ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
Would you like to get HALF your required points at one event?? Then come volunteer at Honors Day on Saturday April 8th and get 4 or 5 points! (details and signup below)
If you missed induction and would like to pick up your certificate or pins, come by any of our office hours! We have ALD certificates for any members who joined before March 10th. If you joined after March 10th or would like your PES certificate, we will let you know when those are available.
Our penultimate meeting will be two weeks from today, Wednesday April 19th in WEL 3.502 from 6:00 – 7:00PM. See you then!
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta Secretary
Fun Fact of the Week:
Let’s say that your roommate Chandler hides your underwear for some unknown reason. How should you get back at them? Well, if you want to annoy them, just do the opposite and put on all of their clothes!
Upcoming Guest Speakers
Further in the future – Hopefully Beauties and the Beat (featuring our very own Heather Grosenbacher) and Therapy Dogs!!!
Guests of Speakers Past
April 5th – GMT and Princeton Review
Global Medical Training is an organization with UT that takes medical donations and prepares students to provide healthcare in other countries. If you are interested in finding out more about them, visit their website here!
Also, if you are planning to go to school after undergrad (grad school, med school, law school, etc.) and you want some extra help preparing for tests, check out the Princeton Review here!
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!
Lingering Opportunities: Duckie’s Dreams
Personal Finance Workshop
Dr. Pope will teach us how to be functional adults and manage money on Monday, April 17th at 6:00 PM!
General Officer Applications
Applications for general officer positions will be due by April 21st by 11:59pm. Please email your application to the ALDPES email account or turn in a hard copy during any office hours.
Info sessions:
4/10 5:00-5:30pm MEZ B0.302
4/13 5:00-5:30pm RLM 5.116
4/18 5:30-6:00pm MEZ 1.212
There will be a short interview with the current officers after all applications have been submitted, and the new general officers will be announced at banquet. For more info on the responsibilities of each officer check here. Find the application here.
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 us 50% (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
Lockout Austin
This social has actually filled up already, but don’t forget about it on April 9th at 5:15 PM!
Red Mango
We will have another social at Red Mango after the next meeting on April 19th!
Pool Party Social
More details, time, and sign-up coming soon once we have the event confirmed. We do know the social will be on Sunday, April 23rd!
Starbucks
If you prefer coffee to froyo, head to the Union Starbucks after our last meeting on May 3rd to earn a social point!
End-of-semester Banquet
We will hold this semester’s banquet on Friday, May 5th at 7:00pm! The banquet will most likely be at Romano’s Macaroni Grill at the Arboretum. Once we have the location confirmed, we will send out a sign-up sheet. Make sure you are active if you want to eat for free!
Service Events
Honors Day
Mark your calendars! Honors Day is quickly approaching! ALDPES will be assisting with Honors Day on Saturday April 8th starting from12:30 – 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 wearbusiness 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!
Bridging the Gap
The service coordinators will be hosting a decorating event for BtG on Tuesday April 11th from 4:00pm-6:00pm at office K in building UA9. Sign up and find a map here.
Additionally, there will be opportunities for service points at BtG on April 20th in the SAC! More details to come.
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 later this month!
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!
Other local scholarships will be out soon!
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
Note: small and medium shirts are now sold out. 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