ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey everyone,
Hope your week is going well! Make sure to check the scholarships because quite a few have due dates that are coming up! If you weren’t able to make it to the meeting tonight be sure to bring two donations from the NEW donations list to any office hours to make up for the missed meeting point. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at 6:00pm in CMA 2.306 (This is the auditorium in the basement of CMA.) If you bring $10 you can buy one of our awesome shirts, which get you an extra point every time you attend a meeting or an event while wearing it! Also, every member of ALDPES is given a certificate for being inducted into the club, so come by any office hours to pick up your certificate(s).
Best,
Peyton Busby
Phi Eta Sigma Secretary
Fun Fact of the Week: Did you know people have foxes as pets? People have been domesticating them for the past 55 years and they are now available for purchase as pets!
Points
Points will be updated soon!
Office Hours
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Presidents: Tuesday 3:30-4:30 pm
Liaison/Outreach Coordinators: Monday 12:00-1:00 pm
Vice Presidents: Thursday 11:00-12:00pm
Social Coordinators: Monday 2:15-3:15 pm
Service Coordinators: Wednesday 11:15-12:15pm
Historians: Monday 6:00-7:00 pm
Secretaries: Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm
Treasurers: Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm
Webmasters: Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm
Social Events
We will have an ice skating social at Chaparral Ice in Northcross Mall on February 20th at 12:30pm. Here is the sign up!
*Note: If you sign up to drive to a social event and end up not being able to go we will deduct a point from you so if you sign up to drive be absolutely sure you can follow through!
The next social event will be immediately following the general meeting on the 24th of February at Red Mango on Rio Grande in West Campus
*INTRAMURALS UPDATE*
Unfortunately we did not get enough responses to the time slot poll for IM Dodgeball to determine which game time to register for in time to secure a spot. Instead, we will do Indoor IM Soccer, which starts in March. If you want to play on the team sign up on the google form with your information and we will send out a time slot poll to determine a time slot that accommodates the most people.
THE DEADLINE IS TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 10TH, AT 11:59pm!
Click to sign up here
Service Events
Street Youth Ministry
February 15th 4:30-6:30pm at University Presbyterian Church (22nd and San Antonio)
We will be helping out in the computer lab that is available to homeless youth around the UT area.
Link to sign up: http://www.streetyouthministry.org/join-us/monday
Scroll down to “Computer Lab Helper” and hit the “Sign up” hyperlink next to 2/15 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Sign up is limited! After you sign up through the website, please email us at utaldpes@gmail.com so I can know how many people are coming. If you need to cancel, please do so more than 48 hours in advance; otherwise you’ll need to send a substitute.
Inside Books
February 28th 7-10pm at 3121 E. 12th St.
We will be opening letters from inmates with book requests and picking out books to send to them. Sign up is limited to 10 people! Please make sure you arrive on time for orientation at 7.
Other Things
ALD: Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship *Due THIS Monday, February 15th by 1pm!
There are 10 $2,000 scholarships and 10 $1,000 scholarships
**To be eligible, the program must be through a U.S. university
Find all the information and the application here: http://www.nationalald.org/index.cfm/scholarships/stemler-study-abroad-scholarships/
Phi Eta Sigma Scholarships *Due Feb. 24th by 8pm!
Requirements
Fill out the application through the computer. Handwritten applications will NOT be accepted.
Applications will be reviewed by the University of Texas at Austin PES selection committee, and sent by the application committee.
Up to 3 recommendation letters are recommended but not required.
More details and info as well as the link to the actual applications can be found through the link below!
https://www.phietasigma.org/how_to_apply
By Stander Intervention Training
This is the training module covering bystander intervention that each UT club must complete. Please use the link to view the presentation and send us an email detailing the three most interesting/important facts from the presentation to receive a point.
Study Hours
We have study hours on Sunday, February 21st at 6:00pm in PCL 5.120B! Come study with us and earn points!
Scrapbook
We are currently working on the scrapbook for ALDPES this year. If you attended any social or service event from last semester or remember a specific meeting speaker/ice breaker, email ALDPES a two to three sentence quote for half a point!
UTALDPES Follow Train:
If you follow @UTALDPES on Twitter you can earn a half point. And you can also earn a half point for following utaldpes on Instagram. So, if you follow both you can earn 1 point! (Points will be awarded the last week of class.)
Princeton Review Half Scholarships:
We are giving away 2 Princeton Review Half Scholarships that can be used on any class!Please email Mary Bea at mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the application!
Deadline: TBD
Also, ALL ALDPES members automatically receive $200 off a course. To get the discount, you must register for the class in person at the Dobie office. The Princeton Review staff will verify your member status with Mary Bea!
ALD Scholarships
Graduate Student Fellowship Scholarship
Each year National Alpha Lambda Delta awards one $7,500 fellowship, eight $5,000 fellowships and fourteen $3,000 fellowships. These fellowships have been established to help qualified members obtain graduate or professional degrees.
Deadline: January 27th, 2016
More details and info: http://www.nationalald.org/index.cfm/scholarships/graduate-fellowships/graduate-fellowship-application/
Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship
Each year, National Alpha Lambda Delta awards 36 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate members. Only sophomores (by hours) can apply.
Deadline: March 2016
More details and info:
http://www.nationalald.org/index.cfm/scholarships/trow-scholarships/jo-anne-j-trow-scholarship-application/
PES Scholarships
Deadline: February 2016
There are multiple undergraduate and graduate scholarships available.
More details and info:
https://www.phietasigma.org/how_to_apply
T-shirt special: Buy one red shirt for $10, get a blue shirt for $5! Come by any office hours to purchase shirts (remember cash can only be accepted at the Treasurers’ office hours though!)
Graduation Cords: Cords are $26 for active members and $36 for inactive members(This is for both ALD and PES; individually cords are $13 for active members and $18 for inactive members). Come by any office hours to purchase (remember cash can only be accepted at the Treasurers’ office hours though!)
Point Opportunities
1. MEETINGS
• Meetings are worth 1 point each
• If you miss a meeting you can make up the point by bringing two canned goods to office hours BEFORE the next meeting.
•If you wear your ALDPES shirt to a meeting you get an additionl point.
2. DRIVING TO AN EVENT
• Get 1 extra point for volunteering to drive other members who need rides to an event
• Must tell the officer in charge if you can drive BEFORE the event to get a point
3. EVENT PICTURES
• You may receive 1 point for turning in 8 quality photos for each service and/or social event you attend.
• You can choose to turn in a total of 16 quality photos for a maximum of 2 points per event.
4. POINT CORRECTIONS
• An updated points list will be sent out on a regular basis, to give ALDPES members a chance to check that all their points have been counted correctly. Any discrepancies or mistakes must be reported to the secretaries within two weeks of the spreadsheet being sent out. After the two-week deadline has passed, no changes can be made to those events/points.
Important Policies
1. POINT POLICY
• Of your points, in order to be considered an active member, you must have the following:
-At least 1 service point (i.e. you must attend at least one service event)
– At least 1 social point (i.e. you must attend at least one social event)
– No more than 5 donation points
• Old members need 12 points, new members need 9 points
2. GMT DONATION POLICY
• If you miss a meeting, you can bring items from the GMT donation list to OFFICE HOURS to get your missed meeting point.
• You must turn in the items BEFORE the next general meeting.
•Missed Meeting Points:
You need to bring 1 bottle of medicine to make up for a missed meeting point.
Or you can bring 2 of the other items (ex. toothbrush, toys, glasses, etc.)
• Donation Points (you can only receive up to 5 donation points):
2 Medicines for 1 donation point
Or you can bring 3 of the other items to receive 1 donation point (ex. toothbrush, toys, glasses, etc.)
• Items needed:
Medicines- Kids Multivitamins, Adult Multivitamins, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, tums, antidiarrheal, children’s motrin, prenatal, vitamin C, iron, b complex,
Other Items- Stickers, small cars, coloring books, Crayons and small toys (cars, barbies, etc). And also eyeglasses (the pre made prescription ones you can buy at any convenient or grocery store), toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss.
3. WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
• Instead of getting a ridiculous number of emails for sign-ups and meeting reminders, we will be sending out a weekly newsletter every Wednesday!
• Sign-ups and everything else you used to get weekly will be linked in the weekly emails.
Contact Us:
• E-mail address: utaldpes@gmail.com
• Our NEW website:https://sites.utexas.edu/aldpes/
• Facebook Group: Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma
• Twitter: @UTALDPES
• Instagram: utaldpes