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Showing posts with label TX Gamma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TX Gamma. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
TX Gamma's Founder's Day
In order to celebrate Founder's Day, the Texas Gamma chapter is having a Founder's Day and Scholarship Banquet. We invite many alumni to attend our banquet. We will begin the banquet with a dinner followed by recognition of our AAC and the presentation of Golden Arrows. After these recognitions, we have the candle lighting ceremony. Because we are hoping to renovate our lodge in the future, we are also going to have some alumni speak on the past, present, and future regarding our lodge. We also recognize our actives who have maintained a 4.0 GPA. These girls recieve a pearl for their badge. We also recognize other actives for their outstanding grades. Since our theme for this banquet is past, present, and future, the center pieces for the tables will use pictures from old Texas Gamma scrapbooks.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Way to Go TX Gamma!
click the link below to read about some TX Gamma chapter members helping out a local school. One Pi Phi even got her picture featured!
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/030209/loc_400395355.shtml
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/030209/loc_400395355.shtml
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
VPP Ideas
Wow-you girls are doing wonderful things in your community and University's. What a giving group of girls! Don't forget to track all of your service on the Community Service Report that is due December 1st!
AR Alpha has begun plans for this fall’s Speed Read, which will take place on the evening of Sunday, November 9th in coordination with our annual Spaghetti Supper fundraiser. In brainstorming for campus and local community participation, Arkansas Alpha members are going to recruit Razorback athletes to join in on the fun that evening and participate in the Speed Read. Greek members and chapters will be encouraged to give donations on the Razorback athlete they think will read the most words. Once all the final arrangements are made, the VP Philanthropy and committee will market the event with the student newspaper, local television and radio broadcasts, etc. The VP Philanthropy has contacted the local Borders and Build-a-Bear, both sponsors of First Book, to assist in marketing as well as provide donations to be raffled off as door prizes at the event.
Burgers for Books, LA Alpha's annual philanthropy event will be taking place on October 24th. This has been the focus for a few weeks on making this event spectacular. We are getting free value meal coupons donated from Rally’s to give out to the winning group that brings in the most money and books. We will also be raising money by letting people pay $5 to participate in our “Pie a Pi Phi” contest. All of the proceeds will go to First Book and the children’s books we collect will go to local New Orleans schools. We will be selling burgers and people can get a free burger if they donate a book.
LA Beta's Pi Burgers and Phries is tentatively set for November 7 from 11am-3pm. This fundraiser will donate money to First Book and also to implement a reading program to help students at a local area school raise money to go to Washington DC. The speed read is set for the day of Pies Burgers and Phries.
MS Alpha members have been successful in getting business in the area to purchase ads for the program and even enter a team into our bowling competition. -a great idea to reach out to the community to enter your event!
MS Beta's main fundraiser each year is the Pi Phi Chili Cook-Off. This is a competition where fraternities compete against one another to cook the best pot of chili. This will be held on November 12th this year and we have begun the process of marketing designs, looking for a band and recruiting fraternities for the event. We have begun to search for sponsors both in the community and from SYSCO and US Food Groups to donate items like bowls, spoons, napkins, chili, etc.
OK Alpha is currently planning a community service for the new members and the members to participate in that will give back to the Norman community. On Saturday October 4, all of the new members and sophomores will be volunteering at a children’s carnival for one and a half hours each. The carnival will be hosted by St. Joseph’s Family Life Center. The various activities the members and new members will be doing are: taking tickets, setting up and taking down the carnival, working concession and other miscellaneous tasks.-this is a great idea for the NM and sophomores to bond and potential find their big sis!
This month OK Beta VPP attended the new member meeting where I explained my duties as the VP of Philanthropy. I tried to find a way to help them remember all of our philanthropies and showed them how exciting a speed read can be!-Speed Reads at NM meetings are an innovative way to show them what to expect when your chapter holds its BIG Speed Read!
On September 27, 2008 TN Delta participated in the Soul to Soul 5k Race benefiting First Book-Midsouth, located at Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Six chapter members and Suzanne Malone ran in the race, while other members stood at given locations to cheer runners on. Also, we had three members dress up in a Cat in the Hat costume, a Franklin the Tortoise costume, and a Madeline costume-see the picture below in an earlier post!
TX Alpha members signed-up to participate in the Zavala After-School Program (ZAP). Members teach classes such as dance, soccer, basketball, crafts, and cheerleading to students. ZAP will also begin the first week of October and continue until Christmas.
On December 4th TX Beta will hold our annual Be an Angel cookie decorating tea Christmas party. Members and guest will decorate Christmas cookies to be delivered to the Ronald McDonald house
TX Gamma created a volleyball tournament, ArrowSpike, which we raised money for First Book. The tournament was a huge success and I think we will continue to use it in the following years. During the volleyball tournament, we performed numerous speed reads. We had the referees do speed reads with the various team captains. Everyone seemed to enjoy them!
The Texas Delta chapter will host their 3rd Annual Dodgeball Tournament on November 9 from 12pm to 5pm. All proceeds will be donated to First Book. To kick-off the Dodgeball Tournament their will be a Speed-Read to determine who gets to pick which side of the court.
For the month of September, TX Eta members have started going to Helping One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) which is a program where we go to the local middle schools and help the children read for 30 minutes every week.
On September 19th, we held TX Epsilon's 10th annual “Mr. Pi Phi” Pageant. Every fraternity on campus nominated 2 men to compete in our pageant for the title of “Mr. Pi Phi” as well as other various gifts and prizes. The proceeds from “Mr. Pi Phi” benefited the Pi Beta Phi Foundation as well as our partnership with FirstBook. In order for to attain as much participation in our campus Speed Read as possible, we chose to incorporate it with our fundraising event. During intermission of the pageant, I explained the importance of literacy today and why we value our partnership with FirstBook so much. The idea of a Speed Read was introduced and then executed. All contestants lined up along the stage and took turns reading as much “Oh the Places You Will Go” as possible in 10 seconds. The winner was awarded a 4 pack of Dallas Stars Tickets and Parking Pass-Great way to work your Speed Read into an event that was already established!
TX Zeta will host a Speed Read during our Teacher Book Dedication in November. This way, members will invite their favorite teachers and form teams to compete in the Speed Read. We did this last year and it made the Teacher Book Dedication very memorable and enjoyable
AR Alpha has begun plans for this fall’s Speed Read, which will take place on the evening of Sunday, November 9th in coordination with our annual Spaghetti Supper fundraiser. In brainstorming for campus and local community participation, Arkansas Alpha members are going to recruit Razorback athletes to join in on the fun that evening and participate in the Speed Read. Greek members and chapters will be encouraged to give donations on the Razorback athlete they think will read the most words. Once all the final arrangements are made, the VP Philanthropy and committee will market the event with the student newspaper, local television and radio broadcasts, etc. The VP Philanthropy has contacted the local Borders and Build-a-Bear, both sponsors of First Book, to assist in marketing as well as provide donations to be raffled off as door prizes at the event.
Burgers for Books, LA Alpha's annual philanthropy event will be taking place on October 24th. This has been the focus for a few weeks on making this event spectacular. We are getting free value meal coupons donated from Rally’s to give out to the winning group that brings in the most money and books. We will also be raising money by letting people pay $5 to participate in our “Pie a Pi Phi” contest. All of the proceeds will go to First Book and the children’s books we collect will go to local New Orleans schools. We will be selling burgers and people can get a free burger if they donate a book.
LA Beta's Pi Burgers and Phries is tentatively set for November 7 from 11am-3pm. This fundraiser will donate money to First Book and also to implement a reading program to help students at a local area school raise money to go to Washington DC. The speed read is set for the day of Pies Burgers and Phries.
MS Alpha members have been successful in getting business in the area to purchase ads for the program and even enter a team into our bowling competition. -a great idea to reach out to the community to enter your event!
MS Beta's main fundraiser each year is the Pi Phi Chili Cook-Off. This is a competition where fraternities compete against one another to cook the best pot of chili. This will be held on November 12th this year and we have begun the process of marketing designs, looking for a band and recruiting fraternities for the event. We have begun to search for sponsors both in the community and from SYSCO and US Food Groups to donate items like bowls, spoons, napkins, chili, etc.
OK Alpha is currently planning a community service for the new members and the members to participate in that will give back to the Norman community. On Saturday October 4, all of the new members and sophomores will be volunteering at a children’s carnival for one and a half hours each. The carnival will be hosted by St. Joseph’s Family Life Center. The various activities the members and new members will be doing are: taking tickets, setting up and taking down the carnival, working concession and other miscellaneous tasks.-this is a great idea for the NM and sophomores to bond and potential find their big sis!
This month OK Beta VPP attended the new member meeting where I explained my duties as the VP of Philanthropy. I tried to find a way to help them remember all of our philanthropies and showed them how exciting a speed read can be!-Speed Reads at NM meetings are an innovative way to show them what to expect when your chapter holds its BIG Speed Read!
On September 27, 2008 TN Delta participated in the Soul to Soul 5k Race benefiting First Book-Midsouth, located at Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Six chapter members and Suzanne Malone ran in the race, while other members stood at given locations to cheer runners on. Also, we had three members dress up in a Cat in the Hat costume, a Franklin the Tortoise costume, and a Madeline costume-see the picture below in an earlier post!
TX Alpha members signed-up to participate in the Zavala After-School Program (ZAP). Members teach classes such as dance, soccer, basketball, crafts, and cheerleading to students. ZAP will also begin the first week of October and continue until Christmas.
On December 4th TX Beta will hold our annual Be an Angel cookie decorating tea Christmas party. Members and guest will decorate Christmas cookies to be delivered to the Ronald McDonald house
TX Gamma created a volleyball tournament, ArrowSpike, which we raised money for First Book. The tournament was a huge success and I think we will continue to use it in the following years. During the volleyball tournament, we performed numerous speed reads. We had the referees do speed reads with the various team captains. Everyone seemed to enjoy them!
The Texas Delta chapter will host their 3rd Annual Dodgeball Tournament on November 9 from 12pm to 5pm. All proceeds will be donated to First Book. To kick-off the Dodgeball Tournament their will be a Speed-Read to determine who gets to pick which side of the court.
For the month of September, TX Eta members have started going to Helping One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) which is a program where we go to the local middle schools and help the children read for 30 minutes every week.
On September 19th, we held TX Epsilon's 10th annual “Mr. Pi Phi” Pageant. Every fraternity on campus nominated 2 men to compete in our pageant for the title of “Mr. Pi Phi” as well as other various gifts and prizes. The proceeds from “Mr. Pi Phi” benefited the Pi Beta Phi Foundation as well as our partnership with FirstBook. In order for to attain as much participation in our campus Speed Read as possible, we chose to incorporate it with our fundraising event. During intermission of the pageant, I explained the importance of literacy today and why we value our partnership with FirstBook so much. The idea of a Speed Read was introduced and then executed. All contestants lined up along the stage and took turns reading as much “Oh the Places You Will Go” as possible in 10 seconds. The winner was awarded a 4 pack of Dallas Stars Tickets and Parking Pass-Great way to work your Speed Read into an event that was already established!
TX Zeta will host a Speed Read during our Teacher Book Dedication in November. This way, members will invite their favorite teachers and form teams to compete in the Speed Read. We did this last year and it made the Teacher Book Dedication very memorable and enjoyable
VPFD Ideas
We have a full slate of VPFD ideas from last month as well. It looks like ya'll have come up with some great ways to educate your chapters.
The AR Alpha Balfour Celebration was held on September 21, 2008. Chapter Archivist, Allie Welty, refurbished several of the individual scrapbooks and they were on display for all visiting alumni and family members. This was such a great way to allow our alumni, current members and family to see they history of Arkansas Alpha in an informal setting.-you could use this idea at any gathering you have. Pull those old histories out for Founder's Day, Alum Events or Cookie Shines!
LA Alpha has a cookie shine planned for the first chapter meeting that we are allowed to be back in our house. They are going to tie it into the Values Refresher Workshop-way to mulit-task!
LA Beta made up a rap to do at the new member meeting to help the new girls start memorizing the founders
MS Alpha so far brought the seniors in and had them dress up as the founders, to help the girls associate the names with faces. We have also taught songs about Pi Phi facts. We are also using the NM CD a lot. We hook a computer up to our TV, and have the girls go through the CD along with the VPFD. We think that the NM have really benefited from using the CD
MS Beta has been sending weekly FH facts through our “Pi Phi” Facebook group.-What a wonderful way to reach all members!
OK Alpha planned a formal meal on Thursday, September 25th at 6:30 p.m. for the new members. The purpose was to teach the new members the etiquette of pi phi formal meals and show them how it works
Throughout this month’s chapter meetings, OK Betas have continued to play “Heritage Cup”. The VPFD tests the knowledge of the chapter through asking questions about history, founders, symbols, and more. The first person to exclaim or to find the answer gets a point for her New Member class. At the end of the semester, the New Member class with the most points will win a prize and it will be announced at a Cookie Shine
After meeting this coming month TN Delta plans on holding a “Ring-Ching” night where every member decorates a silver blue cup and learns the Ring-Ching song. We will then have an ice-cream social.
According to the module, I have been focusing on Texas Alpha’s chapter history. Our archives has a book that contains notes and information from 1902, when Texas Alpha was founded, to the 1950s. I have read excerpts from the first hand account of how our chapter was founded
TX Beta has held two training sessions with the new censors in order to hold productive, quiet meetings and picture shows. They have definitely improved and our last slide show was quieter and ran more smoothly with their help-having training with censors will help all chapter meetings run smoothly
TX Gamma educated the chapter on some of the history behind our initiation ceremony because we are getting close to initiation had the madrigals sing Pi Phi songs to practice for the initiation banquet
TX Delta's charter was shown to the chapter and explained during meeting. Also those who wore their pins to meeting received a reward.-you would be surprised at how many of your chapter members probably don't know where the charter is. What a easy way to educate them. Also a great idea to give a small reward for wearing the pin!
TX Eta has gone over more chapter histories. This month we went over the beginning of our chapter. We looked at pictures from the first recruitment and and talked about charter members
TX Epsilon used the story “Ignorant Children” from the New Member CD, a few members of our chapter created a video reenacting each part of the story with narration in the background. They dressed up as the 12 Founders and even added in little interviews including one on why the Arrow was chosen as our official symbol. The video was very funny and our members loved it because it was more interesting than just reading the story to them from a piece of paper. The video was also shown to the New Members at their meeting.
TX Zeta has been practicing “Ring Ching” as a chapter in every meeting of September/October as a refresher for the older members as well as for the newest members who may not have known it before.-this is a great idea to get older member involved. Younger members might not know Pi Phi songs and during chapter you might have a group of seniors lead the chapter in songs!
Way to go VPFDs! I am so proud of all of the history and heritage you are teaching your chapters
The AR Alpha Balfour Celebration was held on September 21, 2008. Chapter Archivist, Allie Welty, refurbished several of the individual scrapbooks and they were on display for all visiting alumni and family members. This was such a great way to allow our alumni, current members and family to see they history of Arkansas Alpha in an informal setting.-you could use this idea at any gathering you have. Pull those old histories out for Founder's Day, Alum Events or Cookie Shines!
LA Alpha has a cookie shine planned for the first chapter meeting that we are allowed to be back in our house. They are going to tie it into the Values Refresher Workshop-way to mulit-task!
LA Beta made up a rap to do at the new member meeting to help the new girls start memorizing the founders
MS Alpha so far brought the seniors in and had them dress up as the founders, to help the girls associate the names with faces. We have also taught songs about Pi Phi facts. We are also using the NM CD a lot. We hook a computer up to our TV, and have the girls go through the CD along with the VPFD. We think that the NM have really benefited from using the CD
MS Beta has been sending weekly FH facts through our “Pi Phi” Facebook group.-What a wonderful way to reach all members!
OK Alpha planned a formal meal on Thursday, September 25th at 6:30 p.m. for the new members. The purpose was to teach the new members the etiquette of pi phi formal meals and show them how it works
Throughout this month’s chapter meetings, OK Betas have continued to play “Heritage Cup”. The VPFD tests the knowledge of the chapter through asking questions about history, founders, symbols, and more. The first person to exclaim or to find the answer gets a point for her New Member class. At the end of the semester, the New Member class with the most points will win a prize and it will be announced at a Cookie Shine
After meeting this coming month TN Delta plans on holding a “Ring-Ching” night where every member decorates a silver blue cup and learns the Ring-Ching song. We will then have an ice-cream social.
According to the module, I have been focusing on Texas Alpha’s chapter history. Our archives has a book that contains notes and information from 1902, when Texas Alpha was founded, to the 1950s. I have read excerpts from the first hand account of how our chapter was founded
TX Beta has held two training sessions with the new censors in order to hold productive, quiet meetings and picture shows. They have definitely improved and our last slide show was quieter and ran more smoothly with their help-having training with censors will help all chapter meetings run smoothly
TX Gamma educated the chapter on some of the history behind our initiation ceremony because we are getting close to initiation had the madrigals sing Pi Phi songs to practice for the initiation banquet
TX Delta's charter was shown to the chapter and explained during meeting. Also those who wore their pins to meeting received a reward.-you would be surprised at how many of your chapter members probably don't know where the charter is. What a easy way to educate them. Also a great idea to give a small reward for wearing the pin!
TX Eta has gone over more chapter histories. This month we went over the beginning of our chapter. We looked at pictures from the first recruitment and and talked about charter members
TX Epsilon used the story “Ignorant Children” from the New Member CD, a few members of our chapter created a video reenacting each part of the story with narration in the background. They dressed up as the 12 Founders and even added in little interviews including one on why the Arrow was chosen as our official symbol. The video was very funny and our members loved it because it was more interesting than just reading the story to them from a piece of paper. The video was also shown to the New Members at their meeting.
TX Zeta has been practicing “Ring Ching” as a chapter in every meeting of September/October as a refresher for the older members as well as for the newest members who may not have known it before.-this is a great idea to get older member involved. Younger members might not know Pi Phi songs and during chapter you might have a group of seniors lead the chapter in songs!
Way to go VPFDs! I am so proud of all of the history and heritage you are teaching your chapters
VPMD Ideas
Wow! I got a great ideas for VPMD from every chapter. Way to go girls! I am going to post everyone's ideas
On September 24th AR Alpha had a “Sit with your majors” no-TV dinner, which allowed members of all ages to meet and talk with girls who are working on the same major or area of study.
LA Alpha continues to implement the “Smarty Panties” program at every chapter meeting as an incentive for member to, one, achieve scholastic excellence, and two, share their successes with the chapter. Recent winners have included two seniors – one received an A in both Organic Chemistry I and II, the other just earned acceptance to medical school.-it is great that LA Alpha is recognizing members on achievements other than just grades on test!
LA Beta has made the Pi Phi scholarship applications accessible to everyone by having copies in the house. I feel it is best for them to get a head start on it now since it is such a long application
MS Alpha watched the Sam Spady video together in the chapter room, and we distributed the Sam Spady wallet cards to the new members
This semester MS Beta joined the Adopt-A-Cop program. The goal of this program is to improve relationships between local law enforcement and Greek life. Each chapter “adopts” a law enforcement member who we can contact in case of emergencies or to inform us on current campus crimes and other issues
In order to promote Intellectual Development, OK Alpha is overseeing the campus program of “Adopt-a-Prof”. We have recently received our professor, also a Pi Beta Phi Alumni, and I am in the works to plan programming with this Professor
OK Beta contacted the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon about the TAKE Defense seminar on September 23rd. Members helped to pass our flyers to advertise the event, and also helped collect donations from other participants before the event started. Many members said it was their favorite seminar they ever attended. Members were required to attend.-would you like more info on take-contact your Programming Specialist!
TN Delta introduced the “Academic Olympics” to the chapter. Girls will receive 2 Points for making dean’s list, 2 Points for A’s, 2 Points for completing all study hours, 1 Point for B’s, 1 Point Pi Society, 1 Point for going to tutoring/attending an academic program, and1 Point for putting your name in the no skippy jar (not skipping any classes one week).
TX Alpha is having competition between classes to see who can earn the most A’s. The winning class will receive a party at the end of the semester
TX Beta members who achieved semester GPAs of 3.7 or better were invited to the Panhellenic Scholarship Reception, held at the Meadows Museum on October 7. Faculty and university administrators attended the reception and were present to see Pi Phi win one of three Panhellenic academic awards (Most Improved).-what a wonderful way to award members and give them recognition in front of the Greek community and their professors.
Texas Gamma is putting together a cookbook called “Angel Food”, where members can email me recipes.
TX Delta has a Pi Party after meeting. Pi Party is where members, who received a 3.14 or better Spring ’08 GPA, are able to enjoy pizza and pie for their academic success
TX Eta put a wellness and safety program together that turned out really well. We made a presentation of general tips and unknown facts about different health topics. The overall idea was to talk about taking care of yourself daily through sleeping well, exercising, eating well, and preventing stress. A funny power point presentation was made a presented to demonstrate these health facts. In addition, the whole chapter dressed up in “80’s aerobic” gear and we all did jazzercise. It was a fun way to get everyone involved.
TX Epsilon is planning a new member game as an incentive to get good grades. There is a point system and the teams get points based on study hours and other school related activities. The team with the most points at the end of the semester gets a prize
As an incentive to motivate more girls to come to study sessions, TX Zeta is going to provide "food for thought" in hopes that more girls will attend.
Way to go Region 6 VPMDs!
On September 24th AR Alpha had a “Sit with your majors” no-TV dinner, which allowed members of all ages to meet and talk with girls who are working on the same major or area of study.
LA Alpha continues to implement the “Smarty Panties” program at every chapter meeting as an incentive for member to, one, achieve scholastic excellence, and two, share their successes with the chapter. Recent winners have included two seniors – one received an A in both Organic Chemistry I and II, the other just earned acceptance to medical school.-it is great that LA Alpha is recognizing members on achievements other than just grades on test!
LA Beta has made the Pi Phi scholarship applications accessible to everyone by having copies in the house. I feel it is best for them to get a head start on it now since it is such a long application
MS Alpha watched the Sam Spady video together in the chapter room, and we distributed the Sam Spady wallet cards to the new members
This semester MS Beta joined the Adopt-A-Cop program. The goal of this program is to improve relationships between local law enforcement and Greek life. Each chapter “adopts” a law enforcement member who we can contact in case of emergencies or to inform us on current campus crimes and other issues
In order to promote Intellectual Development, OK Alpha is overseeing the campus program of “Adopt-a-Prof”. We have recently received our professor, also a Pi Beta Phi Alumni, and I am in the works to plan programming with this Professor
OK Beta contacted the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon about the TAKE Defense seminar on September 23rd. Members helped to pass our flyers to advertise the event, and also helped collect donations from other participants before the event started. Many members said it was their favorite seminar they ever attended. Members were required to attend.-would you like more info on take-contact your Programming Specialist!
TN Delta introduced the “Academic Olympics” to the chapter. Girls will receive 2 Points for making dean’s list, 2 Points for A’s, 2 Points for completing all study hours, 1 Point for B’s, 1 Point Pi Society, 1 Point for going to tutoring/attending an academic program, and1 Point for putting your name in the no skippy jar (not skipping any classes one week).
TX Alpha is having competition between classes to see who can earn the most A’s. The winning class will receive a party at the end of the semester
TX Beta members who achieved semester GPAs of 3.7 or better were invited to the Panhellenic Scholarship Reception, held at the Meadows Museum on October 7. Faculty and university administrators attended the reception and were present to see Pi Phi win one of three Panhellenic academic awards (Most Improved).-what a wonderful way to award members and give them recognition in front of the Greek community and their professors.
Texas Gamma is putting together a cookbook called “Angel Food”, where members can email me recipes.
TX Delta has a Pi Party after meeting. Pi Party is where members, who received a 3.14 or better Spring ’08 GPA, are able to enjoy pizza and pie for their academic success
TX Eta put a wellness and safety program together that turned out really well. We made a presentation of general tips and unknown facts about different health topics. The overall idea was to talk about taking care of yourself daily through sleeping well, exercising, eating well, and preventing stress. A funny power point presentation was made a presented to demonstrate these health facts. In addition, the whole chapter dressed up in “80’s aerobic” gear and we all did jazzercise. It was a fun way to get everyone involved.
TX Epsilon is planning a new member game as an incentive to get good grades. There is a point system and the teams get points based on study hours and other school related activities. The team with the most points at the end of the semester gets a prize
As an incentive to motivate more girls to come to study sessions, TX Zeta is going to provide "food for thought" in hopes that more girls will attend.
Way to go Region 6 VPMDs!
Monday, October 6, 2008
VPP Ideas from August
If you see an idea on here and I don't say what chapter it is from, just shoot me an email and I will be happy to tell you who to contact to get more information. I want to make sure everyone is mentioned equally so not all ideas will have chapter names with them.
-Our speed read event is going to be incorporated with our philanthropy event, Arrowstrike. Each organization that enters a team in Arrowstrike will have to submit one member to participate in Speed Read.
-"Pi Phi’s visited the Saville Center during work week and helped clean out flower beds, washed windows, cleaned the inside of the house, pulled weeds, and helped Teresa with anything extra she needed us to do. Teresa always appreciates our help and enjoys seeing all the Pi Phi’s smiling faces and helping hands"-what a wonderful idea from OK Beta to take a break from work week!
-Here is an idea of how to use Speed Reads in your current event from TX Delta "We will be using Speed-Reads during our Dodgeball tournament. Our idea is to have a speed-read as the “coin toss” for the dodgeball game about to take place. Essentially, each participating Panhellenic and IFC team will compete in at least one speed-read this fall semester."
-We have a Broadway themed male beauty pageant consisting of campus Fraternity men competing in Formal Wear, Pi Phi Wear, Talent. Question and Answer, and a Speed Read
-"TX Gamma is having a speed read at our Philanthropy event. Student Government representatives will be participating" This is a great way to get campus celebrities involved!
-This year the gentlemen of Kappa Sigma asked the ladies of TX Zeta to join in on a weekly service opportunity and our first time was a huge success! Every week members from both groups will spend an hour playing with the young kids that live in government housing projects. The best part is that many of the kids we play with at the projects are kids we have already formed relationships with from serving at Doris Miller Elementary School.
-Our speed read event is going to be incorporated with our philanthropy event, Arrowstrike. Each organization that enters a team in Arrowstrike will have to submit one member to participate in Speed Read.
-"Pi Phi’s visited the Saville Center during work week and helped clean out flower beds, washed windows, cleaned the inside of the house, pulled weeds, and helped Teresa with anything extra she needed us to do. Teresa always appreciates our help and enjoys seeing all the Pi Phi’s smiling faces and helping hands"-what a wonderful idea from OK Beta to take a break from work week!
-Here is an idea of how to use Speed Reads in your current event from TX Delta "We will be using Speed-Reads during our Dodgeball tournament. Our idea is to have a speed-read as the “coin toss” for the dodgeball game about to take place. Essentially, each participating Panhellenic and IFC team will compete in at least one speed-read this fall semester."
-We have a Broadway themed male beauty pageant consisting of campus Fraternity men competing in Formal Wear, Pi Phi Wear, Talent. Question and Answer, and a Speed Read
-"TX Gamma is having a speed read at our Philanthropy event. Student Government representatives will be participating" This is a great way to get campus celebrities involved!
-This year the gentlemen of Kappa Sigma asked the ladies of TX Zeta to join in on a weekly service opportunity and our first time was a huge success! Every week members from both groups will spend an hour playing with the young kids that live in government housing projects. The best part is that many of the kids we play with at the projects are kids we have already formed relationships with from serving at Doris Miller Elementary School.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
TX Gamma VPMD Intro
My name is Micah Christian, and I am a senior at Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX. I am majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics and hope to continue on to the master's program and internship here at Tech. I grew up in the tiny West Texas town of Farwell where my graduating class was 33! I love my family so much and my dad, Vick, is a farmer/rancher, my lovely mother, Denise, is a teacher/ stay home mom, and my brother, Curt, graduated from West Texas A&M and came back to run the family farm. I had an amazing summer and traveled for two weeks in Israel to see the Holy lands and had an intership at Cooper Fitness Center and Clinic, where I also got my certification as a personal trainer. I also had the most exciting thing ever happen July 5th, 2008....My boyfriend of 2 years, Wally, proposed and became my fiance and we are getting married June 27, 2009! In Pi Phi, I have been on Dartboard, served last year as the VP Philanthropy, and this year as the VPMD. I have also had a blast playing on our flag football and basketball intermural teams which have played in the championship the past 2 years. I have loved every minute of my time in Pi Phi and have made such great friends! At Tech, I am very involved on the Student Dietetic Association, Student Alumni Board of Directors, Campus Crusade for Christ, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies, and got the honor of 6 semesters on the President's List. I lead a bible study with my roomate for my church as well. Below is a picture of me as well as one of me and my fiancee in Israel and on the night he proposed!
We have New Angels!
Congrats to the following chapters who have now received all of their wonderful new angels!
LA Beta, MS Alpha, OK Alpha, OK Beta, TX Alpha, TX Gamma, TX Delta, TX Eta and TX Epsilon
I would love to hear from some of the NMCs about how they have put the new New Member program into place, how it is working and any creative ideas you use to get the NM exited about learning about Pi Phi. How about some pictures of your New Members, maybe at their first meeting? I am sure you would love to showcase your beautiful new angels and everyone will be happy to see them!
Now that classes have started it is a great time to really start checking the blog for new ideas and sharing the great things your chapter is doing! How can you share? You can either write a comment on the blog (click on the little pencil) or you can email me a idea and I will post for you. If you have pictures, please just email them to me and I will get them on here. Thanks to all of you that have written intros. I have loved reading them and I am sure everyone else has too! Feel free to keep them coming. Oh, and don't be surprised if I write you an email and ask you to tell me about some kind of programming you are doing. That just means I read about it in your monthly report and I want to tell our region about your great idea!
LA Beta, MS Alpha, OK Alpha, OK Beta, TX Alpha, TX Gamma, TX Delta, TX Eta and TX Epsilon
I would love to hear from some of the NMCs about how they have put the new New Member program into place, how it is working and any creative ideas you use to get the NM exited about learning about Pi Phi. How about some pictures of your New Members, maybe at their first meeting? I am sure you would love to showcase your beautiful new angels and everyone will be happy to see them!
Now that classes have started it is a great time to really start checking the blog for new ideas and sharing the great things your chapter is doing! How can you share? You can either write a comment on the blog (click on the little pencil) or you can email me a idea and I will post for you. If you have pictures, please just email them to me and I will get them on here. Thanks to all of you that have written intros. I have loved reading them and I am sure everyone else has too! Feel free to keep them coming. Oh, and don't be surprised if I write you an email and ask you to tell me about some kind of programming you are doing. That just means I read about it in your monthly report and I want to tell our region about your great idea!
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