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2/28/18 Newsletter

ALDPES NEWSLETTER

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma

The University of Texas at Austin Chapter

 

Hey ALDPES-ers,

 

I hope your week has been going well! Our next meeting is next week on Wednesday, March 7th (Spring Break is getting close!) at 6:00pm in CPE 2.214. Hope to see you there!

 

Here are some of our events coming up in the next week:

 

 

Also, remember that there has been an incentive added to the point policy! What does this mean? Well, 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!

 

Best,

Matthew Fawks

Alpha Lambda Delta | Secretary

 

Previous Guest Speakers

 

Multiple Speakers – 2/21

We had three awesome groups come speak to us today! They were:

  • The Guneez and Hannah Student Government Campaign: for more information and to see their platform, please visit their website here.
  • The Colton and Mehraz Student Government Campaign: for more information and to see their platform, please visit their website here.
  • Longhorn Pets Alive: this group is all about saving pets from euthanasia and is a great way to get involved with animals! For more information, please contact them at: longhornpetsalive@gmail.com

 

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

 

Upcoming Profit Shares:

In order to receive your points, you need to show the cashier the flyer we will provide and then will just need to take a picture of your receipt and email it to the ALDPES account (utaldpes@gmail.com) with the event in the subject line and your name and EID in the email. See you there!

 

Study Hours

The next study hours is TBD, but will be the week right after Spring Break.

 

Upcoming Workshops

GRE Prep Course – Friday March 2nd, 4:00pm PCL 4.120A: Come get information from the Princeton Review about the makeup of the test, try some sample problems and let them explain how they can help. There will be Doughnuts 😀

 

 

There are also some other great ideas for workshops that are in the works! For instance:

  • How to Talk About Yourself – aiming for the end of February
  • How to Internship Workshop – March 29th, room and time TBD.

 

Points

 

Points can be accessed here! These will typically be updated on Fridays, but be sure and email us if you see any issues! (*Please 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

 

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!

 

Roller Sk80s on Wednesday, March 7 at 7pm-9pm: Apparently, UNB has the capacity to hold a roller skating night, so let’s go! Campus Events + Entertainment is hosting an 80s roller skating night in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom at the Union (UNB 3.202). We’ll be heading that direction after the meeting. Make sure to bring your UT ID and also socks! Dress 80s or just wear your ALDPES shirt for an extra point!

 

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!

 

Karaoke on Friday, March 24th 8pm – 10pm: Back by popular demand, we’ll be going to Hi-Tunes Karaoke to sing our fave songs, including but not limited to — Africa by Toto, High School Musical BOPS, and rap songs from 2007. Interested in having a GREAT time? Sign up here!

 

Service Events

 

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. Make sure to sign up by thisFriday and 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 appointment 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.

 

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.

 

  1. 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!

 

  1. 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!

 

  1. 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 weeksof 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:

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Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma

The University of Texas at Austin Chapter

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