February 7, 2010

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!!

Note: NO MEETING NEXT SUNDAY! See you in 2 weeks :)

Services:

• This Week:
• February 8th (Monday)
• Baking for Good News Garage from 5:30-7:30 @ UHN Kitchen
• Also making Valentines for Children in Haiti
  
• February 11th (Thursday)
• Knitting Party! Knit scarves for the Special Olympic Winter Games starting @ 7pm
• Room TBA
• February 13th (Saturday)
• ReSources (Old Recycle North on Pine St.) from 4 - 9pm
• Help organize store
• February 14th (Sunday)
• ReSources (Old Recycle North on Pine St.) from 8am-whenever
• Painting Wall
• Next Week:
• February 20th (Saturday)
• Cook and Serve Dinner for Shelter (TBA) from 3:30 - 7pm
• 2 Weeks from Now:
• February 27th (Saturday)
• Mardi Gras Parade from 2pm - 5pm
• Ongoing:
• Burlington Children's Space Tuesday and Fridays from 3:30 - 5pm
• CVAA - Volunteer with an elderly patient (2-3 hours a week)
• Email Alison if interested

Fellowships

• February 10th (Wednesday)
• Bowling for $2.79 per game - Need Drivers
• Meeting @ 8pm
  
• Pub Quiz @ 9pm
• February 11th (Thursday)
• Rasputin's 18+ Dance Party after Knitting Party
  
• $5 cover charge for Under 21
• February 14th (Sunday)
• Making Dinner in UHN Kitchen @ 7pm

Pledge Ritual

• February 12th @ Waterman Memorial Lounge
  
• Brothers come @ by 4:40
• Pledges come @ 5pm
• DRESS UP!
  

Fundraising

• V-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Females
• Scratch Card lottery Card
• Need more people to Sign Up!
  
• Email Booker or Melissa if you are interested
• Fundraising Committee
• Need more people! Email Booker of Melissa if interested

Conclave

• Sign Ups are Closing Soon
  
• Email Ariel or Annice if you want to go!
  

Apparel

• If you still want to buy something with APO letters (www.somethinggreek.com)
  
• Email Order to Annice by Tuesday and be sure to get your money in

Other

• Pledge Policy, Bylaws, and Risk Management Policy on the Lynx
  
• Volunteering @ Stowe the last Weekend of Spring Break
  
• Talk to Kayla if interested
  
• During Breaks get free Lift Passes!
  
• Volunteering @ the Hospital
• Talk to Mac if interested
  

January 31, 2010

NOTE: Next week's meeting will be @ 2 pm because of the Super Bowl
Services

• This Week:
• February 6th (Saturday)
  
• 8-10:30 am : Snowshoe Festival
  
• 12:30-3:00: Burlington Penguin Plunge - Break down event
• Email Alison to fill out Volunteer form
• Next Week:
  
• February 8th (Monday)
• 5:30-7:30 @ UHeights North Kitchen - Baking cookies for Good News Garage
• February 13th (Saturday)
• 4-9pm - Help deliver for Re-Sources (over by Recycle North)
• February 16th (Sunday)
• 8am - Whenever - Sunday Shuffle ~ Move around and Paint
• On Going Services:
• Burlington Children's Space - Every Tuesday and Friday from 3:30 - 5 pm
• Interested in Wii Nights with Senior Citizens (Email Alison)
• Emil Alison if you have any specific service you would like to do or an organization you would like to help
  
• Google Docs - Any questions, ask Alison

Fellowships

• February 5th (Friday) - Movie Night @ Sarah's House 7 pm
• No Pub Quiz this week (Starting up Next Week)
• After Next Sunday Meeting - Spaghetti Dinner at UHeights

Tutorial on the Lynx

• Sign in to the Lynx to RSVP to events, services, and fellowships

Rush Week

• Wear your letters to Rush events (especially the lunch on Friday)
• Tabling this week (remember how Mac taught you how to go up to people and ask)
• Try to come to as many Rush events as you can
• Flyering - Try to do it by tonight or tomorrow morning
• Pledge Ritual February 12th @ 5pm
  

Conclave

• March 26th - 28th @ UNH (about a 2 hour drive away)
• Plan on leaving late on Friday
• Sign - up if you can go by Feb 15th

Other

• APO Apparel - Decision and Money by Next Sunday Meeting
• Website: www.somethinggreek.com (Go Check it Out!)
• Email or Give Annice exactly what you want and write a check to her rounding up to the nearest dollar to pay for shipping
• Want a Little this Semester? - Fill out Big/Little Form
  
• Want to be Van Certified? Email Annice with any questions
• Suggestion Box now in the APO office
• Launch Coming to UVM
• Little Brother Chapter plans to visit sometime in
• Happy 21st Birthday to Mac!!!!!!!!!
  
• Brother of the Week: Congratulations MJ!!!

Sunday Meeting

Rush Week Tabling (This Week and Next):

• Monday January 25, 2010
• 11-12: Annice, Amber
• 12-1: Meagan, Mac
• 1-2: Katy T.
• 2-3: Katy T.
  
• Tuesday January 26, 2010
• 11-12:
• 12-1: Booker
• 1-2: Meagan
  
• 2-3: Lauren
• Wednesday January 27, 2010
• 11-12: MJ, Annice
• 12-1: MJ, Alison M.
• 1-2: Rebecca, Katy T.
• 2-3: Katy T., Michelle L.
• Thursday January 28, 2010
• 11-12: Booker, Annice (11:15)
• 12-1: Meagan
  
• 1-2: _______
• 2-3: _________
• Friday January 29, 2010
• 11-12: MJ
  
• 12-1: MJ
  
• 1-2: Meagan, Annice
  
• 2-3: Alison M., Annice
  
• Monday February 1, 2010
• 11-12: Alison M.
  
• 12-1: Ariel, MJ, Alison M.
• 1-2: MJ, Meagan
  
• 2-3: Sarah G.
• Tuesday February 2, 2010
• 11-12:
• 12-1: Booker
• 1-2: Sarah G., Michelle L.
• Wednesday February 3, 2010
  
• 11-12: Annice
• 12-1: Rachel H, Alison M
• 1-2: Rebecca
• 2-3: Sarah G.
• Thursday February 4, 2010
• 11-12: Booker, Annice (11:15)
• 12-1: Ariel, Meagan
  
• 1-2: ___________
• 2-3: ________
• Friday February 5, 2010
• 11-12: MJ
• 12-1: MJ
• 1-2: Meagan
• 2-3: Sarah G., Alison M.
• Note: Will also need help with flyering and a banner
  

Rush Events (Next Week) - Try to come to as many as possible to meet the new pledges!

• Monday, Feb 1st from 7-9 pm @ L/L Fireplace Lounge - Study break with hot chocolate and tea. Bring your own mug!
• MJ, Heika, Ariel, Lauren, Katie B., Annice, Alison M., Michelle L., Rachel H., Sarah G.
  
• Tuesday, Feb 2nd from 5-7 pm @ Chittenden Bank Room - Info Session
• MJ, Heika, Katie B.
• Wednesday, Feb 3rd from 6-8 pm @ L/L Fireplace Lounge - Ice Cream Social. Bring your own bowl!
• MJ, Heika, Ariel, Sydney, Michelle L., Rachel H., Sarah G.
• Thursday, Feb 4th at 3pm. Meet at club space for Service (Ronald McDonald or Emergency Food Shelter)
• MJ, Annice, Lauren
• Friday, Feb 5th from 11am-1pm @ 2nd floor of Davis Center - Lunch
  
• MJ, Amber, Alison, Ariel, Annice, Rachel H.
  

Services:

• This Week
• Burlington Children's Space-
  Tuesday, January 26th, 3:30-5PM
  Meet at the Allen House at 3 to walk down or at BCS (284 No. Winooski Ave.) to mentor children
• Sunday Shuffle (Sunday, January 31st):
  @ ReStore 266 Pine St. Burlington
  Help move and reorganize the storeroom while they paint the walls.
  2 Shifts: 8-12 or 12-4PM.
  Want 5 people per shift.

• Next Week
• Snowshoe Festival: Feb. 5th (Friday) and Feb. 6th (Saturday)
• Feb. 5th: Help set up everything for the festival
• Feb. 6th: Help out at the festival. 8-4 PM
  Serve hot beverages & drinks or be a demo coordinator for snowshoes.
• Burlington Penguin Plunge: Feb. 6th
• Help set up and break down the event.
  2 Shifts: 8-12 or 12-4.

• Announcements:
• 1) Google docs- new way of recording hours. Link will be e-mailed out. You can update and edit the hours accordingly. Remember we're working on the honor system. There will be a heading for each service, and you can enter the total # of hours you worked at that service yourself. Talk to Alison if you have any questions or are confused as to how it works!
• 2) Requirement of 20 hours this semester. Will be spread across 4 areas of service:
• Service to the Community - 10 hours
  
• Service to the Fraternity - 3 hours
• Service to the University - 5 hours
  
• Service to the Nation - 2 hours
• 3) There will be a repercussion for dropping out without 24 hours notice. This
  will work so that if you are signed up to do 3 hours of service, and you drop out outsideof the time frame, you will have those 3 hours tacked on to your semester total hour requirement.

Fundraiser:

• Lottery Scratch Card - People scratch off amount to donate
  
• Need 12 people to help
  

Fellowships:

• Weekly Fellowship
• Brother Dinners on Sunday's after Meeting
• Switch every other week between making dinner @ U Heights North Kitchen and Brennen's
  
• Library on Monday from 7-9 on first floor
  
• DC Delirium @ the Davis Center Friday night from 10pm-1am
• Come for a night of making shutter shades, dancing, free food, games, and a whole bunch more
  
• If you have any suggestions, please email Sarah

Membership

• Next week there will be order forms for APO apparel available. The week after, order forms will be due.
  
• Email or Text Annice if you can not make it to a meeting
• Congratulations to Brother of the Week Katie Bloore!
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ARIEL!

Other

• E-Board Meetings @ 8:30pm Monday
• This week meet @ club space
  
• Wear APO Shirts on Wednesdays
  

Minutes 12/6

Hey all,

Here are the minutes from tonight's meeting!

Initiation was tonight-Congrats to the new brothers! :)
Elections were also held tonight:
President, Mac
SVP, Alison M.
FVP, Sarah
MVP, Annice
Pledge master, Kayla
Secretary, Meagan
Historian, MJ
Webmaster, Katy M.

*Chair positions will be determined at the LATEST by the first eboard meeting next semester

FVP:
-Ben & Jerry's Tour--Friday, Dec. 11
-Dec. 15-->tye dye, 7 PM, location TBD

SVP:
-Naked Bike Ride: trainings are on Monday (Marsh Life) & Tuesday (Sugar Maple Ballroom); both are at 7 PM, you only need to attend one
-Still need volunteers for Barnes & Noble gift wrapping on Tuesday!
-20 hours are due by Wednesday, e-mail Kayla by 9 AM on Thursday so she can send out the final tally!

Pledge master:
-Scrapbooks: talk to Annice if you didn't turn them in today; she will have them back to you by the 13th
-Congrats to new brothers!

President:
-Elected people-->come to eboard meeting on Tuesday @ 7 PM in Spruce Room (4th floor DC)
-The decisions for chair have to be made before the first eboard meeting next semester
-Regionals: Dec. 27th-30th in NJ, if interested, the decision has to be made by TOMORROW!

Good luck during finals! And have a great winter break, if I don't see you!

Michelle

Minutes 11/22

Hey all, here are the minutes from tonight's meeting:

-Description of positions
-Additional opportunities: webmaster, conclave chair, alumni & adviser chair, events chair, fund raising chair

SVP:
-Talk about services:
~pledge service: made 4 blankets
~Planned Parenthood: stuffed envelopes
~Teen Center in Winooski: gender roles discussion
~Flyers
-e-mail outside hours to Kayla before Monday for an accurate update
-sign up for Naked Bike Ride on the lynx
-COTS phone-a-thon
-Americorp Vista-->help a Burlington man get rid of some things-->TBD-->talk to Kayla if interested
-Blood Drive on Tuesday, 12-5:30
-December 7 & 8->gift wrapping fund raiser @ Barnes & Noble--> you must commit if you are interested
-Toy Drive flyers-->in office; Monday after break pick some up & post in your Res hall
~Campus flyering-->Sunday or Monday night
~Sunday after we get back: Toy box in front of Church Street Mall from 9-4
~Need somebody to check on the box between 4-6 every afternoon
~Meagan reached her service hour goal!

FVP:
-Tye dye fellowship TBA
-Ben & Jerry's tour-->Friday Dec. 11, 3 PM, need drivers!

Pledge master:
-Don't lose pledge pins!
-All the pledges passed the test!
-Pledge of the week: MJ

-Brother of the week: Annice

Pledge fund raiser:
-Can & Bottle Drive-->week after Thanksgiving; collecting from Nov. 30-Dec. 6; post flyers & save your bottles; contact Hannah Paul, Alison Treadway or Katie Hughes if you have questions

President:
-New England College-->if it's before induction, pledges can't attend; we are still waiting to hear a date

Nominations:
-President: Mac, Annice
-SVP: Kayla, Alison M., Sarah
-FVP: Kayla, Sarah, Booker, Rachel
-MVP: Katie B., Annice, Kayla, Lauren, Alison M., Ariel
-Pledge master: Annice, Sarah, Rachel, Alison M., Kayla, Meagan
-Secretary: Meagan, Michelle L., Lauren, Alison M., Rebecca, MJ, Rachel
-Historian: MJ, Rachel, Meagan, Booker, Kayla, (Katy T.), Katie H.
-Webmaster: Katy M., Lauren, (Mike W.)
-Alumni & Adviser Chair: Ariel, Lauren, Mac, Alison M., Sarah, (Charles), (Ted), (Katy T.), (Alison S.)
-Events Chair: (Sydney), Sarah, Kayla, Alison M., MJ, Lauren, Katie B., Ariel, Meagan
-Fund raising Chair: Katie H., Alison T., Ariel, Booker, (Charles), Kayla, Sarah, (Katy T.), (Danielle)
-Conclave chair: Kayla, Sarah, Annice, Rachel, (Katy T.), (Mike W.), (Sydney), Alison T.

*Also, a vote was taken on whether we should host a conclave in Spring 2011; 15 people voted yes

That's all I have for now!

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Break!

Michelle

Minutes 11/15

Hey all-here are the minutes,

Pledge master:
-Final test Wednesday or Sunday. if you can't take it either of these days, contact Annice
-Pledge Service, Friday @ 6 PM, meet outside the club space
-Lauren is making a video for a project & needs people to be in it!, e-mail her (or Annice) if you are interested!
-Pledge fellowship: very fun! Pledges won!
-Try to make it to pledge events
-Pledge of the week: Rachel

FVP:
-Library, 7-9 PM
-Wednesday, Pub Quiz, 9 PM, Brennan's
-Saturday, cooking @ Sarah, Allison, & Melissa's apartment, 7 PM! Sarah will send an e-mail with more details later in the week!
-Tours of Ben & Jerry's/Teddy Bear factory, sign up for what you're interested in doing!

Historian:
-Scrapbook in progress!
-Last minute pictures?-->e-mail them to Alyssa or post them on facebook & let her know!

SVP:
-Making flyers for Toy Drive! Put them up in dorms!
-Wednesday, Nov. 18, Planned Parenthood, 6-8:30 PM
-Tuesday-Thursday (December 8-10), Planned Parenthood, Phone-a-thon
-November 30-December 9, COTs; 11/30-12/3 & 12/7-12/9, 5:30-9 PM
-Naked Bike Ride-->sign up on lynx if interested!
-VT Refugee Resettlement Program
-Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
^if interested in volunteering for either of these, contact Kayla!

-If you want to make more flyers, here is the information they must have: November 30-December 6, all toys going to Vermont Children's Hospitals, stuffed animals must be new, APO aphio@uvm.edu

Treasurer:
-Pledge fundraiser, money-->talk to Melissa
-Van Certification (Nov. 30th or Dec. 2nd)

President:
-Melissa & Katy working on website
-Next week-->nominations, take a look at your schedules & decide if you have enough time to dedicate to a position
-Elections on December 6th
-Slight change in bylaws
-Brother of the week: Booker

That's all,
Michelle

Minutes 11/8

Hey everyone,
Here are the minutes from last meeting:

SVP:
-Will have can & bottle tally for next meeting
-We made $6 on Friday!
-If you haven't given Kayla the can & bottle money, by tomorrow (yesterday!)
-If you commit to an activity, try to stay committed.
-Vermont resettlement (2-3 times/month)
-Planned Parenthood:
~mail night 6-8:30, Wednesday, Nov. 18
~T/W/R Dec 8, 9, 10, 6:30-8:30 telephoning
-Safe Streets VT: Tuesday, 11:30-1:30, meet at police station, help kids cross street
-ASB applications due by Wednesday (Nov. 12)
-Monday: make cards for Veteran's in library 6-7 PM (or you can drop off in office until Tuesday at 11)
-Toy Drive: Sunday, Dec. 6, box in front of Church St. mall-->we will be making flyers next meeting

Historian:
-No dance
-Thursday (Nov. 12) is the last day to send Alyssa photos (she especially wants some pictures from the Good Deeds Race)


Pledge of the Week: Meagan
Brother of the Week: Allison

FVP:
-Good Deeds Race extremely successful!
-Library night (7-9) Monday
-Pub Quiz (Wednesday, 9 PM, Brennan's)
-Bingo-->Saturday Night
-Pledge Fellowship: Dodgeball! Sunday, meet in gym lobby @ 1 PM

President:
-Risk management policy finalized-->sign before you leave
-Copy of bylaws in the office
~If you have questions about either the risk management policy or the bylaws, ask Mac
-Everyone on the lynx?-->documents & meetings are now up on the lynx

That's it for now!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Michelle