JR Joseph Atkinson, SO Nathaniel Dowell, SR** Donald Duda, SR Kevin Durkin, SR Grayson Gruber, FR Zachariah Kassem, SO** Dylan King, SO* Anthony Nakley, MS** Daniel Naples, JR Rocco Pascarella, SO Trenton Peluso, JR Daniel Raver, SR Matthew Squicquero, JR Mark Stein, SR

* Signifies a 4.0 semester GPA for the fall and/or spring semester. ** Signifies a 4.0 semester and cumulative GPA. 5

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GREEK HONOR ROLL

Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity:

Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority:

Levi Antonosanti, JR Anthony Aventino, SO Dante Bernard, JR* Mario Campalong, JR Anthony Cercone, SO Luke Craft, JR* Jesse Crownover, FR Austin Dalrymple, JR* Giovanni DiNardo, FR Noah Gilbert, SR Julio Gonzalez, JR Samuel Hofmann, JR Joseph Jadue, JR* Adam Lewis, SO Ryan Lopuchovsky, SR* Clay Miller, SR** Dakota Obermiyer, JR Matthew Ramsey, SO Isaiah Sarver, SO Aaron Scott, SR Tyler Wade, SR Morgan Weinreber, SR* Aaron Weiser, JR*

Cameron Abella, SR Tricia Bair, SR* Madison Bowen, FR** Brooke Brienik, JR* Ashley Chambers, SO Kaitlyn Chambers, JR Natalie Chambers, SR* Bianca Chaser, FR** Lauren Cooper, SR* Breanna Crone, SR Alison Deagan, SR* Eva DeRuyter, JR* Rachel Durniok, JR* Morgan Fisher, SR Molly Fuller, SR Grace Gainey, SO Autumn Gettings, JR Theresa Gorospe, SR* Daniella Hosack, SO* Kelli Huffman, FR Emma James, FR Tessa-Anne Katcher, JR Kaitlyn Lambdin, JR* Nicole Latona, SO** Mackenzie Lewis, SO* Sydney Lewis, JR Galatiani Lopuchovsky, SR Emily Marks, JR Janessa Martinelli, SO Lauren McFadden, SR* Alyssa Metzler, SR* Madison Nalbach, SR Natalie Perham, SO* Alissa Pletcher, SR Megan Poland, SO* Anna Pugh, SR Caitlyn Rice, SR Morgan Sackella, JR* Julianna Scoville, SO* Brianna Sierra, SO Alyssa Smith, SR Paige Stewart, SO Victoria Tedesco, SO* Hannah Thomas, SR* Maylea Tom, SR* Erin Urbaniak, SO Brianna West, FR Delaney Zimmerman, JR

Theta Chi Fraternity:

Ryan Ash, SR John Bates, SR* John Beck, JR Jake Clark, SR* John Clark, SR William Cook, SR Anthony DeVecchio, FR Thomas Ellsmore, JR William Fink, SO Beck Holko, JR Nicholas Jackson, SR Jared Johns, JR Bradley Linton, SR* Michael McAllister, SR Roger Moore, SR* Connor Newton, SR* Devin Patton, SR Neil Stafford, JR Jacob Stewart, SR Nathaniel Willison, FR Alexander Wood, SO

* Signifies a 4.0 semester GPA for the fall and/or spring semester. ** Signifies a 4.0 semester and cumulative GPA. 6

Gregory M. Gulas Greek Leadership Scholarship

The Gregory M. Gulas Greek Leadership Scholarship is given out in honor of the past Greek Advisor, Mr. Greg Gulas who served from 1998-2012. During that time period he advised Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and Greek Campus Life in several capacities.

Throughout his years of service he inspired countless students to pursue leadership positions both inside and outside their Greek organizations.

The dedicated leadership and valuable advice he gave has undoubtedly left its mark on the students with whom he served. In honor of his service, this scholarship will reward students who embody the scholastic and leadership values which Greg strived to instill in every student who had the privilege of working with him.

Eligibility: • Be enrolled full-time and have a minimum 2.8 GPA • Be active, YSU undergraduates, Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council (PHC) members with at least two (2) semesters left until graduation.

• Be in good standing, financially and otherwise, with their headquarters, their chapter, IFC or PHC, and Youngstown State University.

• Be a fully initiated member of their chapter for at least one (1) semester.

• Show service to their chapter. Service can include, but is not limited to: officer positions, committee chair positions, delegate positions, committee involvement, and/or involvement in chapter sponsored events.

• Show service to either IFC or PHC. Service can include, but is not limited to: officer positions, committee chair positions, delegate positions, committee involvement, and/or involvement in IFC/PHC sponsored events.

• Show service to the community and university.

• Submit a brief personal development letter. The letter should be no more than one (1) page in length. The letter must demonstrate how the applicant’s leadership has contributed to personal and professional growth.

• Submit two (2) letters of recommendation along with the award application. Recommendation letters must come from either an alumni member of their chapter and/or a faculty member who has worked with the applicant and can comment on his or her leadership and involvement.

The Scholarship worth $500 will be awarded at Greek Sing.

Applications are due Friday, March 5.

Youngstown State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age, religion or veteran/military status in its program and activities. Please visit www.ysu.edu/ada-accessibility for contact information for persons designated to handle questions about this policy.