Who is Ike from Geography Club and what is their importance?

Ike is a friend of Terese. Ike is also gay. Terese brings him to have pizza with her, Min, Russel and Kevin. He is also a founding member of the Geography Club. Ike admits that when he was younger that he tried to commit suicide rather than admit he was gay. Russel thinks that Ike has a crush on Kevin.