ALDPES NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Alpha Lambda Delta | Phi Eta Sigma
The University of Texas at Austin Chapter
Hey ALDPES-ers,
I hope you have been having another great week! We have a lot of events coming up this month, so feel free to check them out. I would specifically like to highlight the Honor’s Day Volunteering as we are the only organization on campus invited to do this! Lastly, remember that our next meeting is in two weekson Wednesday, April 18th at 6:00pm in CPE 2.214.
Here are our upcoming events for the next week:
- Bridging the Gap – Thursday (4/5), 6:30pm in UNB Quadrangle Room
- Board Games at the Union – Saturday (4/7), 2pm-4pm
- Breakthrough Austin Opportunities (see attached image)
We also have a special request from one of our favorite past Presidents, Peyton Busby! She is currently looking for counselors for the Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp, so please check out this amazing volunteer opportunity in the Service Events section!
Best,
Matthew Fawks
Alpha Lambda Delta | Secretary
Previous Guest Speakers
Back On My Feet Austin – 4/4
We had Lindsey from Back on My Feet speak to use about her awesome organization here in Austin! They combat homelessness through running, community support, and employment and housing resources. Please visit austin.backonmyfeet.org or email Lindsey at Lindsey.Rose@backonmyfeet.org for more information!
UT SEEK – 3/21
I want to thank Rebecca for coming and speaking with us about UT SEEK! This is a great organization and focuses on promoting higher education to community youth. If you would like to learn more, please visit their website: utseek.org
Teach For America – 3/7
Jorge Galan, a recruiter from Teach For America, gave an awesome presentation on the organization as well as gave some tips for improving our LinkedIn profiles. Teach For America is an amazing opportunity and I highly recommend you check out their website (click here) and learn more. If you have any questions, feel free to email Jorge at: jorge.galan@teachforamerica.org
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Don’t be alarmed if the points are out of date, they will be entered as soon as possible.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 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
Thursday 10:00-11:00 am Liaison & Social Coordinator
Friday 10:00-11:00 am Secretary
Miscellaneous Events
Bridging the Gap
Our annual philanthropic event benefitting Breakthrough Austin will take place on Thursday, April 5th at 6:30 pm! The theme this year is Trivia Night, so if you and your friends would like to form a team of 6 or less, the signup sheet is here. Be advised, all trivia teams will be charged $30 to participate. In addition, we will be giving out free food from Pluckers along with raffling off prizes from Tiff’s Treats, P. Terry’s, Kendra Scott, Magnolia Cafe, and many other places so be sure to show up to win!
Upcoming Profit Share:
- Raising Cane’s – Friday, April 13th, 5:00-9:00pm
*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 are TBA!
Upcoming Workshops
The next workshop is TBA!
Social Events
Board Games at the Union on Saturday, April 7th from 2:00 – 4:00pm: We will be hosting a new member social on the first floor of the Union this Saturday near the food courts! We will provide some board games, but feel free to bring your favorites to share with everyone. This event is open to anyone, so come out to get to know some of our new members!
Dance across Texas on Thursday, April 12th from 8:30pm – 11:30pm: Do you like dancing? And Texas? Do you want to Dance Across Texas? ALDPES will be boot scootin’ boogy-ing at Dance Across Texas. Make sure to bring your student ID for discounted prices. Sign up is here!
Union Underground Bowling on Monday, April 16th from 7pm-9pm: We’ll be bowling in the union. Spots are limited, so sign up while you can! As always, wear your shirt for an extra point. Sign up is here!
Escape Room on Saturday, April 21st at TBD: More details and sign-up will come soon!
Lake Day on Sunday, April 22nd from 12pm-2pm: After picking up trash around Lady Bird Lake for a service point, we’ll be kayaking, paddle boarding, picnicking, etc! Join us for both or all! Sign up here (same as link under service events).
Service Events
UT Honors Day
On Saturday, April 14th from 12:30-4pmjoin ALDPES at Frank Erwin Center to volunteer for Honors Day. We are the ONLY honor society at UT that is asked to help out with the ceremony, so please sign up! Don’t forget to fill out BOTH links! Click HERE and HERE.
Lake Day
On Sunday, April 22nd (EARTH DAY!)join ALDPES for a double whammy event! We will start at 11am with trash pick-up around Lady Bird Lake for a service point. After an hour or so, we will partake in lake activities as a social point. Join us for one or both. Either way, it’s sure to be a blast and also the opportunity to earn a service point! Sign up here (same as link under social events).
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.)
Additional volunteer opportunity: Breakthrough Austin
If you would like to volunteer with Breakthrough on your own to earn a service point, I’ve attached some events coming up below. Be sure to contact Elvira Marin at elvira@breakthroughctx.org and send us your volunteer confirmation or picture proof for service points!
Special Request from Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is holding its annual camp for children with Muscular Dystrophy this summer! Camp is a week-long adventure for kids who don’t have the same opportunities as kids without muscular dystrophy to go to summer camp. We need volunteers who want to help a kid with MD have the best week at summer camp possible. Camp is June 2nd-9th at Camp for All in Burton, Texas. This is a great opportunity to accumulate volunteer hours (~160), have fun, and help a kid have the best week of their year! We are in need of both female and male counselors. For more information please email Peyton Busby at peytonbusby@utexas.edu or visitwww.mda.org/volunteer
Scholarships
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
The current opportunity deadlines have passed. Please check back later for more opportunities!
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 Policy & Opportunities
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)
Note: Old members need 12 points, new members need 9 points
- MEETINGS
- Meetings are worth 1 point each.
- If you wear your ALDPES shirt to a meeting you get an additional point.
- 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!
- 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!
- 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.
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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