ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
Following the success of the ALDPES bonanza of a week ago, we have what some enthusiasts are calling an ALDPES-palooza coming up this weekend! Come out this weekend for karaoke on Friday, Special Olympics on Saturday, and a profit share on Sunday.
Scholarships are also available now! To apply for any awards, please download the document, fill it out, and email it to the ALDPES account.
Aside from that, thank you again to everyone who regularly attends our meetings and events. It’s great to get to know y’all!
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta President
Previous Guest Speakers
Miracle League – 11/1
Our Pillars Coordinator, Rey Laurencio, gave a presentation about Miracle League! This organization helps children with disabilities play baseball games on the weekends, and the volunteers are really fantastic people. We will have more information about volunteering with them next semester, but feel free to check them out here if you’re interested in learning more.
Princeton Review – 10/18
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 – 10/18
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.
Miscellaneous Events
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! Be sure to mention you’re there for ALDPES!
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!!
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 & Pillars Coordinator
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
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-Tunes 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-8:30pm 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
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!
Hungry For Hope
On Sunday, November 19th, 2017 from 5-6pm in the Student Activity Center (SAC) Ballroom 2.412, Women in Medicine will host their annual bake-off. The event will involve a dessert tasting with attendees voting on their favorite, raffle and silent auction, and presentation by Marbridge. All proceeds from the event will go towards Marbridge, a non-profit living community for intellectually disabled adults. If you are interested in either baking or attending, please sign up here and we will send you more info!
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
***For all scholarships/awards, download document and email to ALDPES email***
Princeton Review Scholarship
Members can apply to get a half off a Princeton Review course here. Applications are due Friday, November 17th! Additionally, ALDPES members never have to worry about being exactly $200 short of the list price of a Princeton Review package. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. Mention ALDPES when negotiations start.
Most Outstanding Member (MOM)
Want another reason to be active? YOU could be our Most Outstanding Member! It’s a $500 award given at the end of the semester. Just showing up more than the others is half the battle! Your presence is the best present for a MOM…award! Get the application here. Application due Friday, November 17th.
Most Humanitarian Scholarship
If you think you’re great at volunteering, apply for this $500 scholarship! Whether you love coming to ALDPES service events, or you give back by volunteering with other organizations, we want to reward you! Get some $$ for making the world a better place. Application due by Friday, November 17th.
Senior Book Award
Graduating this semester? Feel like you did awesome? Get an award by believing in yourself! The Senior Book Award is given to the graduating senior with the highest GPA who applies. To apply, just send an email to utaldpes@gmail.com with your name, EID, and a screenshot of your online grade report by Friday, November 17th at 10pm!
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! You will receive one point for sending in either two pictures with a caption or four pictures total.
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.
Retro ALDPES T-shirts
We are still selling red shirts for $10 but only have L and XL left. (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
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