ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
I hope you’ve all had a good semester so far! We have been hard at work planning events for y’all, and there are a lot of great ones coming up. You can get two points at our Cabo Bob’s profit share tomorrow night (one for showing up and one for buying something), and we’d really appreciate the support! Just make sure to sign in with the Treasurers.
Our next meeting for this semester is one week away, Wednesday, February 7th at 6:00pm in CPE 2.214! For those who were unable to attend the first meeting, the CPE is one of the engineering buildings in the northeast corner of campus. You will enter the building on floor 2, so the room is on the floor you walk in on. Hope to see you there!
Best,
Alan Stepchinski
Alpha Lambda Delta President
Previous Guest Speakers
Texas THON – 1/24
I want to thank Aleesha Toteja for speaking last week about Texas Thon! In case you missed it, this awesome group is a student-run philanthropy organization that helps to raise funds and awareness for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. They offer many ways to get involved, and have recently surpassed their $1M (yes, a 1 with 6 zeros after it!) benchmark! For more info, please visit txthon.weebly.comor email texasthonstudentorgrecruitment@gmail.com.
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. Make sure to show them the flyer attached to this email! Roger will be there with a sign-in sheet.
Study Hours
Guess what? It’s back! Study hours will be here on February 7th, from 1pm to 4pm in PCL 4.120A in The Return of Study Hours! Need a place to chill before/between/after classes? You got it. Need to grab a quick snack? Yep. Need to do some cramming? You can do that, too! So take a look at your schedule and come to The Return of Study Hours!
Upcoming Workshops
Alex has some great ideas for workshops this semester for professional development including:
· How to Talk About Yourself
· Internships 101
· GRE Prep Course
· Headshots
Points
Points will be here soon!
Office Hours
Building 2609 University Avenue (UA9) room 2.112 located right behind SSB
Monday 11:00-12:00 pm Media Coordinator
Monday 12:00-1:00 pm Service Coordinators
Monday 3:00-4:00 pm Outreach Coordinators
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 Social Coordinators
Thursday 10:00-11:00 am Liaison
Friday 10:00-11:00 am Secretary
Friday 1:00-2:00 pm Treasurers
Social Events
Texas THON Pancake Night on February 8 from 7pm-9pm:
Texas THON is hosting their semesterly pancake night at Pi Kappa Phi (2411 Longview St.). For $5, you can enjoy as many pancakes as you’d like and help support an amazing cause! If you have friends who participate in THON, you can donate in their name. We’ll be meeting outside of the location at 7pm so that we can eat A L L T H E P A N C A K E S together!!
Lucky Lab Coffee Social on Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 3pm: Enjoy some coffee with ALDPES at Lucky Lab on Tuesday afternoon!
Green Belt Hiking and Picnic on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 11am: “TAKE A HIKE” with ALDPES Sunday morning at the Green Belt and enjoy (maybe) the last few cold days for a while. We’ll be having a picnic somewhere along the way too!
Food Truck Social at 26th and Rio Grande St. on Monday, Feb. 26th at 6pm: On Monday, we’ll be heading out to the food trucks! The food trucks include: Cold Cookie Company, Longhorn Chicken, Brazilian, Korean Komfort, Holy Macaroni, Cajun food, and more! Join us!
Service Events
Mardi Paws
On February 10 from 1pm-6pm, ALDPES will assist Grocery Pup with set up and clean up, and watch the Mardi Gras-esque dog parade in between! Proceeds from this event will benefit Austin Dogs Rescue and Cutie PITooties Pitbull Rescue. All our spots are now full!
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
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
For more information, visit http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/aldpes/.