ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
If you want a chance to get ALL your points in 48 hours, get ready for the ALDPES Bonanza this Thursday-Friday!!!!
Thursday night – Movie social @ the Union
Friday at 3 – Free food + de-stress workshop + Misc Point @ PCL
Friday 5-7 – Profit Share @ Moojos
Friday 7-9:45 – Mobile Loaves and Fishes Service event
Plus shirt points and/or picture points and you could get all of your points in the next two days!!!! More info on all of these events can be found below, along with sign ups. Now go forth and become active ALDPES-ers 😊
Best,
Alex Adams
Alpha Lambda Delta Liaison
Previous Guest Speakers
Princeton Review
This week Charity came to talk to us about the Princeton Review, so if you’re thinking about grad school, or taking any of the MCAT, LSAT, GMAT type tests, feel free to reach out to her at Charity.Lee@review.com. Also, don’t forget as an ALD/PES member, you get discounts on any practice courses or consultations you have with them, and will be eligible for scholarships later in the semester! If you would like to take advantage of any of these benefits, email utaldpes@gmail.com for more info.
Teach for America
Jorge from Teach for America also talked with us this week about his awesome organization of leaders who commit to teaching in low-income schools and work to increase opportunities for students. If you want more information, you can reach out to Jorge at Jorge.Galan@teachforamerica.org. If you are interested in applying, check out this website https://www.teachforamerica.org/user/register.
Best Buddies – 9/20
Afshan Irani talked to us at the meeting about Best Buddies, an organization that fosters friendships between UT students and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. If you have any questions about the program, feel free to contact Afshan (afshan.irani@utexas.edu), who is super friendly and happy to talk to people about the organization.
Miscellaneous Events
Destress workshop
We’re coming to the part of the semester where pretty much everyone can agree on one thing- school sucks. But don’t worry, ALD/PES is looking out for you! Join us Friday October 20th at 3pm in PCL 5.102A for free comfort food and some tips from the CMHC on how to make your life suck a little less 🙂
Fill out this form if you’re interested (or have food suggestions!)
New t-shirts
Our brand-new ALDPES t-shirts are in!!!!! See the front of the shirt here and the back here. Shirts are $15, and you can buy them at office hours or the general meetings. We have sizes S-3XL.
I also want to give a shout to last year’s Historian, Alex Roper, for designing this awesome shirt!!
Moojo Profit Share
Do you love the magical combination of ice cream and cookies? Then head over to Moojo’s on the Drag on October 20th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm! Make sure to tell them you’re there with ALDPES!
Study Hours
There will be Study Hours from 5pm to 8pm on Tuesday, October 24, in PCL 4.120B! We will be having some delicious snacks and our own study room. So whether you want to come study or just socialize and eat some snacks, ALD/PES study hours will be the place to be!
Chipotle Profit Share
Our favorite profit share from last year is returning on November 5th from 5:00 – 9:00 pm! Flyers will be handed out closer to the date of the event. Money from profit shares will go right back to you guys for scholarships, so be sure to show up and bring your friends!
Points
Points are here! Points will probably be updated on Fridays, so don’t panic if your points haven’t shown up and it’s only been a few days. If you have any issues with the points sheet, just email the ALDPES account and include “Points” in the subject of the email.
We will be adding people to the sheet as you earn points; you won’t be on the sheet if you haven’t earned any points yet.
Office Hours
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Monday 10:30-11:30 am Historians
Monday 12:00-1:00 pm Senior Ambassador
Monday 1:00-2:00 pm Social Coordinators
Monday 3:00-4:00 pm Outreach Coordinators
Tuesday 9:30-10:30 am Liaison
Tuesday 11:00-12:00 pm Service Coordinators
Tuesday 4:00-5:00 pm Treasurers
Wednesday 10:00-11:00 am Presidents
Wednesday 2:00-3:00 pm Vice Presidents
Thursday 2:00-3:00 pm Media Coordinator
Friday 1:00-2:00 pm Webmaster & Secretary
Social Events
Wonder Woman on October 19th at 6pm in the Texas Union Theater (UNB 2.228): Come watch Wonder Woman with ALD/PES at the free screening in the Texas Union Theater! Meet outside of the Union Starbucks at 5:40! Wear your shirt for an extra point!
Halloween Movie Night on October 26th at 7pm at Jessica and Katelynn’s Apartment!: Come watch a spooky movie with ALD/PES in preparation for Halloween! We’ll have spooky snacks. Wear your ALD/PES shirt OR a costume (we recommend) for an extra point! Address location will be in later email! Fill out this form if you’re interested: Halloween Movie
Hi-Tunes Karaoke on Nov. 3 from 6pm-8pm: Join ALD/PES for some fun karaoke and sing your favorite tunes with us! If you don’t come, the Social Coordinators will be forced to sing Africa by ToTo for the entire two hours. Sign up here if you’re interested: Hi-Tune Karaoke
Pizza Press on Nov. 8th at 7pm: Missing ALD/PES on those Wednesdays where we don’t have meetings? Well come enjoy pizza with your fellow ALD/PES members Wednesday November 8th at Pizza Press on 26th and San Antonio St.
ALD/PES Friendsgiving Potluck on Nov. 19th from 2pm-4pm in 2609 University 2.106: Join us for an ALD/PES friendsgiving before actual Thanksgiving to eat your favorite Thanksgiving foods (or whichever foods!). Bring your favorite dish or snack. 2609 University is the same building where our office hours take place, near the SSB!
Fall Banquet on Dec. 8th from 6pm-830pm at Brick Oven: Please fill out this interest form to helps us determine the types of pizzas you would like: Fall Banquet Interest form
Service Events
Mobile Loaves & Fishes (even though the plural form of fish is fish)
Community First! Village is a 27-acre master planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for the disabled, chronically homeless in Central Texas. On Friday, October 20th from 7:15 – 9:45pm, we will serve with MLF as a concession crew in the Community Grille to help make the movie night for their disabled and chronically homeless residents a success!
Sign up here!
Longhorn Halloween (NEW EVENT – UPDATE!)
On Sunday, October 29 from 2-5pm, join us at the Frank Erwin Center to help kids of UT faculty, staff, and students decorate spooky paper pumpkins! Feel free to dress up or wear your ALDPES shirt for an extra point 🙂 If you can’t stay the whole time, be sure to come for at least an hour and specify the times in the sign up below.
Sign up here!
Additionally, you can earn a service point for coming to our office hours Tuesday from 11-12 and helping us cut out the pumpkins for our booth.
Special Olympics
On Saturday, November 4th from 1:45 – 4:30pm, we will be volunteering at the Special Olympics Bowling event at Dart Bowl! We will assist with bowling procedures and the awards ceremony. Sign up here!
Blood donations
Anytime throughout this semester, you can donate blood at any local blood center and earn a service point with some form of proof (ex: non-graphic pic, donor receipt, screenshot of appt confirmation, etc.)
Ongoing opportunity: Breakthrough Central Texas
BT CTX is a non-profit organization serving students and families in Austin and surrounding areas. Their main goal is to help 1st generation college students from 6th grade forward be the first in their families to graduate from college. Volunteer opportunities with Breakthrough include: after-school tutoring, high school or college application coaching, and helping out with special events. For more information contact Katelynn Hobbs at mailto:kah4242@utexas.edu or visit during her office hours Tuesdays at 11-12 pm.
Scholarships
Apply for a chance to win free money soon!
Other Things
Scrapbook
We are always working on the scrapbook for ALDPES. If you attend any event this semester or cherish a specific meeting speaker/ice breaker, email ALDPES your pictures and captions! Point allocations are still being decided at this time.
UTALDPES Follow Train
If you follow @TXALDPES on Twitter you can earn a half point. You can also earn a half point for following txaldpes on Instagram. Put them both together, and you earn yourself a whole point! Just email our account with your usernames during the last few weeks of class.
T-shirts
We are still selling red shirts for $10 but only have L and XL left. New shirts will be coming later in the semester! (Sadly, only treasurers can accept cash, but any officer can take check or credit card.) Wearing a shirt to any event will earn you an extra point, so these help a lot in becoming active.
Graduation Cords
If you’re really ahead of the game, 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
Stop by any of the officer’s office hours to pay by credit card for all your ALDPES purchasing needs. Be warned: there is a convenience fee! Prices (subject to change) 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 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.
• You must tell the officer in charge if you can drive BEFORE the event to get a point.
• If you sign up to drive and fail to show up, you will lose a point!
3. EVENT PICTURES
• Earn 1 point for submitting 4 pictures from an event.
• Or, earn 1 point for submitting 2 pictures with a caption from an 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 secretary 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)
– At least 1 miscellaneous point (we recommend study hours or workshops, but a separate social or service event can count as well)
• Old members need 12 points, new members need 9 points
2. DONATION POLICY
• We are looking into this policy for this year. More details in the next newsletter.
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
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The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
For more information, visit http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/aldpes/.