This is the Active Brochure I present when I went to Active Member Status in Ohio Staters, Inc. It can tell you a little bit about who I am and what makes me the person I am today.

1. “Good to Great”
Active Brochure
Lydia Li, Spring 2012

2. • About..
• My name is Xiao Li (Lydia) and I’m a second
year Logistics major from Guangzhou, China.

3. 0-14 years old Tianjin, China
Hi World! –August 27, 1991

4. • Family and friends has always been the most important
part of my life. My dad is a professor in Industrial
Engineering and Operations Management, and my
mom is an administrative staff in university office.
Being raised in a high educated family, I learnt a lot
from my parents during childhood and as a result, I was
recognized as kind of “premature” and always
distinguished from my peers.

6. • As the only child of my parents (and
most of my generation are too), I tend
to have a closer relationship with
classmates and friends, and I always
value my friends as family members.
Team work is a core value in my
culture as well as in my principle of
doing business.
• My grandparents and other relatives
lived in another city, so my parents
took me back to their hometown
during summer or winter break. I love
to be around in a big family rather
than just three of us, and I maintain a
good relationship with every family
member.

7. 14-18 years old  Guangzhou, China
• Due to my dad’s job change, my family moved to south
China when I was 14. It was the important turning
point of my growth, as I experienced the transition of a
totally different point of view from a northerner to a
southerner.
• I strived to adapt a new environment, a new culture
and a new language. I learnt to deal with types of
people that I have never met or knew before. I
attended the best high school of Guangdong province
and made the best friends in my life. That was the first
time I want to step out and explore more about the
world.

8. 18-19 years old  Jinan, China
• After the College Entrance Exam, I went to a
study abroad program in Shandong University in
mid-east China. The program was designed as
students study two years in China and two years
in Canada. However, eventually I figured out
where I want to study at is the United States, as
my American Dream from little.
• This year serves me as a gap year since I had the
time to reflect what I really want and what kind
of person I want to be. Like a song of Avril
Lavigne, “Anything but ordinary”.

9. 19-now  Columbus, USA
• I applied for several universities—OSU, U Minnesota, Penn
State, Purdue… Among them OSU has the best business
school and also, I was so impressed by the school spirit
(and Football too!). Here I am a Buckeye!
As an international student, I realized
it is a great chance to study at one of
the most advanced countries in the
world. So I appreciate the time either
in class or in extracurricular
involvement, at the same time, I
would like to introduce my country
and culture to the world.

10. Campus Involvement

11. Active Suggestions
• My first active suggestion for the organization is personalize
the orientation process. I believe that orientation serves as
the first demonstration of how OSI operates, but how
helpful it is depends on people’s background and
knowledge to Ohio State, so it is crucial for new
probationary members to get their type of orientation.
• Some additions we could consider:
– Add a field trip to University Achieves
– Add guest speeches from faculty members and Tradition Chair
– Add “Fun Fact” to binder including Tandy and Stater Elephant
*Conduct Faculty Orientation as well*

12. • My second active suggestion for the organization is add
one or two financial discussion(s) every semester,
depending on the amount of request from the Stater
body. Right now we are hearing treasure/faculty
treasure report at the end of the year, which is great,
but I would like to learn more financial knowledge
specifically to the projects we are doing. Also financial
seminars are necessary and helpful to new members
that have less experience about budget control.
Financial seminars don’t have to be mandatory, but
Staters who need more information should take the
responsibility to attend these seminars.

13. • My third active suggestion for the organization is bring
a faculty or staff to luncheon before we graduate. We
would like to promote Ohio Staters, Inc. not only in
students but in the university, which includes many
faculties and staffs. 50% of OSU students say they
barely interact with faculties after class, which I think is
something we need to change, so bringing a faculty is
to encourage communication and interaction between
Staters and Faculties. Also having a guest faculty will
bring diverse insights and visions from different point
of views to the Stater body. In addition, we will have a
pool to draw from when we need to recruit new
faculties.

14. Timeline with Staters
• Winter 2011
– Spotted Staters as my target org at the Winter
Involvement Fair and kept paying close attention to
emails of TWIO (which is a little creepy)
• Fall 2011
– Attended my first R&D, Projects, SCCDAP
– Attended Bull Session at Whittington’s
– Attended Haunted House Social
– Met with Cathy, Karen, Tina, Jim and Kevin for my
Probationary Meetings
– Went Probationary (YAY!)

15. • Winter 2012
– Appointed to chair Dunn Days
– Went to Stater Retreat at Anooj’s
– Attended Winter Banquet
– Attended Bull Session at Scott’s
– Met with Kras for Active Meeting
• Spring 2012
– Appointed to social chair
– Held my Stater Social at Cold Stone Creamery
– Attended Probationary Interviews for Kristin Bruggeman
– Attended Bull Session at Molly’s
– Met with Kevin, Cathy, Tina, Tracy, Larry, Pat, Susie, Jim, Karen,
Molly, and Scott for Active Meetings

16. • I believe that I am ready to be an active member of Ohio
Staters, Inc. I saw myself as a thinker before my
probationary interview, but during the probationary period
I watched and learnt from day to day, reflected myself, and
celebrated every little inspiration that Staters brought on
me. Now I understand what it means to me to be a doer
and believer as well, and I am ready to take initiative to
become a better person.
• The skills that I learned in Staters have not only helped me
within the organization, but in all things that I am doing in
my life. I am confident to say that I made the right decision
in my life to join Ohio Staters, Inc. as it helps me grow and
becomes the precious part of my study abroad experience.
I am ready to commit my time and knowledge to the
organization as well as to the University Community.