ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
I hope your week has been going great, I just have a few announcements! First off, check out our events coming up in the next week:
· Kung Fu Tea Profit Share : February 15th from 5pm-9pm:
· Austin Marathon Volunteering : February 16th from Noon-4pm
· Possibly: Professional headshots before our meeting next week (more information to come on this)
Second, there has been an incentive added to the point policy! If you are active by the Red Mango social (March 21st), you can order for FREE. There will also be more incentives down the road, so try and be active as soon as possible!
Third, if you would like to join our GroupMe, please click here! This serves as way to contact the officers, get quick updates on events, meet new people in the org, and more!
Finally, our next meeting for this semester is next week on Wednesday, February 21st at 6:00pm in CPE 2.214! This is in the same room as the previous meetings and will be there all semester. Hope to see you there!
Best,
Matthew Fawks
Alpha Lambda Delta | Secretary
Previous Guest Speakers
Miracle League – 2/7
Rey Laurencio, our Pillars Coordinator, gave a presentation on Miracle League and the many opportunities associated with it. 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 in later newsletters, but feel free to check them out here if you’re interested in learning more.
Texas THON – 1/24
I want to thank Aleesha Toteja for speaking 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.com or email texasthonstudentorgrecruitment@gmail.com.
Miscellaneous Events
Kung Fu Tea Profit Share – February 15, 5:00-9:00pm
Come enjoy a wide variety of teas and other drinks with your fellow ALDPES members and make sure to show the cashier the flyer attached below! Roger will be there, so be sure and say hello. In order to receive your points, you just need to take a picture of your receipt and email it to the ALDPES account (utaldpes@gmail.com). See you there!
Study Hours
The next study hours is TBD.
Upcoming Workshops
There will be a GRE Prep Course on Friday, March 2nd, at 4:00pm! More information on this to come.
There are also some other great ideas for workshops that are in the works! For instance:
· Headshots – possibly before this coming general meeting. More information is on the way for this ASAP!
· How to Talk About Yourself – aiming for the end of February
· Internships 101 – aiming for the end of March
Points
Points can be accessed here! These will typically be updated on Fridays, but be sure and email us if you see any issues! (*See point correction policy near the end of the newsletter)
Don’t be alarmed if the points are out of date, they will be entered as soon as possible.
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
Tuesday 4:00-5:00 pm Treasurers
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
Social Events
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!
Blanton Museum on Sunday, March 4th at 2pm: Come look at some ~A R T~ with ALDPES! A new exhibit just opened up so it’ll be super duper neat. Don’t forget to bring your student ID!
Red Mango on Wednesday, March 21st at 7pm: After the meeting, we’ll be going to Red Mango to enjoy some frozen yogurt. As always, wear your shirt for an extra point!
Service Events
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.
Girl Day at UT
On February 24, volunteer for Girl Day at UT! Girl Day is about encouraging K-8 girls’ interest in STEM and is open to all. Volunteering will occur throughout the day at the Cockrell School of Engineering, and you will indicate during sign up which activities and at what times you’d like to participate. Sign up here and forward us the email confirmation to earn a service point! Don’t forget to send in pictures for extra points 🙂
Explore UT
On March 3rd, volunteer at Explore UT to encourage students from across Texas to pursue higher education! You can sign up for whichever volunteer shift works for you here. Don’t forget to send us proof of attendance and to take tons of pictures for points!
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
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
Phi Eta Sigma Scholarships
One application for ALL the scholarships! You could win up to $10,000!! Apply here by March 31st.
Alpha Lambda Delta Scholarships
Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship – And member initiated in 2017 is eligible to apply! 36
recipients will get up to $6000!! More info can be found here. Please email me (at
utaldpes@gmail.com) if you are interested in this scholarship.
James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarships – 20 $1000-$2000 scholarships available, and all
ALD members are eligible. More info here.
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.
ALDPES GroupMe Group
if you would like to join our official ALDPES GroupMe, please click here! This serves as way to contact the officers, get quick updates on events, meet new people in the org, and more!
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
• GroupMe: (click here)
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The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
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