ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
Welcome back to another semester at UT! We hope you had a great break, and we’re very excited to bring you some awesome new opportunities this semester. Check out our upcoming events below!
Our first meeting for this semester is next Wednesday, January 24th at 6:00pm in CPE 2.214! CPE is one of the engineering buildings in the northeast corner of campus, and you will enter the building on floor 2, so the room is on the ground floor.
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta President
Previous Guest Speakers
None yet for this semester, but our VPs are lining up some great ones!
Miscellaneous Events
Cabo Bob’s Profit Share – February 1st, 6:00-9:00pm
Come out to the best burrito place in the world and help us make some money! Seriously, if you haven’t tried this place, you need to.
Study Hours
Join your favorite Secretary for Study Hours sometime in the next two weeks! More details at the meeting and in the next newsletter.
Points
Points will be here as soon as we have some events!
Office Hours
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Monday 12:00-1:00 pm Service Coordinators
Monday 3:00-4:00 pm Outreach Coordinators
Tuesday 10:00-11:00 am Liaison
Tuesday 2:00-3:00 pm Historians
Wednesday 11:30-12:30 pm Pillars Coordinator
Wednesday 1:00-2:00 pm Vice Presidents
Wednesday 2:00-3:00 pm Presidents
Wednesday 4:00-5:00 pm Socials
Friday 10:00-11:00 am Secretary
Friday 1:00-2:00 pm Treasurers
Social Events
Our Social Coordinators have a ton of great ideas for social events this semester including bowling, ice skating, escape rooms, kayaking, and IM sports! We will likely have a social event immediately after our first meeting on January 24th, so plan to stick around after the meeting if you want to hang out with us!
Service Events
2nd Annual State of the Uterus
On January 26 from 6pm-11:59pm, Cheer Up Charlies is hosting a party for progress. Join ALDPES in raising money for nonprofits invested in reproductive justice, menstrual health and community health by purchasing a $5 ticket here. For a service point, send proof of purchase to the ALDPES email account. Earn up to 3 service points for buying a ticket, attending the event, and wearing your ALDPES shirt while dancing your butt off and learning about FUNdamental human rights! Be sure to take pictures for proof and to add to the scrapbook!
2018 Austin Marathon
On February 16 from noon-4pm, join ALDPES in handing out packets to Austin marathon runners at Palmer Events Center. A FREE t-shirt and snacks will be provided! Sign up online by Feb 9th here to volunteer with Austin Marathon AND here so we know who you are.
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.)
Scholarships
Alex will be giving out scholarships later in the semester, so check back then!
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.
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 profit shares, 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
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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