Turkish Students Association @ OSU

Republic Day Ball (29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Balosu)

We are happy to announce that TAACO’s executive committee is in the process of organizing yet another great event for this year’s Turkish Republic Day Ball.

We have several special guests this year; we invited Turkish General Consul in Chicago Mr. Fatih Yildiz and he is planning to join us with his family. In addition, Ohio Congressman Mr. Steve Stivers accepted our invitation. Also, Mr. Yenal Kucuker and his colleagues from ATAA will try to travel from Washington DC one more time to meet Turkish Americans and students living in Central Ohio.

We hope that most of you can join us to celebrate this big event together with our guests.

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Please respond by October 21st as TAACO needs us to submit them a Guest List for reserving the room and other arrangments.

We are accepting your reservations through regular mail this year.  We are hoping that this will eliminate the waiting line at the door. Here is the information on how to register:

1 – You will find two attached files to this announcement. One is for you to renew/become a TSA member. The other one is your invitation to Republic Day Ball Reception & Dinner. Please print both forms.

2 - Please include your name and your family members’ names on the invitation form.

3 – Circle the dinner option(s) and dessert option(s) for you and your family members on the invitation form.

4 – Complete the TSA membership form for 2011-2012 to become a member. (Please note that you do not have to become a member to attend this event. Also, you do not need to complete membership form if you already did it during Welcome Party or Coffee Social).

5 – For payments, you can go with the one of the options below that is the most convenient for you:

a) Check by Mail: Mail To –> Derya Gol – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

Checks should be written to Turkish Students Association.

You can use campus mail free of charge for deliveries on campus. You can find the drop off locations for campus mail in the following link: http://receivingandmail.osu.edu/droplocations.aspx

b) Online Check: Send To –>Turkish Students Association – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

c) In Person by Cash: Meet with –> Derya Gol – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

Call at 614 – 589 2797 or e-mail at gol.1@osu edu to set up a time

Please e-mail Sevengul Yildirim yildirim.13@osu.edu or Derya Gol gol.1@osu.edu if you have questions.

Turkish Students Association Membership Form

Republic Day Ball 2011 Invitation Form

Fall Trip – Mansfield Haunted House

“Event Every Week” continues. This week’s event will be the Fall Trip to Mansfield Haunted House.

TSA Welcome Party

Summer has gone by fast. Once again, it’s the start of a new school year, with new adventures and challenges. As TSA, we share all your excitement.

Whether you are new to Columbus or returning from your summer vacation, Turkish Students’ Association welcomes you! Let’s meet with those of you who came in this year and catch up with those of you who are back.

Come and join us at the TSA Welcome Party as we kick off the new school year.

Where: The Ohio Union – Great Hall Meeting Rooms 1&2 (located at first floor, across the front desk)
When: September 23rd, 5.30pm

What awaits you:
- Brief Info Session on Columbus, Ohio State and TSA
- Upcoming TSA Activities
- Membership Advantages
- Free Food, Drinks and Appetizers
- Raffle to win Prizes
- Backgammon Tournament

As TSA Board, we will be ready at the Welcome Party for membership renewals and sign up.

We hope to see all of you at the Welcome Party for a great start to what is going to be an amazing year.

Zoombezi Bay Water Park Trip

Summer in Columbus is hot and humid. But a fun day full of water rides and games will do the trick. We would like to invite you to a trip to Zoombezi Bay Water Park to cool off the summer heat a little bit. (http://www.zoombezibay.com)

When: Saturday, July 23th @ 10.00am
Where: Zoombezi Bay Water Park, 4850 West Powell Road, Powell, Ohio 43065
Directions from OSU: http://goo.gl/Gb16q

Tickets:
Student Tickets can be obtained from Ohio Union every Thursday @5.00pm. (Limit is 2 tickets per Buck ID)
- $20/person if you have a Buck ID

Regular Tickets can be obtained online from www.zoombezibay.com using the “Buy Tickets” button at the upper right corner.
- $29.99 per person for adults
- $21.99 for ages 2-9 and 60+
- Free for children under 2

Important: Student Tickets at Ohio Union are in high demand and may be sold out quickly. Therefore, we advise you to go and get in the line 45 minutes before 5.00pm.

2011-2012 TSA Executive Committee

TSA Executive Committee was elected at the End of Year party. We are genuinely grateful to those of you who supported us, volunteered to help in our events and participated in social gatherings we organized.

2011-2012 TSA Executive Committee is as follows:

President: Sevengul Yildirim
Treasurer: Derya Gol
Secretary: Erdem Erkilic
Social Director: Peren Aykas
Head of Public Relations: Huseyin Ayvaz

We wish the new committee good luck, and we hope to see you all in upcoming TSA events.