Ole Miss Serviceship

Yay for Pledge/Active Fall 2010!!!

Thanks to everybody who came out, including our Alumni!!!

OFFICER MEETINGS Happening This Week:

Fellowship Meeting - Monday, Oct. 18th @ 6pm, RSO Tables
EXEC Meeting - Wed., Oct. 20th @ 7:30pm, ARKU 401

SERVICE Opportunities Happening This Week:

- Stone Street Clean-Up -
Tuesday, Oct. 19th
4:00pm
Stone Street

- Trick-or-Treat for Cans: Bag Distribution -
Wednesday, Oct. 20th
5:00-7:00pm
Meet at STAPLE
(Maple & Stadium)

- Fayetteville Public Library Assistance -
Non-Fiction Section Shift
Friday, October 22nd
5:00-8:30pm
401 W. Mountain St.

- RIC Casino Night Help -
Friday, October 22nd
9:00pm-12:00am
Union Ballroom

- Recycling with the Razorbacks: AR v. Ole Miss -
Saturday, October 23rd
11:30am
Donald W. Reynold's Stadium

This on-going sustainability program helps clean up more than 45 tons of recyclable material, more than a third of all the trash picked up after every game! Not only do participants in the Recycling Program get FREE t-shirts, we'll get front row seats in the student section! The Recycling Program Sign-ups for this game are already FULL, according to Steven Maulden, our VP of Service... so if you signed up, be there! It's a great opportunity for APO to champion this year's national service theme: "Get the Green Out: Making Communities Greener," and Call Those Hogs!!!

WOOOOO PIG SOOIE!!!

- GARBA Festival -
Saturday, October 23rd
4:30pm
Fayetteville Town Center
Ozark Room

- Devil's Den State Park: Haunted Hike -
Saturday, October 23rd
6:00pm-10:30pm
Devil's Den State Park
11333 West Arkansas Highway 74
West Fork, AR 72774

Don't miss this ghoulishly good time as we slither you down a quarter mile hike of spookiness! Due to legal issues, there will only be a hike this year, no hayride, as in the past, but it's sure to be a night of terror... errr, fun! Be there at the Pavilion IN COSTUME by 6:00pm, please! Questions? E-mail Chairs Wes or Brett on details (wbarrows@uark.edu or bhiller@uark.edu)!

FELLOWSHIPS Happening This Week:

- Apples to Apples Game Night -
Monday, Oct. 18th
7:00pm
Union Lobby

- Qdoba Night APO Fundraiser/Fellowship -
Friday, October 22nd
6:00pm-9:00pm
Qdoba on Dickson Street

- AR v. Ole Miss Game -
Saturday, October 23rd
11:30am
Donald W. Reynold's Stadium

- In Leadership, Friendship, and Service -

Make a Difference Day at U of A

It's Pledge Active Retreat Time Again!!!

Map to the Pledge Active Sleepover

OFFICER MEETINGS Happening This Week:

Fellowship Meeting - Wed., Oct. 13th @ 6pm, RSO Tables
Field Day Meeting - Wed., Oct. 13th @ 6:30pm, RSO Tables
Exec Meeting - Wed., Oct. 13th @ 7:30pm, ARKU 401
Service Meeting - Thursday, Oct. 14th @ 4:30pm, RSO Tables
Scouting U. Meeting - Thursday, Oct. 14th @ 5:30pm, RSO Tables

SERVICE Opportunities Happening This Week:

- RSO Involvement Fair -
Union Connections Lounge
Wednesday, Oct. 13th
11:00am - 1:00pm

Come represent APO alongside 31 other RSO's on campus, all promoting student organizations here at the U of A! Questions? Contact event coordinator, Michael McAllister, at 479.575.5255 or via e-mail at mrmcalli@uark.edu.

Also, you can contact the Chair for this Project,
Nick Blackshear at nblacksh@uark.edu.

- Homecoming Parade Info Session -
Alumni House
Wednesday, Oct. 13th
4:00pm - 5:00pm

This is a general volunteer informational meeting for anyone who wants to help with the Homecoming Parade.

- IMPACT Webinar: Workshop Development -
(Online)
Wednesday, Oct. 13th
8:00pm CST

Alpha Phi Omega continually strives to develop better leaders within individual chapters of the fraternity. The Webinar IMPACT Series develops key skills that are particularly advantageous for anyone seeking an officer position the following semester.

Workshop Development Webinar Description:

Have you ever been asked to create a workshop and not known where to start? Have you ever been asked to present a workshop 10 minutes before it started? This workshop will answer these and other questions about how to develop a workshop.

Pledge Active Retreat Service Projects

- Gulley Park Clean-Up -
(Gulley Park is located at 850 E. Township St.)
Friday, October 15th
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Questions? Contact Chairs Aly Servies or Lana Hackler.
alyssadiane2@gmail.com OR lhackler@uark.edu

- Trick or Treat for Cans Bag Stapling Project -
Rolling Hills Baptist Church
Friday, Oct. 15th
(During Sleepover)

Questions? Contact Abby Brumfield
at abrumfie@uark.edu

- Make a Difference Day 2010 -
Various Locations, Meet @ the Union
Saturday, October 16th
9:00am - 1:00pm


Make A Difference Day (MADD) is a national day of service sponsored by USA Weekend magazine and the Hands on Network/Points of Light Foundation. The University of Arkansas Center for Leadership and Community Engagement participates by developing projects in cooperation with local non-profit agencies, schools and city parks MADD engages over 400 students each year in service projects that provide much needed assistance to the community.

- Crohn's & Colitis Walk -
Downtown Bentonville
Saturday, Oct. 16th
Meet @ 4:30pm

We have already achieved so much but there is much left to do! The health of our economy has improved, but unfortunately, the health of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients is uncertain. The Crohn's and colitis community in Arkansas is committed to continue awareness and fundraising efforts because we need to find better therapies and ultimately a cure for our friends and neighbors who struggle daily with these terrible digestive diseases.

Event Contact: Kristin Trulock
Phone: 501-590-8948
E-mail: ktrulock@ccfa.org

FELLOWSHIPS Happening This Week:

- University Programs: Stand Up Comedian Butch Bradley - Union Ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 13th 9:00pm - 10:00pm

As Seen on Comedy Central and the "Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson," stand-up comedian, Butch Bradley will be performing this Wednesday. Come out and enjoy this UP event with your APO brothers.

Pledge Active Retreat Fellowships

- Field Day Fellowship -
Gulley Park
Friday, Oct. 15th
4:00pm (after Park Clean-Up)

Fellowship Chairs: Wes Barrows, Brett Hiller, and Bruce Drebenstedt
wbarrows@uark.edu, bhiller@uark.edu, bdrebens@uark.edu

- Pledge Active Retreat Sleepover -
Rolling Hills Baptist Church
1400 Rolling Hills Drive, Fayetteville
Friday, Oct. 15th - Saturday, Oct. 16th
9:00pm - 9:00am

Breakfast will be provided courtesy of Hershel Hartford, Beta Rho Advisor. Yay!!!

- Station Cafe Fellowship -
Station Cafe Restaurant
Downtown Bentonville Square
Saturday, Oct. 16th
6:30pm (after Crohn's Walk)


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Yay Bigs and Littles!!!

Big Reveal was A BIG Success!!!

Don't forget the Big Brother Breakfast for all you Bigs & Littles!
Happening this Saturday - (Details below under Fellowships)

OFFICER MEETINGS Happening This Week:

Service Meeting - Monday, Oct. 4th @ 4pm, RSO Tables
Fellowship Meeting - Wed., Oct. 6th @ 6:00pm, RSO Tables
Exec Meeting - Wed., Oct. 6th @ 7:30pm, Union 401
Historical Committee - Thurs., Oct. 7th @ 5:30pm, RSO Tables

SERVICE Opportunities Happening This Week:

Serviceship
- Walk a Mile In Her Shoes -
U of A Campus: Chi O Greek Theater
Tuesday, Oct. 5th
6:00-7:00PM

Options: Work booths OR participate in the event!!
Fellowship Point if you "Dress Up" for the event & wear heels!
This event is a part of the International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence.

For more info, check out their FB page: Walk a Mile In Her Shoes

- Puppets in the Park Festival at Wilson Park -
Wilson Park
675 Park Ave., Fayetteville
Saturday, Oct. 9th
9am-6pm

The Art Experience Inc., Center for Healing and Growth Through Expressive Arts and Play, is furthering its mission to provide an artful and playful experience for the community by presenting its annual puppet festival, “Puppets in the Park,” a day-long event at Wilson Park in Fayetteville on October 9th, 2010. The festival begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. and is free to the public.

9:00 a.m. – Festival begins at with puppet story-making and performing with children
11:30 a.m. – Break for lunch
12:30 p.m. – Music: Jules Taylor- Shakey Bugs
1:00 p.m. – Puppets: Gus and the Captain- Jo Ann Kaminsky and Erika Wilhite with Catspaw Puppet Theater
1:30 p.m. – Music: Sugar on the Floor
2:00 p.m. – Puppets: George Meyer and the Village Theater
3:00 p.m. – Music: Fork and Knife
3:30 p.m. – Marionettes: Catspaw Puppets , Jo Ann Kaminsky, Carol Widder w/ Ben Buonaiuto on Accordion
4:00 p.m. – Juggling: The Institute of Jugglology
4:30 p.m. – Wolfe at the Door
5:00 p.m. – Giant Puppet Pageant by George Meyer and Jo Ann Kaminsky
( Butterfly and star decorating through the afternoon )

- OTHER UPCOMING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES -

- Peace at Home Family Shelter -
Helping Victims of Domestic Violence
Thrift Store Help Needed
Volunteers help process donations, assist with customers, and help keep store front clean and stocked with items such as furniture, household items, appliances, clothing, and more.

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday (10am to 5pm)
Volunteers must complete training & have a current TB test
Next Training Sessions: Oct. 25th 6-9pm OR Oct. 28th 6-9pm
Peace at Home Volunteer Link

- Gulley Park Clean-Up -
Where: 1850 E Township Street
When: Friday, Oct. 15th 3-4pm

Help us clean up Gulley Park to kickoff Pledge/Active!
Field Day Fellowship to Follow.
Details to be announced in Chapter!

FELLOWSHIPS Happening This Week:

- U of A Wind Symphony Concert at Walton Arts Center -
Monday, October 4th - Concert Begins at 7:30pm
Meet Alex at Qdoba's at 7:15pm
Tickets: $1 to students ($10 to general public)

- FNL: Latin Soul -
Friday, October 8th
Time: 9pm-1am

Come salsa your way into FNL this Friday to meet up with your bros and honor Hispanic Heritage Month 2010!!!

- Event Details -
Battle of the Latino Bands: NETA BAND, YNSOMNIO
Salsa Dancing (Including Lessons)
FREE t-shirts and crafts
Loteria
FREE Authentic Hispanic Food!!!

- Big Brother Breakfast Fellowship with Alumni -
(See Details in Above Flyer)

In celebration of our Big Brother Reveal this past Sunday, we're having a fellowship specifically designed for Bigs, Littles, and Alumni to inter-mingle. We'll meet up at IHOP at 10am. If you weren't a BIG, come along anyway!! It'll be fun and a great way to get to know PC 42.

Questions? or if you Need a Ride there?
E-mail Aimee Tackett at atackett@uark.edu

- Pirates v. Ninjas Chapter -

Duke it out by dressing up in your favorite attire... whether your soul is that of a gnarly old pirate or a super skilled ninja. Choose your team wisely so that you may divide and conquer upon arrival to Chapter Sunday night (sit on the appropriate side with your 'team').

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