THE NATION'S CAPITAL CHAPTER WAS STARTED IN THE MID-1980'S BY SEVERAL BOBCAT ALUMNI, AND HAS GROWN TO NEARLY 4,000 ALUMNI STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN PA & BALTIMORE THROUGH DC & NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

THE CHAPTER IS RUN BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF A PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, EVENTS COORDINATOR, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, NETWORKING COORDINATOR, MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR AND A WEBMASTER.  AT ITS MEETINGS, THE BOARD STRIVES TO PLAN EVENTS FOR A BROAD RANGE OF INTERESTS; PAST ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED SPORTING EVENTS, ALUMNI SPORTS TEAMS, HAPPY HOURS, CULTURAL EVENTS, VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND WINE-TASTING TOURS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA VINEYARDS.

LOCAL ALUMNI HELP SUPPORT THESE EVENTS THROUGH CONTRIBUTING MEMBER DONATIONS.  THE MONEY IS USED TO COVER PRINTING AND POSTAGE COSTS THAT OHIO UNIVERSITY'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DOES NOT ABSORB, AS WELL AS TO BUY BLOCKS OF TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS PLAYS AND SPORTING EVENTS.  CONTRIBUTING MEMBER DONATIONS ARE $20 PER PERSON PER YEAR; $5 OF EACH MEMBERSHIP GOES TOWARDS OUR CHAPTER'S SCHOLARSHIP AND ENDOWMENT FUND.

A CHAPTER SUB-COMMITTEE OF 2 TO 5 MEMBERS ASSISTS IN CHAPTER EVENT PLANNING AS NEEDED.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF THE CHAPTER BOARD OR SUB-COMMITTEE PLEASE E-MAIL ROBERT WALTER, THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT, AT oubobcat33@hotmail.com.

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