from what we were told forest green is the color of the T-shirts
Who's pulling the strings now? When I was there we always got to call our own shots on the shirts. That's a shame if true.
Marketing took a lot of power out of the board's hands shortly after we left- and the board didn't do anything to fight it. I think if the new leadership was aware of how much ability we had to make decisions, they'd want that same power.
Yes. When we were officers, our role was to come up with ideas and the marketing office told us what to expect with costs and logistics, before giving us the final say. For example:
O Zone exec: We want to take a 10 hour round trip busride to Virginia Tech for our game against the Hokies. How much can the O Zone membership fees subsidize that trip while still leaving enough for other activities later in the year?
Marketing: With bus costs and tickets, We may want to charge about $30 for O Zone members to go.
O Zone exec: Doesn't sound too bad. Let's do it.
The only time I remember being told "no" by marketing was when the owner of Red Brick approached me about hosting pregame parties in their basement bar for O Zone members, and we could not promote that since Red Brick was not a sponsor of Ohio athletics.