11/14 Meeting

Hey APO!

Note- This is a long post, but PLEASE pay special attention to the following list:

1. Amira has planned an event for Dec. 3rd. after initiation. Please read about it below and RSVP as soon as possible so that she can get a head count.
   
2. There have been a couple more services added to this week, so please look below to see if there is a time that you could do. Remember that the end of the semester is coming up soon, so try to do a service this week if you are still in need of hours.
   
3. Please update your service hours to Google Docs, if you have not done so in a while. Meagan would like to see everyone's updated hours!
4. For brothers & pledges that were not at Sunday's meeting, look below to see if you have been nominated for a position. Anyone that has been nominated for a position MUST be present at the Dec. 5th meeting to be elected, unless you have spoken to Annice with a legit excuse (homework doesn't count)
   

Sydney

• Brother of the week: Alison M.
• If you are ordering clothing from somethinggreek.com you must give Sydney your money by Tuesday (tomorrow) @ 1:00pm- she will be in the club space at that time or you may put $ in an envelope w/ Sydney's name on it in the filing cabinet in the office
  

Claire

• Pledge of the week: Maggie Hennesey
  
• Pledge Fellowship: Capture the flag- Thurs, Nov. 18th, 5:30pm @ Field Hockey Field
  
• Pledge Fundraiser: Bake Sale- Wed, Dec. 1st 9am-3pm @ Outside the library. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A TIME TO TABLE AND/OR BRING FOOD/COLD WEATHER GOODIES
  
• Pledge Service: TBA
  
• Initiation: Friday Dec. 3rd 7:30
  Sugar Maple Ball Room in the Davis Center
  Brothers please get there by 7:15
  Pledges please get there BY 7 (you will be taking your final at this point so please be on time)
  Everyone please dress nicely and wear your pins (pledges you will be trading in your pledge pins for service pins)

Meagan:

• Tues. Nov. 4-7pm Community Potluck Celebrating Cultures w/ NeighborKeepers @ O'Brien Community Center in Winooski. Help set up/take down/or bring a food dish. Share a meal with neighbors from many diverse cultures! Please contact Amber ASAP if you need a ride tomorrow. We will be leaving from the DC oval at 4:00
• Thurs. 2-4pm Help an elderly woman set up her wireless for her laptop! @ Mcauley Square Senior Housing on Mansfield Ave.
• Wed. 2pm @ Burlington Children's Space to spread some mulch on the new playground
• Flexible Dates and Times: Thrift Shop helping newly settled immigrant families @ Possibility Shop at the First Congregational Church: 38 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT (next to the Ronald McDonald House and across from Rite Aid) Hours the shop is open: Wed. and Fri: 10-3; Sat: 10-1; Mon. the shop is open for a workday only--sorting, pricing and straightening, 9:30-12; Working for an hour or two or three to suit your schedule would be helpful for as long as you are available. For more information call Joan Lauber at 985-3226 or Hannah Paul at 802-982-3288

• ONGOING: Burlington Children's Space
  
• ONGOING: Thurs. 2-4pm Mcauley Games w/ Seniors @ Mcauley Square Senior Housing on Mansfield Ave.
  

Katie

• Tuesday, 7-9pm Library Study Night @ the library near the cyber cafe
  

Annice

• Please contact Annice if you have questions/concerns about the proposed changes to the bylaws. The bylaws can be found on the Lynx.
• Keep Dec. 3rd in mind for a bake sale fundraiser @ the DC
• Look for an email with important updates over break
  

Amira

• On Friday Dec 3, right after initiation, we will have our last event of the semester off campus at someone's house. It was going to be a potluck dinner party, but because of the evening timing it will be dessert! There is a very fun theme that people are already excited about... Murder Mystery! It is something that will get EVERYONE mingling :) I hope you all are excited to come and don't make other plans that night. Please RSVP to Amira (asoliman@uvm.edu) as soon as possible, whether you know if you can bring a dish or not let her know if you will be there as soon as you can so she knows how many people to prepare for. There will be more details to come later on by email over break, assuming people are able to RSVP before that. You can let her know later on if you can bring a dessert!

Nominations

President: Annice, Meagan
SVP: Claire, Sydney
MVP: Sarah, Kelly, Amber, Danielle, Lisa
FVP: Amira, Katie M., Maggie H., Sarah S., Lisa
Pledgemaster: Sarah G., Julia, Maggie S., Erica, Kelly S., Em, Meagan, Amira, (Hannah P.)
Secretary: Amber, Julia, Em, (Hannah W.), (Chelsea)

Fundraising: Sydney, Sarah S.
Events: Lisa, Sarah G., (Alyssa C-S), (Alyssa K.)
Historian: Kelly, Em, (Ryan), (Alison T.)
Webmaster: Pete, Jordan, Alison T.
Alumni/Advisor Chair: Sydney, Sarah G. Katy T.
Conclave Chair: Heika, Sydney, Annice, Kelly

*People's names who were not at the meeting are in parentheses

In LFS,
Amber

Hey APO!

Sorry- I just realized that the blog never updated from last week's notes.

Please Note:
LUND HOLIDAY MAILING HAS BEEN CANCELED WEDNESDAY!
McCauley Games w/ Seniors WILL be held this week

Random Fact: Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd"
Meeting Guests: Dustin (our advisor) & Colin the awesome CVAA Americorps volunteer (we are working with him at McCauley playing games with seniors)

Sydney

• Birthdays: Claire & Tony (Sunday, the 7th), Rebecca (Thursday, the 11th)
• Brother of the week: Hannah

Claire

• Pledge of the week: Alyssa
• Pledge Fellowship: Capture the flag- Thurs, Nov. 18th @ Field Hockey Field (Time TBA)
• Pledge Fundraiser: Bake Sale TBD
  
• Initiation Fri. Dec. 3rd @ 7:30
  

Meagan:

• LUND HOLIDAY MAILING HAS BEEN CANCELED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY!
• McCauley WILL be held this week
  
• National service week: Campus clean up Wed. Nov. 10th & Fri. the 12th @ 2:00-3:00. Meet at the APO club space.
• Sunday, Nov. 14th 9:00am-9:00pm @ L&L- Empty Bowls: People needed for donation pick up, fire place lounge set up, soup prep. Must sign up at uvm.edu/11center/emptybowls/signup10.html
• Burlington Children's Space

Katie

• Amira's event Bigs/Littles Race @ 1:00 (email Amira to sign up if you would like to participate)

Sydney

• Clarification on clothing orders: For clothing orders, I collect the details and a check (or cash) for each order and put in a group order through our club treasury. You can pick whatever you like from www.somethinggreek.com, it doesn't have to be the same as other club members orders. Having letters is a great way to spread APOs name across campus and the community (wear letters while volunteering!). I'll be collecting more orders throughout the week into next meeting or so, which would place the order coming in right around initiation so pledges will be able to wear their clothes right away :)

Annice

• $15 for conclave T-Shirt due in the club space in top drawer of the filing cabinet next
• CLUB OF THE MONTH!
• Voted to send Claire as our second delegate
• Thanks to Mac for drafting advisor/chapter expectations!
  

Dustin (Advisor)

• We would like to be better known in the community
• Continue with publicity (Pete is working on the website)
• Please tell people if you can't make it to an event that you've signed up for!
• We will try to provide better directions to events, clear communication

In LFS,
Amber

October 31 Meeting Notes

Hey Everybody & Happy (post) Halloween!

There was a lot of info covered at Sunday's meeting. Check out the blog (apouvm.blogspot.com) for more detailed notes!

IMPORTANT: Meeting next week is in the Old Mill John Dewey Lounge
EXCITING APO NEWS: We are SGA's club of the month for November for our commitment to service & being in good standing with SGA!

Sydney (MVP)- Julia's & Alyssa K's birthday (November 5th)!

• Brother of the Week: Alison T. for being scary and losing her voice @ Friday's Halloween service!
  
• Phone Tree was handed out (ask Sydney for one, if you weren't at the meeting)
• We will be placing another clothing order through somethinggreek.com (Pledges ARE allowed to place orders)
• Being in APO is a way to prepare ourselves for a future in leadership and service
• Sarah G. & Alison M. won the costume contest for being Mrs. Potato Head and Bop-It Extreme, respectively.

Claire (Pledge Master)- "Pledge of the Week": Pete, for working on the website & volunteering for "Have a Heart"

Meagan (SVP)- SERVICES

• ONGOING Thursdays 2:00-4:00pm @ McCauley Square Senior Housing: playing games with seniors
• Nov. 4th-7th- Jeh Kulu Dance & Drym Conference @ City Hall (Thurs. 2 people needed 4:30-6:00pm; Fri. 2 people per shift 2:00-7:00pm; Sat. 2 people per shift 11:00am-1:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm; Sun. 2 people per shift 1:00-7:00pm & 7:00-9:00pm)
  

• Nov. 4-6; Nov. 11-14- Ushers for UVM Theater shows (contact Meagan for details)
  November 4 - 6 & 11-13 @ 7:30pm
  November 6 & 14 @ 2pm
• Sun. Nov. 7th - 11:00am-3:00pm Invasive Species Cleanup @ Charlotte Wildlife Park. Service set up by Alyssa C.!
  
• Nov. 7th 7:00am-11:00am@ Shelburne: Volunteering at a half-marathon. Must sign up online: http://racevermont.volunteerlocal.com/
• Nov. 13th 6-8:30 @ Echo Center: "Dr. Lewis's First Duck Race" (8-10 people needed; please dress in black bottoms/white top)

Katie B. (FVP)- Fellowships

• Fri- Basketball @ 4:00pm in the gym basketball courts
  

Amira (Events)

• Mark your calendars: Bigs/Littles Race will be on Nov. 13th at 1:00 or 2:00 (A really fun way to get to know your brothers/families)
  

Annice

• Dates to remember: CAPS Sunday, Dec. 12th 10:00am-12:00pm. A breakfast snack will be provided.
  
• Nov. 14th- Nominations; Dec. 5th- Elections (Must be present to be elected)
• Conclave T-Shirt Design by Booker. Tell Heika your size if you were not at the meeting!
  
• T-Shirts will be $15. You can bring money to Sunday's meeting or drop it off in the top drawer of the filing cabinet of our APO office in the SGA clubspace.
• We will now be discussing pieces of legislation & voting on them at each meeting

Some of the legislation discussed & voted upon (Majority vote in bold):

Where should 2010 National Convention site be?

• OC, CA
• San Jose, CA
• San Francisco, CA

Sentence added to bylaws that states that advisors should undergo initiation. YES
Honorary members should have to be 16 years old. No majority vote
Petitioning members who left school within 2 months of chartering date could become honorary members. YES
Changed wording of who qualifies as Alum. YES
Student is petitioning member once he or she has undergone a petitioning ceremony. YES
Additional requirements added to charter a chapter now included in bylaws.YES
Rules to be more clear for transferring schools and not having to repeat the pledge process. YES

2011-2012 Service Week Themes:

• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Poverty
• Healthy Lifestyle

In LFS,
Amber

October 24 Meeting Notes

Hey Everybody!

This is going to be kinda long because there was a lot of info covered at Sunday's meeting.

Bobby, our section chair attended our meeting.

Sydney (MVP)- Katie B.'s Birthday (Oct. 26th)!

• Office hours will be posted soon
• E-Board meetings @ 8:00pm every Thursday
  

Claire (Pledge Master)- "Pledge of the Week": Danielle

Meagan (SVP)- SERVICES
URGENT NEED FOR 3 VOLUNTEERS: Fri. "Haunted Halloween Bash" 5:30-10 in Shelburne (Contact Meagan if you are interested)

From Meagan:
"they will get pizza and get to be part of a great event helping families of parent's that have cancer. It should be a fun event and they will get to be part of a haunted house"!

• Thurs. 2-4@ McCauley Square Senior Housing: playing games with seniors
• Thurs/Fri 5-5:30 @ Pearl House on Colchester Ave: "Have a Heart" giving out candy to neighborhood kids
• Sat. 5:30-10 @ Leddy Park: "Freaky Fairytale"
  
• Nov. 7th 7:00am-11:00am@ Shelburne: Volunteering at a half-marathon. Must sign up online: http://racevermont.volunteerlocal.com/
• Nov. 13th 6-8:30 @ Echo Center: "Dr. Lewis's First Duck Race" (8-10 people needed; please dress in black bottoms/white top)
• Contact Meagan of you're interested in volunteering for "Fright Night" to be a watchman (Suggested by Danielle)

Katie B. (FVP)- Fellowships

• Wed- Pub Quiz 9:00pm @ Brennan's
  

Annice

• Dates to remember: CAPS TBD; Nov. 14th- Nominations; Dec. 5th- Elections (Must be present to be elected)
• Pete will be working on our UVM website (uvm.edu/aphio); he's looking for underclassmen to help. Also, if people have suggestions!
• Conclave went really well. Everyone seemed to have fun and learn a lot. We tried hard to promote our upcoming Conclave here at UVM this spring. We even won two awards - roll call and man mile.
• If anyone is interested in attending Leadership Day for Section 94, let me know ASAP. It is on November 6 at St. A's in New Hampshire. It starts at 9 am and goes until about 3 pm. It is completely free with lunch being provided. If you have a vehicle and would be willing to drive, that'd be awesome. If we get a car together by this weekend we can try to get gas money. Leadership day is run similar to the Saturday part of Conclave, with workshops and discussions throughout the day on various topics. If you intend to run for a position, especially one of the higher positions, this would be incredibly useful and valuable to go to.
• As mentioned at the meeting on Sunday, if anyone is interested in being the second voting delegate from our chapter at Nationals in Atlanta from December 27 to 30, let me know. Early registration deadline is November 8th. Nationals is a great opportunity to connect with brothers from around the country, and this is the convention that decides changes to National bylaws and other National documents.
• Our Conclave twitter is : uvmconclave2011. Check it out! Updates will be posted on there when they occur.
  

Oct. 3 Meeting

Sunday's meeting started off with a speed-dating get to know you game with brothers and pledges. It was great to get some one-on-one time with new people.

Brother of the Week: Alyssa Kaliszewski

Services

-Saturday Oct. 9 Walk With Me, Redstone Green 9am-12pm

-Sunday Oct. 10 Ronald McDonald House Halloween Howl Fun Run at the bike path by the water front, 7:30-11am; Meet in front of the Davis Center at 7 to walk down together

-Sunday Oct. 10 Giant Pumpkin Regatta Pumpkin Festival; Battery Park on Lake Champlain, 9am-4pm. Meet at 8:30 in front of the Davis Center to walk down.

-Sunday Oct. 10 350.org's Global Work Party; Meet at 9am on Waterman Green for a rally down to Battery Park.

-Friday Oct. 29 Monster Halloween Bash, Old Lantern in Charlotte 6-10pm

-Burlington Children's Space- Every Monday and Wednesday 4-5pm; Walk down with Charles from the Allen House at 3:30 sharp. Contact Charles with questions: cwinklem@uvm.edu

Meagan sent out an invite to Google docs to record service hours. Hopefully that method will prove more efficient and easy than the Lynx. If anyone is having problems or didn't get an invite, shoot Meagan an e-mail: maquinla@uvm.edu

If you would like to sign up for services, all the sign-up sheets are in the office.

Fellowships

Friday Oct. 8 Pick-up Football- 4pm at the soccer fields near the gym

Questions? E-mail Katie: kbloore@uvm.edu

Bigs and Littles!

Check the weekly e-mail for big/little assignments. Bigs, try and contact your littles ASAP!

Important Reminders:

-Next week's meeting will be held in Billings Lecture Hall.

-Be sure to let Syndey know if you will be missing a meeting. A lot of people were gone on Sunday.

-If pledges would like to join a committee for conclave shoot Annice an e-mail: asevett@uvm.edu. The committees are Banquet, Entertainment and Service, Registration and Marketing, Workshops, and Fundraising. For for info see the weekly e-mail or ask a brother.

-For people going to Conclave: Let Annice know when you are available to leave on Oct. 22.

-To see examples of roll call videos, like those performed at Conclave banquets, search APO NC on Youtube. There are no videos from this year yet, but there are ones from 2008.

-Again, join the Lynx if you haven't already. Go to www.uvm.edu/clubs, sign in with the same user ID as MyUVM, and search Alpha Phi Omega and request to join. Annice will approve you.

Sept. 26 Meeting and Initiation

Initiation!
This Sunday Alpha Gamma Eta initiated new pledges! The energy from the new group is great; it's going to be an exciting semester.

Brother of the Week: Amira Soliman

Services:
-Wednesday Sept. 29 Apple Pie Baking for the Ronald McDonald House; 7-9pm UHeights N Kitchen
-Burlington Children's Space every Wednesday 4-5pm. Contact Meagan or former brother Charles for more information.
-Sunday Oct. 3 Suicide Prevention Walk; Walk at 9am, Set-up at 8:30am Battery Park
-SundayOct. 3 Spectrum Ride; 9:30-11:15am Dorset Park- "Lunch, cookies, and a good time!"
-Sunday Oct. 3 Green Mountain Sled Hockey 3:15-5:30pm
-If you would like to be a service captain, put a star by your name on the service sign up sheet or talk to Meagan. This is a great way to take on some repsonsibility and help services be a lot of fun and run smoothly.
Questions? E-mail Meagan: maquinla@uvm.edu

Fellowships:
-Wednesday's apple pie baking doubles as a service and a fellowship.
-Saturday Oct. 2 Hike up Mt. Philo! Meet in front of the Davis Center at noon.
Questions? E-mail Katie: kbloore@uvm.edu

Other Notes:
-Take any good pictures at services and fellowships? E-mail them to Hannah, our historian, so they can possibly go in the semester scrapbook: hpaul@uvm.edu
-Remember, dues are $35. Turn them in to Jenn ASAP.
-To people going to CONCLAVE: Give Annice your forms ASAP.
-Pledges should join the APO page on the Lynx.
-If you sign up for a service, be sure to let Meagan or your service captain know if you are not attending and/or cross your name off the sign-up sheet in clubspace. Dropping out of services is an issue and if we show up to a service with less volunteers than we promised, it gives our club a bad name and could hurt the people we are trying to help.

Have a great week APO!
Katie

Week of Sept. 19

At this Sunday's meeting we welcomed many new prospective pledges and stuck around for a service afterwards. It was a great way to catch up with brothers and get to meet some new faces!

Services:
Monday Sept. 20: Bike, Pedestrian & Motorist Safety; 12-2pm at Main St. Crossing by L/L
Friday Sept. 24: Campus Clean-Up; 3-4pm, meet at Club Space (3rd floor Davis Center)
Saturday Sept. 25: Memory Walk for Alzheimers' Association; 7:45am-12pm (set-up) and 8:30-12pm (walk) at Shelburne Museum
Saturday Sept. 25: Shelburne Farm Festival (tentative); 9:45am-4:30pm shifts at Shelburne Farm
Sunday Sept. 26th: Walk to Defeat ALS; 7:30am-1pm shifts at Dorset Park
Sunday Sept. 26th: Green Mountain Sled Hockey Classic; 3:15-5:30pm at Cairns Arena (S. Burlington)
Questions? E-mail Meagan: maquinla@uvm.edu

Fellowships:
Tuesday Sept. 21: Library Night, 7pm; Come hang out with brothers on the first floor of Bailey Howe. Get some light work done or just take a study break. See you there!
Saturday Sept. 25: Apple picking; 1:30pm at Adam's Apple Orchard
Questions? E-mail Katie: kbloore@uvm.edu

Brother of the Week: Amber Casterlin!

Initiation Info:
Initiation is this coming Sunday. Brothers arrive at 5:30, pledges at 6. We will meet in Billings in the fireplace room (in the main Billings building, not by the MLK Lounge). See everyone there!

Important Info:
-Dues for pledges are $65 and $35 for brothers. Checks can be made out to Alpha Phi Omega and can be given to Jenn.
-Clothing orders must be in to Sydney by Tuesday/today!
-Keep recording hours on the Lynx.
-If you are new to APO, log on to uvm.edu/clubs and join the APO page. If you need help you can always e-mail any of the officers or ask at a meeting.

Conclave!!
Conclave is October 22-24th at WPI in Worcester, MA. It's a lot of fun, and the theme is flashback, so you get to dress in '50s garb! It's a great way to bond with brothers and get a sense of APO as a whole organization. Let Annice know if you want to attend by TODAY! (Annice.Sevett@uvm.edu)

In LFS (Leadership, Friendship, Service),
Katie
kehughes@uvm.edu