ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
There are tons of events coming up in the next two weeks, so now is the perfect time to knock out some points if you have time!
Induction is this Saturday, March 25th at 5:00 pm in the Union Ballroom! We hope to see all you new members there as we celebrate your accomplishments at UT thus far and officially induct you as members of our honor societies! (If you can’t make it that’s okay! You will still be considered a member.)
Our next meeting will be two weeks from now, Wednesday April 5th in WEL 3.502 from 6:00 – 7:00PM.
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta Secretary
Fun Fact of the Week:
As many people know, bagels are traditionally a breakfast food and not a dessert. While they may be high in carbohydrates, you can increase the nutritional content of your bagel by adding peanut butter for protein and fruits or vegetables for a more balanced meal. Additionally, many bagel stores have whole-grain options which contain fiber.
Upcoming Guest Speakers
April 5th – Hopefully Beauties and the Beat (featuring our very own Heather Grosenbacher!!!!)
Further in the future – GMT and Therapy Dogs!!!
Guests of Speakers Past
March 22nd – UT Magic Club
UT Magic Club was AMAZING and I’m sorry if you had to miss out on this. If you would like to know more about the club, check out their website here. Hopefully we can get them to come again next semester!
March 8th – Texas Kids Read on campus
Texas Kids Read is an organization which cleans up and distributes books to elementary schools to help improve access to literature. There is now a branch of TKR on UT campus!
Lingering Opportunities: Duckie’s Dreams
Study Hours
You need to study, right? Why not get some easy points for ALDPES while you study? Your favorite two secretaries will be holding study hours at PCL 4.120B from 6:00 – 9:00 pm next Thursday, March 30. (There will be cookies!)
Bridging the Gap
BTG is our annual philanthropy event raising money and awareness for organizations that help bridge the gap in education. This year, we will be partnering with Breakthrough Austin. We will hold a silent auction event on April 20th in the SAC. You can earn points by helping with set up, break down, creating decorations, attending the event with three other non-ALDPES people, and through promoting the event on social media!
Seton Hospital Internship
If you are interested in a full time internship (unpaid…sorry!) at a Seton Hospital this summer that would consist of working with hospital volunteers (great for people interested in community outreach/people management or anyone just looking to get a foot in the door in the medical field), send me an email at luketerry@utexas.edu.
Chipotle Profit Share
On Friday April 21 from 5-9 pm we’ll be having a Profit Share at Chipotle!!!!!! Chipotle is giving us50% (you read that right!) of whatever we buy so make sure to put this in your calendar! Get a point (or two), make some money, and eat some food amongst fellow ALDPES-ers and the like! Invite everyone you know because this is the big one that you won’t want to miss!
Points
Points are here! Please email the account (utaldpes@gmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns.
New members: You may not see your name on the list yet, but be patient. We add names to the sheet once you have earned a point by going to an event. It may take us a few days to update the points sheet after meetings/events.
Office Hours
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Monday 9:00-10:00 am Webmaster
Monday 10:00-11:00 am Treasurer
Monday 3:00-4:00 pm Service Coordinators
Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm Social Coordinators
Wednesday 10:00-11:00 am Vice President
Wednesday 3:00-4:00 pm Secretaries
Thursday 12:30-1:30 pm Historian
Thursday 5:00-6:00 pm Liaison
Friday 12:00-1:00 pm Presidents
Social Events
26th Street Food Trucks
The food trucks here include: ATX Boudain Hut, Korean Komfort, Longhorn Chicken, Morales Tex-Mex Food, Holy Macaroni, and Rancho Rio Eatery. If any of these sound good to you, come socialize with your fellow members next Tuesday, March 28th at 8pm!
Possible Austin Escape Room Social!
Members would have to pay $11.25 each to participate. If you’re already able to find your way out of a box and are interested in testing your skills on a whole room, fill out this survey! Sign-up coming soon!
Service Events
UT Farm Stand
Your very own Farm Stand needs volunteers tomorrow March 23rd from 9:00 am – 6:30 pm to help with set-up, stocking, bagging, and tear down. If you are interested in volunteering, fill out their volunteer questionnaire and make sure you mention you are with ALDPES in the comments section. Then they will email you with more specific information. Sign up through UT Farm Stand here!
UT Micro Farm
Get up and garden with us! We will be volunteering with UT Micro Farm on Sunday April 2nd from10 am – 12 pm. A great opportunity to de-stress with your fellow ALDPES-ers. Sign up here.
Honors Day
Mark your calendars! Honors Day is quickly approaching! ALDPES will be assisting with Honors Dayon Saturday April 8th starting from 12:30 – 4:00 pm at the Frank Erwin Center. This is a very prestigious event that we are honored to be a part of! Volunteers should wear business attire (ex. nice shirt and slacks, ties and skirts are OK as well). No flip-flops, no jeans, and no sheer clothing. Sign up with us and UT here!
Longhorn Lights Out
Longhorn Lights Out has been moved to April 28th at 6:00 pm. Longhorn Lights Out is a campus-wide event where occupants reduce energy by turning off lights, unplugging unnecessary electronics and powering down computer equipment. Be on the lookout for a sign-up in April!
Scholarships
Princeton Review Scholarship
There will be a scholarship available in the future. For now, all ALDPES members can receive a $200 discount on a Princeton Review package. Don’t miss out on this if you’re planning to use Princeton Review!
Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship
Deadline: 3/27/17
$1,000-6,000 for members inducted in 2016 (sorry oldtimers). The application can found attached here and at the link.
http://www.nationalald.org/trow/
***DISCLAIMER*** You may notice that the deadlines stated here do not match the deadlines stated on the application links. This is because many of these applications have to go through the officer board and advisers before being submitted to national. Please go by the deadline I’ve given so we have plenty of time to review and select the applications.
Other Things
Scrapbook
We are always working on the scrapbook for ALDPES. If you attend any social or service event this semester or cherish 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. For those who struggle with math, that means you can earn 1 point for following both! (Points will be awarded the last week of class.)
T-shirt special
Buy one red shirt for $10! Come by any office hours to purchase shirts. (Remember cash can only be accepted at the Treasurer’s 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!)
Credit Cards
Credit cards are now being accepted! Stop by any of the officer’s office hours to pay by credit card. Be warned: there is a convenience fee! Prices for payment by credit cards are $10.28 per shirt, $13.37 per cord if you’re active, or $26.74 for both cords, and $18.51 per cord if you’re inactive, or $37.02 for both cords.
Point Opportunities
1. MEETINGS
• Meetings are worth 1 point each.
• If you miss a meeting you can make up the point by bringing two GMT Items to office hours BEFORE the next meeting.
• If you wear your ALDPES shirt to a meeting you get an additional 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.
• Alex has done an amazing job with the scrapbook so far, but it never hurts to have more pictures!
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.
5. POINT DEDUCTIONS
• If you sign up for a service event and don’t show up, you will lose a point!
• You can also lose a point by agreeing to drive to an event and failing to show up. Don’t be that person.
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 (meaning you were induced this semester) 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 or 2 of the other items (ex. toothbrush, toys, glasses, etc.) to make up for a missed meeting point.
• Donation Points (you can only receive up to 5 donation points):
2 medicines or 3 of the other items (ex. toothbrush, toys, glasses, etc.) to receive 1 donation point.
• 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 website: https://sites.utexas.edu/aldpes/
• Facebook Group: Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma
• Twitter: @UTALDPES
• Instagram: utaldpes