ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
Even though there are only two and a half weeks of class left, we still have a lot going on! This week, we have Bridging the Gap tomorrow, our Profit Share with Chipotle and officer applications due on Friday, and Study Hours on Sunday. Also don’t forget to sign up for Banquet on May 5th! (More details below)
Our last meeting will be two weeks from today, Wednesday, May 3rd in WEL 3.502 from 6:00 – 7:00PM. Hope to see you there!
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta Secretary
Fun Fact of the Week:
For those who have seen How I Met Your Mother, I’m sure you are familiar with The Naked Man. But did you know that Friends actually did that first? If you watch “The One with the Flashback”, you’ll see what I mean. Also, Chandler is renamed Barney in one episode of Friends.
Upcoming Guest Speakers
Further in the future – Austin Dog Alliance!!
Guests of Speakers Past
April 19th – Land Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization
Our very own Heather Grosenbacher talked today about the Lang Stuttering Institute!! This organization educates people on what stuttering is and what it is like to live with a stutter. Check out their Facebook here or the official webpage here!
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!
Lingering Opportunities: Duckie’s Dreams
General Officer Applications
Applications for general officer positions will be due by April 21st (THIS Friday) by 11:59pm. You can also meet us at the Chipotle Profit Share if you have any burning last-minute questions! Please email your application to the ALDPES email account or turn in a hard copy during any office hours.
There will be a short interview with the current officers after 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.
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 by taking a picture of you and your food, an additional point by wearing your ALDPES shirt, make some money, and eat some food amongst fellow ALDPES-ers! Invite everyone you know because this is the big one that you won’t want to miss! As stated above, we will have current officers at Chipotle for a few hours if you have any last-minute questions about the general officer positions.
Pointers:
· Make sure that you show the flyer (hard or digital copy, will be sent out in an email on Friday the 21st) or tell the cashier at checkout that you’re here for fundraiser with ALDPES! If you don’t tell them, we won’t earn money!
· Gift cards purchased during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count.
· If placing an order online, choose the pay in-store option and say that you’re with ALDPES before paying.
Study Hours Spectacular III
Earn easy points and get some free cookies by showing up to study hours hosted by your secretaries on Sunday, April 23rd from 6:00 – 9:00pm in PCL 4.110!
Points
Points are here! Please email the account (utaldpes@gmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns.
UTALDPES Follow Train:
We have new handles for Twitter and Instagram! If you followed the old ones, you should still be following ALDPES, but follow these new ones if you haven’t already! If you follow @TXALDPES on Twitter you can earn a half point. And you can also earn a half point for followingtxaldpes on Instagram. So, if you follow both you can earn 1 point! (Points will be awarded the last week of class.)
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
Pool Party Social
More details to come once we have the event confirmed. We do know the social will be on Sunday, April 23rd at 2:00pm! Sign up here!
Starbucks
If you can never have enough coffee, head to the Union Starbucks after our last meeting on May 3rd to earn your social point!
End-of-semester Banquet
We will hold this semester’s banquet on Friday, May 5th at 7:00pm! The banquet will be at Romano’s Macaroni Grill at the Arboretum (9828 Great Hills Trail Austin, TX 78759). Make sure you are active if you want to eat for free! You are also welcome to bring a +1. Dinner for non-active ALDPES members and non-ALDPES members will be $30 each. Sign up here!
(Active status is described at the bottom of the newsletter. To be considered active for banquet, you need to earn your required points byWednesday, May 3rd.)
Service Events
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 tomorrow, April 20th in the SAC ballroom. You can earn points by helping with set up for the event starting at 3:00pm. Sign up 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. Sign up here if you’re interested!
UT Micro Farm
The Micro Farm service event has been rescheduled! Come garden with us on Sunday April 30th from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Sign uphere. This is the last service event of the semester!
Scholarships
As noted on the applications, all scholarships listed below are due by Monday, May 1st at 11:59pm.
Most Humanitarian Scholarship
If you think you’re great at volunteering, apply for this $500 scholarship!
Most Outstanding Member Award
Get rewarded for being active with ALDPES with this $500 scholarship!
Princeton Review
If you plan to take a Princeton Review course, you should definitely apply to this scholarship for a chance at half off one course!
Additionally, 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 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!
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: @TXALDPES
• Instagram: txaldpes