The Odyssey Newspaper

The Odyssey is a Greek newspaper that is now featured on 45 campuses across the U.S. It started at Indiana University and expanded to Purdue University in the Fall of 2009. It's parent company is Olympia Media Group, which is baed in Indianapolis, Indiana. It started with four employees. In the Spring of 2010, The Odyssey expanded to Michigan State University and Miami University in Ohio, with the addition of six more employees. By the end of Spring 2010, 50 more employees were hired and in the 2010-2011 school year we had 18 secured campuses putting out The Odyssey. Current expansion operations will place The Odyssey at over 90 campuses.

The Odyssey is a weekly publication that serves as a communication tool to Greeks on campus. Each EDition is relevant to its specific campus, and stories directly relate to its readers in that particular Greek Community. The paper is edited, designed, and laid out in office, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is then distributed to printers that ship out copies to each campus, and are then delivered to each Fraternity and Sorority. Within each unique publication there is a publisher and sales team, as well as a writing staff whom are all Greek. The publication will be operating at a total of 45 locations coast-to-coast with an audience of over 300,000 students every week during the academic year.

Despite struggles within Print Media in the past few years, The Odyssey has seen significant revenue growth producing over 400 unique issues and over 5,000 articles since the first issue 20 months ago. Why is it called The Odyssey? An Odyssey is a long and eventful or adventurous journey. Not only was the publication named for its Greek reference, it was named for the true meaning of the word. Greeks begin their odyssey by beginning to make their own choices such as: where they go to school, what chapter they join, and what careers they pursue.

You can find out more AbOUT The Odyssey at theodysseyonline.com or olympiamediagroup.com