ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
We only have a few more weeks to become active, so make sure you get your points in soon! As of now, we have 1 social and 2 service events left. All members need 12 points total with 1 social, 1 service, and 1 miscellaneous point to be active.
Our next meeting is next Wednesday, November 15th in PAI 3.02 (This is a new meeting location, so don’t show up to the FAC)! We will have Gigglepants, an improv group at UT, at the next meeting, so don’t miss it!
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
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 on October 18th 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
How to Talk About Yourself Workshop- Friday November 17th, 3-4pm, PCL 5.102A
Do you find interviews, applications, and personal essays awkward? Well once again ALD/PES is here to help with all of your personal/professional development needs! Join us at this workshop to get some pro advice on learning how to identify, write about, and talk about the skills you have gained in your college experiences. Also, there will be food and it will be delicious. (Pssst, workshop is conveniently right before the ALD/PES scholarship due date! I wonder if they planned it like that or something…)
Study Hours – November 28th from 5-8pm in PCL
The exact time and date for the next session of study hours is not set in stone, so check next week’s newsletter for a confirmed room and time! Matthew may or may not bring food.
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
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
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!
Cards for Hospitalized Kids
CFHK distributes cards to Children’s Hospitals across the United States in all 50 states! Stop by any officer’s office hours Nov 13th – Dec 1st to make and decorate cards to send to kids in hospitals around the country and earn a service point. This will be your last opportunity to earn a service point this semester, so don’t miss out! There is no sign up, but there will be a sign in when you arrive and we ask that you make at least 3 cards.
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 Saturday, November 18th! 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 Saturday, November 18th.
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 Saturday, November 18th.
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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Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
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