ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers!
Thank you to everyone who interviewed to be a general officer for next year! As a reminder, the general officer positions for next year will be announced at banquet this Friday, so don’t you dare forget to sign up!
Additionally, thank you all for a great year. I hope that you all have a fantastic summer, and we will see you in September!!
Sincerely,
Alan Stepchinski =)
Alpha Lambda Delta Secretary
Fun Fact(s) of the Week:
Ever wonder why there are egg-laying mammals? No? Well, you can learn anyway! There are only five species of mammals which do lay eggs, including the platypus, anteaters, and echidnas. Collectively, these strange animals are called “monotremes”. They actually share more structural features with reptiles than most other mammals.
In case you were expecting something superhero-related, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 comes out this weekend. Also, Netflix just announced The Defenders!
Upcoming Guest Speakers
…We’re organized, but we don’t plan THAT far ahead of time.
Guests of Speakers Past
April 19th – Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization
Our very own Heather Grosenbacher talked last week 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!
Lingering Opportunities: Duckie’s Dreams
General Officer Applications
You are all amazing candidates, thank you for applying!!
Support for recent campus tragedies
I’ve included a few resources for anyone who is struggling with what has happened recently around UT campus. There is no shame in reaching out and asking for help through difficult emotional times. We are always stronger when united.
- Student Emergency Services in the Office of the Dean of Students: A resource for affected students, offering absence notifications, support and advocacy.
- Counseling & Mental Health Center (CMHC): UT Austin students may call CMHC Crisis Line at 512-471-2255 to speak with a trained counselor. CMHC also has information available on its website.
- Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL): BCAL provides a central resource to anyone who is concerned about an individual on our campus and may not be sure about how best to help them. By calling the advice line (512-232-5050), or submitting information online,campus and community support networks may be accessed, optimizing the chance that individuals will receive needed assistance. Contact BCAL if you are concerned about someone and want to help.
- Student Ombuds: The Student Ombuds office is a free and voluntary confidential resource to listen to student concerns in a safe setting, provide conflict resolution techniques and identify solutions.
Points
Points are here! Let us know ASAP if you are going to banquet and we have you incorrectly marked as inactive or you will have to pay $30. Hit us up at 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
We will NOT have office hours after this Friday, May 5th. Don’t miss out on your final chance to hang out with the officers (aside from banquet) on Thursday and Friday!
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Thursday 12:30-1:30 pm Historian
Thursday 5:00-6:00 pm Liaison
Friday 12:00-1:00 pm Presidents
Social Events
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 because it closes tonight!
(Active status is described at the bottom of the newsletter. To be considered active for banquet, you need to earn your required points by11:59pm on Thursday, May 4th.)
Service Events
That’s all for now, folks. Look forward to new and exciting service opportunities next semester!
Scholarships
Scholarship recipients will be announced at banquet. Hey look, yet another reason to come to banquet.
Other Things
If you’re still reading this, congrats! I don’t think you need any of this info, but I may as well leave it here in case you’re interested:
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
Points are DONE for this semester.
Important Policies
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
• Could be completely different next year if the new Secretaries don’t like the current one.
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