A few announcements:

*We have 3 events this week, see the bolded items on the list of events at the bottom of this email. If you have any questions about the events, email the chair that is in charge of that event.

-Remember to pick up your raffle tickets in 235 SU!! Tickets to be due back to 235 SU by Thursday April 5th. Each ticket is $2 and you must sell $20 worth (10 tickets). Tickets will be available for pick up NOW in 235 SU between 9 am & 5 pm. TICKET DETAILS: Buffalo Bandits vs. Philadelphia Wings, Saturday April 7th, 7:30 PM. The package comes with 4 300 level tickets (row 4) & Dinner at McDonalds (40 Chicken McNuggets, 4 medium french fries and 4 medium soft drinks).

-Don’t forget we have Banquet coming up! If you plan to run for an eboard or chair position you are REQUIRED to attend. You may purchase a ticket for yourself, and a ticket for a non-PES member. We will need the name of this person for accountability reasons. Tickets will be $15, every one who attends will get a ticket for a raffle at the banquet, but the FIRST 20 PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR TICKETS WILL RECEIVE 2 RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THAT NIGHT!!! Additional tickets will be given out throughout the night during games and activities. We have not decided on the prizes yet, but we will keep you updated! Dress code is semi-formal, if you are not sure what that is feel free to email me. It is at the April 14 7pm at the Ramada Inn right near UB North. Tickets will be on sale starting TOMORROW in 235 SU until Thursday April 5th, M-F from 9am-5pm.

-Elections will be held for executive board positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary only) at our last general meeting. Descriptions of these positions are attached to this email you must email rsvp.pes@gmail.com with your intent to run by April 6th. If you plan to run, you are required to attend Banquet on April 14th. Chair descriptions are also included and you must email the same address with you intent to run for a chair by April 13th, interviews will be conducted by the new e-board afterwards.

-SENIORS: If you would like a PES cord to wear at graduation email rsvp.pes@gmail.com indicating so BY FRIDAY APRIL 6th. Please include your name, and whether you think you have completed 3 active semesters, will complete 3 after this semester, or will not complete them. I will give you further instructions if you will not be active on how to pay your $10 for the cords. Cords can only be bought by the PES advisor so if you would like one it must be ordered through us.

-Remember all members are required to participate in 4 events and 1 fundraiser in order to stay an active member.

**If you were inducted this semester, or are still a pending member, your certificates and pins are finally IN!!! (As long as you paid dues, you receive a certificate and pin) Please bring photo ID and pick them up in 235 SU between 9 and 5, M-F.

All dates of events are below:

General Meetings
-Wed April 11th 6pm 145C SU

Leadership: (Priya Mathon priyamat@buffalo.edu)
-Discover Your Strengths in Academics, Leadership and Career Success- THIS Wed. Mar 28, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
-Egonomics: Make Your Ego a Powerful Leadership Tool- Mon. Apr 2, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social: (Chris Robbins chrisrob@buffalo.edu)
-SA Comedy Series – THIS Sat, March 31, 8pm – 10:30pm,
-PES Formal – April 14 7pm, Ramada Inn
-Seth McFarlane at UB – Sat, April 28, 8pm, Free

Community Service: (Sharon Dullea sharondu@buffalo.edu)
-Relay for Life- Friday April 20th- Saturday April 21st

Academic: (Colleen McFayden cjm46@buffalo.edu)
-Distinguished speaker event- THIS Thursday March 29 8pm Speaker: Mary Robinson
-Botanical gardens- Saturday April 21st 11am Adults $7 students $6

Fundraising: (Laura Tirabassi lauratir@buffalo.edu)
-Bandits Tickets Raffle- Tickets to be due to 235 SU by Thursday April 5th. Each ticket is $2 and you must sell $20 worth (10 tickets). Tickets will be available for pick up as of Monay March 26th in 235 SU between 9 am & 5 pm. TIKET DETAILS: Buffalo Bandits vs. Philadelphia Wings, Saturday April 7th, 7:30 PM. The package comes with 4 300 level tickets (row 4) & Dinner at McDonalds (40 Chicken McNuggets, 4 medium french fries and 4 medium soft drinks).
-Bottle Drive (100 bottles if handing in slips only, 150 bottles if handing in the bottles)

We have our 2nd general meeting tomorrow at 3pm inn 145C Student Union. We have a change in plans for one of our events, the Academic trip to the Buffalo Zoo has been moved up from April 7th, to Saturday March 24th at 11am, sorry for any inconvenience.

**If you were inducted this semester, or are still a pending member, your certificates and pins are finally IN!!! (As long as you paid dues, you receive a certificate and pin) Please bring photo ID and pick them up in 235 SU between 9 and 5, M-F.

Remember all members are required to participate in 4 events and 1 fundraiser in order to stay an active member.

General Meetings
-TOMORROW Mon Feb 27th 3pm 145C SU
-Wed April 11th 6pm 145C SU

Leadership: (Priya Mathon priyamat@buffalo.edu)
-Discover Your Strengths in Academics, Leadership and Career Success Wed. Mar 28, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
-Principled Negotiation: Getting to Yes Mon. Mar 5, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-Egonomics: Make Your Ego a Powerful Leadership Tool Mon. Apr 2, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social: (Chris Robbins chrisrob@buffalo.edu)
-SA Comedy Series – Sat, March 31, 8pm – 10:30pm,
-PES Formal – April 14 7pm
-Seth McFarlane at UB – Sat, April 28, 8pm, Free

Community Service: (Sharon Dullea sharondu@buffalo.edu)
-Relay for Life- Friday April 20th- Saturday April 21st
-Habitat for Humanity Build (TBD)

Academic: (Colleen McFayden cjm46@buffalo.edu)
-Buffalo zoo- Saturday March 24th 11am Adults $10 students with ID $8
-Distinguished speaker event- Thursday March 29 8pm Speaker: Mary Robinson
-Botanical gardens- Saturday April 21st 11am Adults $7 students $6

Fundraising: (Laura Tirabassi lauratir@buffalo.edu)
-Bandits Tickets Raffle TBA
-Bottle Drive (100 bottles if handing in slips only, 150 bottles if handing in the bottles)

We have our first social event this Saturday February 18th 6pm, in 330 SU. It will be a PES Movie night, if you would like to attend you MUST email Chris Robbins chrisrob@buffalo.edu by Thursday night at the latest. From there a survey will be sent out as to what movie we will be showing.

Inductees:
**If you were inducted this semester, or are still a pending member, your certificates and pins are finally IN!!! (As long as you paid dues, you receive a certificate and pin) Please bring photo ID and pick them up in 235 SU between 9 and 5, M-F.

Clothing orders have been placed. Please allow us about 3 weeks for them to come in, we will notify you once the orders are in.

Elections:
At our 3rd general meeting, April 11th, we will be having our elections for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. After those positions are filled, they will conduct interviews for the following chair positions: Academic, Leadership, Fundraising, Community Service, Social, and Webmaster. If you are interested in any of these positions and have questions, feel free to email the current chair. More information on elections and interviews will come as it gets closer to April.

Scholarships:
-National: Unfortunately the National Scholarship is only open to executive board members. I am sorry for the confusion, keep this in mind when deciding whether to run for an office.
-Local: We offer 2 $300 scholarships to general members and 2 $300 scholarships to eboard members. The applications will be out later in the semester and the applications will be due in April (date TBD).

Remember all members are required to participate in 4 events and 1 fundraiser in order to stay an active member.

A lot of our events require a head count before hand or tickets to be bought before hand If you are saying that you are attending, please show up. If something comes up that you cannot attend, please email the chair and let them know, all of our emails are on our website ubpes.com. Also in order to get credit you MUST SIGN IN with an eboard member, we will try and be more specific with where we will be for the events. For the Life and Learning Workshops (leadership events), please sign up ASAP if you plan on attending as space is limited and we cannot guarantee you space.

General Meetings
-Mon Feb 27th 3pm 145C SU
-Wed April 11th 6pm 145C SU

Leadership: (Priya Mathon priyamat@buffalo.edu)
-Discover Your Strengths in Academics, Leadership and Career Success Wed. Mar 28, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
-Principled Negotiation: Getting to Yes Mon. Mar 5, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-Egonomics: Make Your Ego a Powerful Leadership Tool Mon. Apr 2, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social: (Chris Robbins chrisrob@buffalo.edu)
-PES Movie Night – 330 SU THIS Sat, February 18 – Free
-SA Comedy Series – Sat, March 31, 8pm – 10:30pm,
-PES Formal – April 14 7pm
-Seth McFarlane at UB – Sat, April 28, 8pm, Free

Community Service: (Sharon Dullea sharondu@buffalo.edu)
-Relay for Life- Friday April 20th- Saturday April 21st
-Habitat for Humanity Build (TBD)

Academic: (Colleen McFayden cjm46@buffalo.edu)
-Distinguished speaker event- Thursday March 29 8pm Speaker: Mary Robinson
-Buffalo zoo- Saturday April 7th 11am Adults $10 students with ID $8
-Botanical gardens- Saturday April 21st 11am Adults $7 students $6

Fundraising: (Laura Tirabassi lauratir@buffalo.edu)
-Bandits Tickets Raffle TBA
-Bottle Drive (100 bottles if handing in slips only, 150 bottles if handing in the bottles)

Hope you all had a great break & new year. We are still in the process of determing some of our events, but have secured times for our general meetings, leadership events and social events. These are listed below. Remeber all memebers are required to participate in 4 events and 1 fundraiser in order to stay an active member.

If you would like to go Snow Tubing you must email Chris by Saturday January 18th at midnight.

We are extending the due date for clothing orders to February 3rd at 5pm in 235 SU, the order form is attached.

A lot of our events require a head count before hand or tickets to be bought before hand If you are saying that you are attending, please show up. If something comes up that you cannot attend, please email the chair and let them know, all of our emails are on our website ubpes.com. Also in order to get credit you MUST SIGN IN with an eboard member, we will try and be more specific with where we will be for the events. For the Life and Learning Workshops (leadership events), please sign up ASAP if you plan on attending as space is limited and we cannot guarantee you space.

General Meetings
-Tues January 31st 7pm 210 SU
-Mon Feb 27th 3pm 145C SU
-Wed April 11th 6pm 145C SU

Leadership: (Priya Mathon priyamat@buffalo.edu)
-iLead: What Steve Jobs Taught Us About Leadership Wed. Feb 8, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-Discover Your Strengths in Academics, Leadership and Career Success Wed. Mar 28, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
-Principled Negotiation: Getting to Yes Mon. Mar 5, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-Egonomics: Make Your Ego a Powerful Leadership Tool Mon. Apr 2, 2012 – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social: (Chris Robbins chrisrob@buffalo.edu)
-Snow Tubing – Sat, February 4, 11am-3pm, $7.50/person (Email Chris by 1/28 at midnight if you would like to attend)
-PES Movie Night – SU Theatre Sat, February 18 – Free
-SA Comedy Series – Sat, March 31, 8pm – 10:30pm,
-PES Formal – April 14 7pm
-Seth McFarlane at UB – Sat, April 28, 8pm, Free

Community Service:
TBA

Academic:
TBA

Fundraising:
TBA

Stefanie Scanlon
Phi Eta Sigma President
2011-2012
ss493@buffalo.edu

*Please do not respond to this email, repsond to ss493@buffalo.edu
*If you would like to be taken off the listserv please email Julie at jmh@buffalo.edu and indicate the PES listserv.
*Any questions about events should go to that specific chair, all email addresses are on our website at ubpes.com
*Add us on facebook! Search: Phi Eta Sigma UB Chapter

Clothing orders – Due to a pricing conflict, we are suspending putting in the clothing order through until next semester. Orders can still be placed, using the printable order form, up to a week after inductions. For those of you who wish to withdraw your order, please email Jen at j484m@buffalo.edu, or with any further questions.

Remember that we also have the Sabres Ticket Raffle & clothing orders (order form attached) that will be due THIS FRIDAY November 18th by 5 in 235 SU or can be handed in that night at the potluck (7pm). Sabres tickets can be picked up in 235 SU if you have not picked up any, they are $2 each or 3 for $5, and your are required to sell $20 worth for credit. Also please remember that the POTLUCK IS MANDATORY for all pending member and you are required to bring a side dish, this should not be a surprised we have talked about this many times. We will provide turkey and pasta with red sauce. If you are an active member that is attending you can bring a dessert. Please fill out the survey below if you will be coming to the potluck, so we know we have the needed supplies:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C85NWTL

EVENTS:

General Meetings:
Tuesday November 29th 6:00 PM- SU 145 D

Community Service Events:
Toy Drive for Christimas- Hand it between December 5th & 9th from 9am to 5pm in 235 SU
*Sharon Dullea
sharondu@buffalo.edu

Leadership Events:
Making Change When Change is Hard to Make- November 15th 5:30-6:30 in 235 SU
*Priya Mathon
priyamat@buffalo.edu

Social Events:
POTLUCK- November 18th Hadley Community Center *****MANDATORY FOR PENDING MEMBERS*****
Snow Tubing at Kissing Bridge- December 3rd
*Chris Robbins
chrisrob@buffalo.edu

Academic Events:
Buffalo Museum of Science Guided Tour- Saturday November 19th, 10am – 1pm
*Colleen McFayden
cjm46@buffalo.edu

All of the events and details will be on our website at ubpes.com. Please direct all questions to the specific chair (emails on the website).
Hope to see you all soon,
Stefanie Scanlon
ss493@buffalo.edu
Phi Eta Sigma
President 2011-2012

I promise this email is shorter than it looks so please read it all!

-We have solidified our Fundraising activities for this semester. We will be having a Sabres Ticket raffle (tickets are worth approx $250), Raffle Tickets will be $2 or, 3 for $5. ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SELL $20 WORTH OF TICKETS. This will be handed out at our second general meeting on October 27th. If you cannot make that meeting you can pick up the tickets in 235 SU in the following days. Tickets must be handed in (in 235 SU) by November 18th, if you are attending the potluck you can hand them in there. We will pick the winner of the raffle that night at the potluck. We will be tabling in the Student Union to sell more tickets, if you work the table you will recieve 1/3 of a credit (to be used towards the general meeting credits)- Date TBD.
-For additional credits (to fufill a miscellaneous requirement or to stay an active member) you can participate in our Bottle Drive. You have 2 options: If you turn the bottles in and get the slip, you only have to collect 100 bottles. But, if you turn the bottles in to us to deposit them, you have to collect 150 bottles.You can ONLY turn in the bottles at our General Meetings(MUST have your name and # of bottles on the bag). IF you have a slip, you can hand them in to SU 235 at any time. (At the desk in SU 235 there will be a piece of paper where you can put down your name,dollar amount, and email**please write legibly otherwise we may not be able to give you credit**)All bottles turned in must be able to get deposited, any other bottles or trash that can’t be returned will not be counted. You DO NOT need to bring all your bottles or slips in at the same time. Just make sure that you have the correct amount at the end.
-Any questions about fundraisers can be emailed to Laura Tirabassi at lauratir@buffalo.edu

* Changes: Since the capacity has been meet for the “What Employers are REALLY looking for” workshop, we have also added the “Making Change When Change is Hard to Make” workshop to our leadership events. See the event list below for details.If you have already registered for the first workshop you can still attend for credit, if not unfortunately you cannot attend.* The information to sign up for ANY leadership workshop is below:
To sign up:
-Go to the following website

http://workshops.buffalo.edu/

-Scroll down and click ‘Click here to view the fall 2010 workshops..”
-Hit continue
-Click on leadership
-Select the workshop you are attending
-Hit continue on the next 4 screens
-Fill in your information, and hit continue once more
Then you should be all set!
*Any questions about workshop credits can be email to Priya Mathon at priyamat@buffalo.edu

~An email with an updated attendance sheet will be sent within the next two weeks so you can see where you stand.

EVENTS:

General Meetings:
Thursday October 27th 7:00 PM- 235 Student Union
Tuesday November 29th 6:00 PM- SU 145 D

Community Service Events:
Trick or Eat- October 31st
Habitat for Humanity- TBD
Toy Drive for Christimas- TBD
*Sharon Dullea
sharondu@buffalo.edu

Leadership Events:
60 Games in 60 Minutes- October 12th 5:30-6:30 235 SU
What Employers are REALLY looking for- October 20th 5:30-6:30 235 SU
Public Speaking for Successful Leadership- November 1st 5:30-6:30 235 SU
Making Change When Change is Hard to Make- November 15th 5:30-6:30 in 235 SU
*Priya Mathon
priyamat@buffalo.edu

Social Events:
Bowling- November 5th 10pm Tonawanda Bowling Lanes
POTLUCK- November 18th
Snow Tubing at Kissing Bridge- December 3rd
*Chris Robbins
chrisrob@buffalo.edu

Academic Events:
Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum, Niagara Falls Canada- CANCELLED
Distinguished Speaker Series Friday October 21st 8pm, **Those that are coming can meet before at 6:30pm for pizza & we will walk over together!!** Location TBD
Buffalo Museum of Science Guided Tour- Saturday November 19th, 10am – 1pm
*Colleen McFayden
cjm46@buffalo.edu

All of the events and details will be on our website at ubpes.com. Please direct all questions to the specific chair (emails on the website).
Hope to see you all soon,
Stefanie Scanlon
ss493@buffalo.edu
Phi Eta Sigma
President 2011-2012

If you turn the bottles in and get the slip, you only have to collect 100 bottles.
If you turn the bottles in to us to deposit them, you have to collect 150 bottles.

Where to turn them in?

-You can ONLY turn in the bottles at our General Meetings.(MUST have your name and # of bottles on the bag)
-IF you have a slip, you can hand them in to SU 235 at any time. (At the desk in SU 235 there will be a piece of paper where you can put down your name,
dollar amount, and email.)

*All bottles turned in must be able to get deposited, any other bottles or trash that can’t be returned will not be counted.

*You DO NOT need to bring all your bottles or slips in at the same time. Just make sure that you have the correct amount at the end :)

PES Bowling
Saturday, November 5th – Tonawanda Bowling Center
Members can email me to sign up, and should include whether they need transportation or have their own and/or would be willing to car pool
Sign up by Thursday, November 3rd
Cost: TBD (the cheapest package before any student discount is $9.95/person for 3 games and shoes)
Meet outside 235 SU by 9pm (we could also go at midnight depending on member interest)

Snow Tubing at Kissing Bridge
Saturday, December 3rd
Members can email me to sign up, and should include whether they need transportation or have their own and/or would be willing to car pool
Sign up by Thursday, December 1st
Cost: $9/person before any student discount (package of 20 transferable passes for $180)
Time: TBD open 9am-10pm

Community Service Events:
Set Up for Down Syndrome- Saturday October 1st
Trick or Eat- October 31st
Habitat for Humanity- TBD
Toy Drive for Christimas- TBD

Leadership Events:
Whats Gender Got to Do with it?- Tuesday September 27th 5:30-6:30 235 SU
60 Games in 60 Minutes- October 12th 5:30-6:30 235 SU
What Employers are REALLY looking for- October 20th 5:30-6:30 235 SU
Public Speaking for Successful Leadership- November 1st 5:30-6:30 235 SU

Social Events:
Ice Cream Social- September 21st (with general meeting)
Fright Fest at Darien Lake- October 9th
Bowling- November 5th
POTLUCK- November 18th
Snow Tubing at Kissing Bridge- December 3rd

Academic Events:
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens- Saturday September 24th, 10am – 1pm
Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum, Niagara Falls Canada- Date TBD
Buffalo Museum of Science Guided Tour- Saturday November 19th, 10am – 1pm