Join OUAB
Interested in joining the Ohio Union Activities Board?
OUAB is an incredible opportunity to not only have influence in planning amazing events for Ohio State, but also to develop both personally and professionally. OUAB members are the brains behind the operation and do everything for the organization, including brainstorming ideas, contacting agents, booking artists and entertainers, communicating with university officials, securing venues, and making the events come to life.
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The OUAB application will open on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
All applications will be due on Friday, September 5, 2025.
How to Apply
It is important for our members to be involved from the beginning of the year, so new members can only join OUAB in the fall semester. Once applications are reviewed, we will conduct interviews and make selections from there. The selection process will be complete by the middle of September.
Leading up to the deadline, we'll be hosting both virtual and in-person OUAB General Membership Information Sessions to give students a chance to learn more about the organization and what it's like to be a member. Please see our list of info sessions below:
- Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at 7 pm (Virtual)
- Thursday, August 28th, 2025, at 5 pm (Recreation and Physical Activity Center [RPAC] meeting rooms 1 & 2)
- Friday, August 29th, 2025, at Noon (Virtual)
- Sunday, August 31st, 2025, at 3 pm (Ohio Union- Rosa M. Ailabouni)
You can check us out at the following events:
- Commuter Preview Day: Monday, August 18, 2025, 9 am (Ohio Union- Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom)
- Student Involvement Fair: Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 4 pm (Oval and South Oval)
- Buck-i-Frenzy: Monday, August 25, 2025, at Noon (by the Recreation and Physical Activity Center [RPAC])
- Graduate and Professional Involvement Fair: Friday, August 29, 2025, at 4 pm (Ohio Union- Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom)
Students will receive an email confirmation after completing the application. If you do not receive an email confirmation, please contact our Vice President, Taylor Crates, at crates.15@osu.edu.
Once you complete the application, the interview process, and accept the membership offer, you are considered a new member in an introductory session. As a new member, you are responsible for completing the following tasks during the fall semester:
- Attend a new member mingle on Sunday, September 21st, 2025
- OUAB full organizational retreat on Sunday, October 12th, 2025
- Fill out a Committee Preference Form
After completing these requirements, you are placed on a committee as a full-fledged, general member. This second level of membership is continuous during your entire tenure at Ohio State. As a general member within OUAB, you are responsible for completing the following tasks per semester:
- Volunteer for at least one event programmed by your committee
- Volunteer for at least one event programmed by another committee
- Volunteer for at least one Flicks for Free or Grad/Prof event
- Volunteer for at least one Spirits & Traditions event during the fall semester
- Complete one marketing task
- Do not miss more than three membership meetings a semester (A meeting constitutes both the general member meeting AND your committee breakout. Tardiness (by more than 5 minutes) to the general member meeting may result in a counted absence.)
Failure to meet the required six points will result in potential removal from the organization.
If you have questions about joining OUAB or the membership process, please contact our Vice President, Taylor Crates, at crates.15@osu.edu.