ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey members,
I hope everyone is having a good week so far! If you weren’t able to make it to the meeting last this week be sure to bring two donations from the GMT donations list to any office hours to make up for the missed meeting point. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 at 6:00 pm 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 the advent of the 12 hour clock can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt? Also, the Latin abbreviations a.m. and p.m. stand for “ante meridiem”, or before midday, and “post meridiem”, or after midday!
Points
Points are here!
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 4:00-5:00pm
Webmasters: Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm
Social Events
Intramurals
We are officially signed up for IM Indoor Soccer on Wednesdays at 9:15pm. Our team name is ALDPEPs and the schedule is on the intramural website under Coed C. Games don’t start until late March so look for more updates around then!
Moojo’s
Our next social event will be at Moojo’s on the Drag! Be on the lookout for more details after Spring Break.
Service Events
Explore UT
We will be helping out with Explore UT on Saturday March 5th. There are three volunteer shifts throughout the day that begin at8:00am and run till 5:30pm. To sign up please visit the following link and fill out this form to let us know that you did! You will need to bring proof of your volunteer hours for this particular event to office hours or the meeting following the event.
Link to sign up
Link to form to let us know you signed up
Other Things
Faculty Award:
Description: Nominate your favorite professor to speak at the spring induction ceremony! Email me at mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the application!
Deadline: March 21st at 1:00 pm
Study Abroad Scholarship:
Description: The $500 scholarship can be applied to a Summer/Fall program. Email me at mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the application.
Deadline: March 16th at 8pm
Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship
Each year, National Alpha Lambda Delta awards 36 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate members. Only sophomores (by hours) can apply.
***Only students initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta between January 1 and December 31, 2015 are eligible to apply.
Requirements
Complete the form by typing your responses directly into the computer. Do not print the form and fill in the blanks by hand. Handwritten applications WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Be sure your responses are confined to the space allotted on the application form, except for the 250-word essay, which should be attached on a separate sheet.
Be sure you sign and date the last page of the application form.
Additional Items
Complete official transcripts from each college or university you have attended.
Letters of recommendation from two references (professors, TAs, etc.)
A third recommendation will be given from University of Texas at Austin ALD chapter selection committee.
*IMPORTANT*
Your application will be reviewed at the chapter level. If your application is selected by your chapter to be forwarded to the National scholarship selection committee
Do not submit your application directly to the National Office. Applications submitted directly to the National Office WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
All forms and recommendation letters need to be submitted to the National Liaison (Lizzy Robinson) at Office Hours (Mondays 12-1pm) or by a separate meet up BEFORE THE DEADLINE. You can email mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the separate meet up time or any questions regarding scholarships!
Deadline: March 28th at 12pm (in the office)
More details and info: http://www.nationalald.org/index.cfm/scholarships/trow-scholarships/
Princeton Review Half Scholarships
We are giving away 4 this semester. Deadline: April 25th at 12pm
If you are interested in applying, please email Mary Bea at mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the application!
*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 me!
Most Outstanding Member Award:
Have you been really active/are you planning on being active in ALDPES this semester? Then apply for the Most Outstanding Member Award! The award is worth $500 for the member with overall greatest participation and commitment.
*Apply closer to the deadline to have the best chance of receiving the award because points matter!
Deadline: April 25th at 12pm
If you are interested in applying, please email Mary Bea at mary.bea.carstens@utexas.edu for the application!
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.
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! Also, if you send in four quality photos you can receive another half 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.)
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