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Message from the Olympics event

Prytanis in conjunction

Hello Alumni and with the
Friends of the
Omicron Chapter, Bridgeway

My name is Nick Handorf and Academy. This
I am honored to be the newly-
elected Prytanis of Tau Kappa event partnered
Epsilon at The Ohio State University. I
am from Cincinnati and currently a third- our fraters with
year finance major in the Fisher College of
Business. I previously served as the chapter’s special needs
Crysophylos before being elected Prytanis.
As a chapter, we currently feel that we are children to put
in excellent standing, both internally and in
the Greek community. We have 97 active on an event TKE Omicron proudly presented frater Austin Beggin with a check for $14,654 raised
brothers and a committed pledge class of 26 that provided from our Roast of Greek Life comedy event.
members whom we are proud to welcome them an active
into the Omicron tradition.
and positive
This spring semester, the chapter held a
successful and truly rewarding TKE Special environment outside of the class room. reach out to me at anytime. We look forward

Additionally, we will be hosting our annual to seeing you all at our annual Homecoming

TKE Man Auction in an effort to help raise tailgate in the fall and hope everyone knows

money for St. Jude’s Children’s’ Hospital as that they are always welcome at the historic

well as our Midway for Beggin’ event that will 234 E. 17th Avenue to meet the brothers. I hope

help aid Frater Austin Beggin and his family in to start next school year as Prytanis with great

his continued recovery from his spinal injury. ambition and I am proud to continue the rich

As Prytanis, I look to continue the positive history and tradition of The Omicron Chapter.

momentum of our chapter, specifically focusing Yours in the Bond,
on advancing our alumni outreach. With
our alumni board elections in May, I highly M. Nicholas Handorf
encourage any interested fraters to please #0-2292

Chapter Spotlight: Dashon Bates

Dashon on the night he Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter as Spotlight is graduating Elementary,was recently voted the number one
was awarded Pi Beta Senior, Dashon Bates. From the hometown of Lima, OH, Dashon has elementary in the Columbus area. I’m proud to
Phi - Man of the Year. served the chapter as Epi-Prytanis and has been an outstanding member be a part of this program.
of the fraternity over the past few years. He encompasses the true ideals
of what it means to be an Omicron and has become a distinguished role I recently accepted a teaching position
model to many of our younger members. On campus he interns as a camp through Teach for America in Miami, FL. I will
counselor and administrative assistant at CRC Kids Club - an after school be teaching in Miami-Dade County in the public
program. Dashon will earn his Bachelor’s degree in Early and Middle school system. I will be teaching elementary
Childhood Studies. This August he will begin a full-time teaching position level grades K-6. I am extremely grateful
with Teach for America in Miami, Florida. Congratulations Dashon! and blessed to have received this opportunity.

This is a two-year commitment that I hope to

I joined the fraternity after receiving the be a great opportunity for me. I met with the grow from immensely. I accepted the position

encouragement of a childhood friend. I accepted supervisor and met some of the kids throughout because I wanted the opportunity to work for

an offer to play football at St. Francis University the process also. I ultimately decided to go an amazing organization that makes a large

in Ft. Wayne, IN. Shortly after my freshman year, onboard with Kids Club. It is a great community impact in teaching students from struggling

I decided that I could not physically deal with the that works together to ensure the overall success backgrounds. I wanted to give myself to

demands of football. I decided to transfer but was of the students in the program. The elementary something that I could leave a lasting impact on

torn between going home Lima, OH to attend school associated with the program, Clintonville and this was the best option for me.

the branch campus or going to Columbus (main

campus). My best friend, Austin Beggin, called

me and encouraged me to transfer to Ohio State

and meet some great guys in his TKE chapter.

I decided to transfer and see for myself and it has

been the best decision I have ever made.

I became involved with CRC Kids Club

through a friend who was a year ahead of me in

the education program that I am in. Every senior

has to complete an internship with an after

school program. My friend Angie Bell knew

I needed an internship and thought that it would Graduation 2015.

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