April 25th, 2010

Hey Everyone!

This is my last APO Blog Update! I just wanted to say everyone did a great job this semester doing a lot of good! We completed a lot of hours.

Here is what went down at the meeting:

20th Anniversary of Alpha Gamma Eta Chapter this Wednesday April 28th! Wear your letters!!!!!!

Peace Corps:

• You can meet with Amanda if you are interested in the Peace Corps. Here office is located at 207 Morrill Hall.
• There will be 2 informational sessions:
  
• Tuesday (April 27th) from 6:30-8pm on the 4th Floor of the DC in William's Room
• Wednesday (April 28th) from 6:30-8pm at the Fletcher Free Library
  

Services

• WEDNESDAY (April 28th): Dismas House - Help pot plants to sell from 12-4 or 1-5pm
• FRIDAY (April 30th): Campus Clean Up @ 3pm - Meet in the club space
  

Fellowships

• WEDNESDAY (April 28th):
  
• T-Shirt Decorating Party for Big/Little Race
  
• Pub Quiz @ 9pm in Brennen's
  
• SATURDAY (May 1st): Big and Littles Race - Meet at the Atrium in the DC @ 1pm
• NEXT THURSDAY (May 4th): Drive in Movie How to Train Your Dragon at Sunset Drive In in Colchester @ 8:10 pm

NEC (FRIDAY May 7th)

• Dinner will start at 5:30pm, so people driving will need to leave by 2:30 from UVM

Brother of the Week: Jenn

New Brothers

• Scrap Books due next week
• Fellowship on May 5th from 1-3pm outside the Gym
• Service on May 1st (This Saturday) - meet @ the Waterman Green at 9am for Green-Up Day

Banquet

• Email Katie Bloore if you plan on attending!!!!!
  
• Pay $5 before May 6th

Elections

• President: Annice
• Service Vice President: Meagan Q
• Membership Vice President: Sydney
  
• Fellowship Vice President: Rachel
• Treasurer: Jenn
• Secretary: Katie H.
• Conclave Chair: Angela, Kelly, or Melissa
• Historian: Amira or Hannah P.
• Fundraising Chair: Angela or Alison M.
  
• Events Chair: Alison M., Amira, Sarah
• Alumni/Adviser Chair: Mac
  

Congratulations to the New E-Board! I wish you all luck on your finals, papers, and projects and have a fantastic summer! I just want to say you are all pretty awesome yourselves. :)

Your Awesome APO Secretary in LFS,
Meagan

April 18th, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS NEW BROTHERS!!!!!! You all have done an amazing job this semester! :)

Services

• Burlington Children's Space Every Tuesday and Friday from 4-5pm
• Get well card by the end of the week - More info in an email
  
• FRIDAY (April 23rd): Campus Clean Up
• SATURDAY (April 24th):
  
• May Fair for Operation Military Kids from 9am-4pm on Red Stone Green
• Relay for Life 4:30-5pm -> look for an email
• Does anyone have a tent?

Fellowship

• TUESDAY: Alison's Orchestra Concerts @ 7:30 in Southwick
  
• WEDNESDAY: Pub Quiz @ 9pm in Brennen's
  
• FRIDAY: Pot Luck Dinner down by the Lake - Meet @ the DC at 4:30pm
• May 1st (Saturday): Big/Littles Race starting at 1pm
  

Pledge (New Brothers) Service, Fundraiser, Fellowship

• Service: SATURDAY (May 1st) Green Up Day
• Wear bright color shirt, water bottle, and gloves if you have them
  
• Fundraiser: SATURDAY (April 24th) at Spring Fest @ 12, 1, and 2
  
• Fellowship: WEDNESDAY (May 5th) Field Day from 1-3 meet in front of the Gym

Fundraising

• Made $97 last Friday at the Bake Sale making a grand total of $333
• If we make it to $500 then Heika will bring treats to CAPS
• We have 4 more bake sales
• TOMORROW we have a bake sale table
• BRING GOODIES TO SALE!!!!

NEC

• Leaving @2pm coming back by 10pm on Friday May 7th
  

Other

• Brother of the Week - Congratulations Kelly S.!!!
  
• Happy Birthday Chelsea!!!!
  
• APO won awar for service leader and recruitment!
  
• Bowling by UPB this TUESDAY from 8:30-midnight -- Meet outside DC Oval
• If you would like to be a chair for Conclave send in request by April 29th
  

Nominations

• President:
  
• Annice
• Melissa
  
• Alyssa
• Ariel
• Meagan
  
• SVP
• Charles
• Ariel
• Meagan
  
• Katie H.
• Alyssa
• Ted
  
• Hannah P.
• Danny
• Booker
• MVP
• Katie B
• Katy T.
• Sarah
• Hannah W.
• Sydney
• Hannah R.
  
• Claire
• Angie
  
• Amber
• Jenn
• Angela
• Chelsea
• FVP
• Rachel
• Amira
  
• Katie H.
  
• Katy T.
  
• Hannah R.
  
• Alyssa
• Meagan
  
• Kelly
• Claire
• Katie B.
  
• Chelsea
• Pledge Master
  
• Kelly
  
• Shadia
  
• Angie
• Claire
• Charles
  
• Katy T
• Amira
  
• Alison
• Alyssa
• Chelsea
• Rebecca
  
• Treasure
  
• Meagan
• Claire
• Angela
• Michelle
• Jenn
  
• Secretary
• Claire
• Hannah R.
• Rachelle
• Rebecca
• Jenn
• Hannah W
• Em
• Amira
• Chelsea
  
• Kelly
• Katie H.
  
• Conclave Chair
• Annice
• Ariel
• Sydney
• Angela
• Melissa
• Claire
• Charles
• Hannah P.
• Kelly
• Sarah
• Shadia
• Em
• Alison
• Michelle S
• Historian
• Hannah P
• Shadia
• Alyssa
• Hannah W.
• Angie
• Amira
• Sarah
  
• Fundraising Chair
  
• Angela
• Hannah W
• Booker
• Kelly
• Melissa
• Angie
• Chelsea
  
• Claire
  
• Events Chair
• Hannah P
• Sarah
• Hannah W
• Angie
• Meagan
• Alison
• Amira
  
• Alumni/Adviser Chair
  
• Mac
• Sarah
• Sydney
  
• Webmaster
• Katy M.
• Melissa
• Meagan
• Jenn
  

April 11th, 2010

Services

• Campus Clean-up - TBD (Look in Wednesday Email for official date and time)
• SATURDAY April 17th: BCA Dance-a-Thon!
• 6-11 pm @ Memorial Auditorium
  
• SATURDAY and SUNDAY April 17th and 18th: Special Olympics Basketball @ Patrick Gym
• SUNDAY April 18th:
  
• Food Salvage Banquet
• 2 Hour shifts from 9am-9pm @ 87 King Street
• Benefits Lund Family Center!
• UVM Hillel Community Service Event
  
• 12-4pm on North Prospect Street
• Look out for more details later in the week!
  

Fellowships

• WEDNESDAY April 14th: Pub Quiz @ 9pm in Brennen's
  
• THURSDAY April 15h: Brother Bike Ride (Weather Permitting)
• Meet outside the DC oval @ 4pm
• SATURDAY April 17th: North Beach and Gilling (Weather Permitting) @ 11am
• SUNDAY April 18th:
  
• Rebecca's UVM Band concert @ 3pm (Free!) at Southwick
  
• Brother Dinner at Brennen's
• TUESDAY April 20th: Alison's Orchestra Concert @ 7:30 pm at Southwick
  

Fundraising

• Bake Sale this TUESDAY and FRIDAY fro 11-3
  
• Friday will be admitted Students day, so try to bring baked goods for that day!

Important Upcoming Dates

• April 18th (Next Sunday): Pledge Initiation and Nominations for E-board Positions
  
• April 25th: E-Board Elections
• May 2nd: Induction of New Officers and CAPS
• May 7th (Friday): Chartering at NEC (our Brother Chapter)
• May 9th: Last APO meeting of the Semester
  

Positions to Run for Next Semester: These are all great leadership opportunities! A great way to stay involved in APO!

• E-Board:
  
• President: Ensures everyone is doing their job and makes sure our chapter is running smoothly (Only Brother's can run for this position)
• Service Vice President: Plan, coordinate, and execute service opportunities and keep track of everyones hours (Only Brothers can run for this position)
  
• Membership Vice President: In charge of logistics, keeping contact with all the members and inactive. Oversees the event chair and contracting alumni.
  
• Treasure: Year long position. Keeps track of the budge, in charge of fundraising, and is in contact with SGA
• Pledge Master: Decides what the pledges will learn. Weekly meetings with the pledges.
  
• Secretary: Take notes at all the meetings. Updates the APO Blog every week and sends out midweekly emails reminding people of upcoming services, fellowships, and events.
  
• Conclave Chair: Year long position. Be in charge of planning and organizing conclave for next spring!
  
• Chairs (Attend some E-board meetings):
  
• Historian: Takes pictures at all the events and complies them in a scrapbook. Also adds to the family tree of brothers!
• Fundraising Chair: Put forth ideas for fundrasing
  
• Events Chair: Plans 2 events a semester. Appointed by the MVP.
  
• Adviser and Alumni Chair: Talking to advisers and setting expectations for them. Also creates a semester newsletter to send out to alumni
  
• Committees for Conclave:
• Registration: In charge of figuring out how many people will attend conclave and signing people up
• Entertainment: In charge of fellowships and Friday Night events
• Banquet: In charge of set up, catering, awards, and decorations for the Saturday Banquet
• Workshops: In charge of finding potential people to run workshops during conclave and setting them up
• Logistics: In charge of setting up hotels and room reservations
  

Pledge Events

• Fundraising: Tables @ Spring Fest
  
• Pie Eating Contest and Saltine Eating Contest with Prizes
• Fellowship: Field Day May 5th from 1-3pm
  
• If its a nice day, meet outside the Patrick Gym, otherwise meet on the tennis courts inside
• Relay Races and Games!
• Service: Burlington Green-Up Day on May 1st
  
• Meet at the Waterman Green @ 9am
  
• Wear a bright colored shirt, bring a water bottle, and bring your own gloves if you have them
  

Other

• If you have any photos from this semester's fellowships or services email them to MJ for the scrapbook
• Email Katie Bloore if you want to go to the Banquet on May 8th but forgot to sign up at the meeting today
• Week of Welcome - Help out at Events for First Year's first week at school!
  
• Make $300
• Applications due by this Friday!
• Holocaust Remembrance Week this week
  
• May 4th (Last Day of Classes) Come watch and dance with MJ and her West African Dance Class on the Waterman Green @ 3pm
  

April 4

Services:

• Alison is going to send out an email with all the services coming up.

Fellowships:

• Wednesday April 7 - Karaoke in Brennans at 9 pm

- UVM skates at Carnes Arena - Meet outside the Davis Center Circle to take the bus with APO folks at 9 pm ($3 if you need skates, free if you don't)

• Saturday April 10 - Come support Katie H. in her figure skating showcase!! 6 pm in gutterson rink. $3 for students. Look for more details about meeting up, etc. in the Wednesday email

• Sunday April 11 - Brother bike ride after the meeting

Fundraising

• This week we have bake sales on Tuesday (April 6) and Wednesday (April 7)

• Tuesday April 6 - Outside Table 1 from 1:30 to 4 pm

• Wednesday April 7 - Outside Table 5 from 11 am to 3 pm

• Drop off your baked goods in the office before 1:30 pm on Tuesday or swing by the table

• Booker has a list of who signed up for times - email her if you have questions/forgot if you signed up

Conclave:

• Just some things to keep in mind - Conclave is going to be lots of fun to plan as well as lots of work, but it is definitely worth it. Responsibilities will be spread out, so there are lots of opportunities next semester for leadership. And everyone will be on a committee to help out.

• If you are thinking about running for conclave, talk to Annice for more information about the position. It is a year long position that will oversee all of the committee chairs and make final decisions, deal with problems, etc.

Goals from CAPS last semester:

• Short Term Goal - Alpha Phi Omega will work to foster stronger bonds within the fraternity, as well as on the University of Vermont campus and in the greater Burlington community. In order to achieve this goal, we will develop a large project to generate awareness of our student organization.

• Mission Statement - In three years Alpha Phi Omega will be widely known on the University of Vermont campus with strong programs in leadership, friendship, and service focused on maintaining the past, continuing the present, and developing the future.

Misc.

• Brother of the Week - Sydney! (And happy birthday on Wednesday!)

• Reminder for Mac - Be careful what pictures you post on facebook that have APO somewhere in them.

Dates to keep in mind:

• April 18 - Initiation at our regular meeting time

• April 25 - Nominations for positions

• May 1 - Pledge Service (if I remember correctly)

• May 2 - Elections

• May 5 - Pledge Fellowship

• May 7 - Chartering at NEC: Need people to drive to and from NEC, getting there around 5 pm and returning to UVM the same night (it takes about two hours to get there; note this is a final day but if anyone can drive let us know - the number of drivers determines how many other people can go).

• May 8 - Banquet: Time TBD (at night)

• May 9 - Last APO meeting of the semester

• I know it's a lot of APO during finals, so keep this in mind as we get close. Plan your studying around our events.

• TBD: Bigs/Little Race; CAPS

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

As always, let us know if you have questions about anything. We are always available through email (aphio@uvm.edu, or our personal emails) or feel free to stop by for office hours.