ALPHA PHI OMEGA

The Alpha Beta Chapter

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/apo/blog/

Sydney Fitzgerald smf5118@psu.edu, Chris Leighow cal5108@psu.edu

To prepare campus and community leaders though service.

We Are:

Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity has more than 17,000 male and female student members at 366 college campuses nationwide. Its mission is to prepare campus and community leaders through service. Its purpose is to develop leadership, to promote friendship and to provide service to humanity. Our chapter of Alpha Phi Omega has developed a comprehensive, four-tier service program. We dedicate our time to volunteerism in the nation, in the community, on our campus, and within our fraternity. There are about 45 brothers in Alpha Beta; this enables us to make a big impact, while developing and maintaining close relationships with each other.

Information Sessions are held throughout the first few weeks of each semester. Then you join the pledging period for membership, during which perspective members learn about Alpha Phi Omega and our history.

Members pay a basic membership fee of $60/semester. All members (including pledges) have a basic minimum service requirement of 20 hours over the course of the semester, and all service projects are planned by our service committee. Our weekly meetings are on Wednesdays. During one’s pledge period we ask that he or she attend an additional pledge meeting to learn more about our chapter. Members must all choose a committee to be on and serve one committee requirement, whether it is: Service, Leadership, Fellowship, or Public Relations

We run a Boy Scout troop for adult men with special needs, SPCA, Bennett Center, at least one Blood Drive, Stride for Awareness 

Mission:

www.clubs.psu.edu/up/circlek/

Cory Trimm cdt5058@psu.edu

We Are: Circle K is the largest co-ed collegiate community service organization in the world, with over 12,600 members in 17 different countries.CKI embraces its motto of "live to serve, love to serve" by collectively performing more than one million service hours annually throughout campuses and communities. We also work with Better World Books, March of Dimes, Students Team Up to Fight Hunger, and UNICEF as our official service partners.Here at Penn State, we invite all students to get involved with Circle K no matter their class, major, or interests.

Anyone can join Penn State Circle K, and you can attend any of our meetings, a social, a community service project, or another Kiwanis Family sponsored event. You can also ask to be placed on our ListServ, where you will receive meeting reminders and meeting minutes; from there you can choose which events to attend.

We encourage members to complete as many hours as they'd like to—whether it is 5 hours or 300 hours, every minute makes a difference. In order to become an "active member" of Penn State Circle K, you must volunteer 15 hours each semester, attend a Kiwanis Family Event, and attend a Fundraising Event. Members will receive membership materials, opportunities to attend District and International Events, Scholarship Opportunities, access to a worldwide network of service-oriented individuals, and much more!

Contact:

www.clubs.psu.edu/up/campusgirlscouts

Caitlin Brown ceb5132@psu.edu

To join Campus Girl Scouts, contact Caitlin Brown at ceb5132@psu.edu.

Members must attend at least four CGS activities (this can be a combination of weekend events and weekly planning meetings, which are held on Tuesdays at 6:30).

www.clubs.psu.edu/up/habitat

Julie Michalczyk jam5486@psu.edu

To build simple, decent affordable housing for low income families in the Centre County Region, and across the nation.

To educate the Penn State University community about the importance of eliminating substandard housing.

E-mail the Volunteer Coordinator Ashley Jensen (amj5107@psu.edu) for more information and to be added to the listserv and find out about upcoming meetings and events.

We have $10 membership dues and an Active Member must attend 3 events (fundraiser, build, etc.) a semester and attend one general meeting.

Fundraise to make a donation to the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County, build locally on weekends, Collegiate Challenge--alternative Spring Break

www.clubs.psu.edu/up/hac/

Melissa Balsiger mdb5104@psu.edu

You can select "Helping Across the Community Interest House" on your housing application or contact our President (there is no application process to become a member).

Specific membership commitments:
- 15 hours of community service per semester
- attend 50% of meetings and socials (weekly commitment)
- dues are $14 per semester or $20 per year

Contact:

http://www.sa.psu.edu/usa/att/slc.shtml

Students need to fill out an SES application in the beginning of the fall or spring semester.

www.psuredcross.org 

Rino Sato rxs5071@psu.edu

The purpose of the Penn State Student Red Cross Club is to coordinate student activities relating to the programs fostered by the American Red Cross. These activities include: blood services; safety and lifesaving introduction; health fairs; youth services; and other projects agreed upon by the membership.

The Penn State Student Red Cross Club (SRCC) is a great group of students that are committed to giving back to the community through blood drives, disaster services, and health and safety. We also like to have fun through socials and fundraisers; we are a close-knit group!

Anyone can easily join our organization by showing up to a meeting, a social, a fundraiser, or a blood drive. Once they sign-up on our list-serve they will start getting weekly emails with updates about our club, and they can choose to attend any of our events!

Members can do as many hours with us as they would like, but to become an “active member,” a member must volunteer 15 hours with us. An active member receives discounts on our CPR/AED classes, on KAPLAN classes, on our annual banquet, etc.

Every year we have several blood campaigns, including the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Blood Donor Challenge (Sept), PSU-MSU Blood Donor Challenge (November), and THON Blood drives (Dec-Feb). The blood donor challenges are friendly competitions to see which groups can collect the most blood during that month.

We also do an annual benefit dinner called Paint the Town Red to raise money for the Centre Communities Chapter of the American Red Cross. There we have a silent auction and raffle. Other annual fundraisers include a car wash, spaghetti dinner, and pancake dinner.

Contact:

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/suw/

Sara Kizer syk5097@psu.edu, Nicole Butera nmb5137@psu.edu

We are the student branch of the Centre County United Way. We volunteer with the Centre County United Way’s partner agencies, and we raise money for the Centre County United Way through the winter Trash to Treasure sale.

Attend meetings every other Monday at 8:00pm and/or join the listserv. To become an active member, you must pay dues and complete 15 hours of service per semester.

Trash to Treasure, Big Burger Challenge, Relay for Life, THON fundraising, Spring/Summer Break Habitat for Humanity trip, Food Bank, Bellefonte Youth Center, chaperone YMCA dances, Hope for Kids holiday party

www.weare.psu.edu

Chad Fisher cjf5123@psu.edu, Emily Brooks ekb5098@psu.edu

Mission:

The We Are Campaign is working to broaden the meaning of “WE ARE PENN STATE.” This student initiated campaign fosters civility, respect, and caring throughout the entire university community by provoking dialogue, raising awareness and inspiring involvement.

The We Are Campaign is a committee of students dedicated to making Penn State University and the surrounding community a better place.  We target issues around campus and try to solve them by our actions or by provoking dialogue.  We are a very open club in that many of our activities are actually ideas directly from our members.

The We Are Campaign has an application for participation.  Members review applications and choose the most qualified applicants for membership in our committee.

Members are required to attend our weekly meetings and should have a positive attitude toward making a difference

Our projects tend to vary year to year but our biggest and most known project is Spring UP which is a day of service designed to spruce up campus through outdoor service in preparation for Blue and White Weekend.  We have also recently been involved in the Homecoming parade as a recycling and clean-up crew.  A new project this year is our Recycle-Your-Float program which allows parade float materials to be recycled instead of thrown away.  Our poster campaign is an ongoing project that we strive to update every few years.

Contact:

http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/rotaract

Jake Meyers jdm5361@psu.edu, psurotaractclub@gmail.com

"Service Above Self"

The Penn State Rotaract Club's mission states that we persevere to provide four types of services. These services include the following:

• Club Service: focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
• Vocational Service: encourages members to serve others through a professional aspect by practicing high ethical standards.
• Community Service: covers projects and activities to improve life in the community.
• International Service: encompasses action taken to expand humanitarian reach around the globe, as well as promote world understanding and peace

Stop by our meetings or fill out a membership form. Pay $5 dues for a semester and volunteer at our events!

Membership commitments include $5 dues per semester and bi-weekly meetings in Willard, 7:30pm. Check website for room #.

Annual Service Projects:

THON, Car Washes, Oaks Assisted Living Home, International Project (school for children with Cerebral Palsy), Friday Night Lights Out, Sponsoring Blood Drives, Shaver’s Creek and others.

Contact:

Michelle McDonald mcm5316@psu.edu

Students Taking Action To Encourage Recycling. STATERs is a student group that primarily passes out recycling bags to tailgaters at home football games. All proceeds collected from the recyclables go to the Centre County United Way. We are expanding our recycling efforts to campus events in addition to football games.