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Official
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AGS is dedicated to promoting scholarship, character, and civic responsibility statewide in California's community colleges. Membership in AGS demonstrates you can balance philanthropy, leadership development, and academic excellence. |
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 BAS 2011: A Pie in the Hand is Worth Two in the Face |
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Wild West Weekend at the Arboretum |
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Out The March Alpha-Bits If you haven't read it yet, now is your chance. Features articles on March Member of the Month, the origin of Alfie, and Tournament of Roses Committees. Find it at agspcc.org/newsletter |
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2011: A Pie in the Hand is Worth Two in the Face Katie Brown _ |
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| It's not every day that you can throw a pie or water balloon at your professor if s/he is getting you down. Nor is it every day that you have the chance to walk away from this type of professorial harassment with a hefty reward, not punishment -- in this case, an Apple iPad. If you're in the mood to win some prizes, pie some professors, and raise some money for AGS, make sure and stop by the Blast-a-Scholar (BAS) fundraising event on May 19th. From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the quad, AGS will be hosting this event in conjunction with the Omicron Mu Delta Honor Society (OMD) Luau, a fun event occurring the same day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that features different clubs around campus. This grand-scale event is important because AGS, with help from its members, raises money that comes back to them in scholarship form. |  Throwing a pie at a previous Blast-A-Scholar. |
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"Blast-a-Scholar is AGS' largest fundraising event," Internal VP of AGS and coordinator of BAS, Logan Thomas, said. "It generated over $1,500 in revenue last semester, and thereby is one of the primary means by which AGS generates scholarship funds." Just how do these funds get
raised? That's the fun part. Each AGS member has received an envelope
with 10 raffle tickets to sell for $1 to whomever they wish. For each
ten sold, members will receive one AGS hour (in essence, 1/10th of an
hour for each individual ticket). These raffle tickets put purchasers
in a drawing to win an array of prizes, the largest being an Apple iPad.
Also, anyone who wishes to may test their throwing arm can buy paraphernalia
that can, as promised, be thrown at willing victims. "For the first 45 minutes of the hour we will be selling water balloons and whipped-cream pies for students to throw at PCC Professors, AGS Board Members, PCC Staff, etc.," Logan said. "During the last 15 minutes we will be drawing the tickets for the raffle to see and announce who won the iPad and gift cards." Note that winners need not be present to claim their prizes, but that's no reason to stay home... this event's too fun to miss! Tell your friends, sell raffle tickets, and save the date! "This event is a spectacular
opportunity for students to come and not only support whatever clubs they
currently call themselves members of, but also a great chance to see what
other clubs and organizations from across the PCC campus have to offer,"
Logan said. "Or, you can just come to enact revenge upon your favorite
professors!"
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| Members
of the Month The following members of the month were chosen by our board because they have shown exemplary character, or because their actions have reflected the values that Alpha Gamma Sigma stand for. Members of the Month (MOTM) for April: Jordan Acevedo and Krissi Mena View the MOTM Hall of Fame at agspcc.org/main/member_of_the_month _ |
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Interview
with How do you feel about being
the Member of Month? |
 Krissi Mena, Member of the Month |
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What are your hobbies? What is your major? Which university do you
want to transfer? What are you planning to
do for your future living? What are your favorite books? What are your goals in your
life? Among the AGS members, who
do you want to thank? What would you say to encourage
the fellow AGS members? |
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| Spring
Convention 2011… A Success By Krishna Rajagopalan |
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| AGS held its spring convention recently, and everyone in attendance would agree that it was a success. The all-day event took place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario on April 2nd. The convention drew people from every AGS chapter in California. PCC's AGS chapter was well-represented; the sign up list for the convention was completely full. The day consisted of several workshops on topics including Transferring to the University of California, The Art of a Successful Interview, and Finding Community Service Events among several others. The speakers at the convention were volunteer professors from Santa Monica College. |  The Spring '11 Convention had excellent food. |
| In addition, chapter members as well as board members had a round-table discussion about how to improve each college's AGS chapter. "My favorite part of the spring convention was the seminars that the Santa Monica speech professor hosted," said Jermaine Ee, an AGS member since 2010. "On top of that, the officer's round table was fun; we got to share and talk about fundraising opportunities as well as discuss the possibilities of Alpha Gamma Sigma working together as a state honor society." On the other hand, there was a board member who felt that some changes should be enacted for future AGS conventions. "I think we should stay overnight," said Lindsay Lewis, Publicity Art Director. "They could have done better with their music choices for the dance part of the event. We should collaborate more so we can get to know other chapters better." |  AGS Scholarship winners Jamie Nakawatase and Briana Nakawatase |
| Another exciting part of the convention was the various contests held, including the newsletter contest, the nametag contest, and the role-call cheer contest. Our chapter won "Most Humorous" for the nametag contest. An awards ceremony followed in which the various chapters were recognized for their accomplishments. Jamie Nakawatase and Briana Nakawatase, who are currently attending PCC, won scholarships at the convention. The night ended with a "Dancing With the Stars" event in which various chapters met one another and danced the night away! | |
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| Check out the March Alpha-Bits | |
| If you haven't read it yet, now is your chance. Features articles on March Member of the Month, the origin of Alfie, and Tournament of Roses Committees. Find it at agspcc.org/newsletter | |
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| The 14th Annual AIDS Big Night Out was held in San Marino on April 30th. Many people attended and helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for AIDS Service Center. Donated gifts, pieces of art, and artifacts were on display from corner to corner for attendees to bid on in a silent auction. A live auction took place afterward for the event's biggest and more valuable items. AGS members helped out as auction monitors, making sure silent auction bidding ended when it was supposed to and that people did not make bids after the last moment.
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| April
7th General Meeting Jennifer Yang |
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| "Totes of Hope" is a group organized to help children who lost everything during the earthquake in Japan. They encouraged people to send books, crayons, coloring books, and socks. Those children who suffered from the terrible disaster were very bored, and in this case, psychological well-being was as important as physical need. People who donated the Totes bags needed to write a note on the outside to specify the age level they were aiming for as well as the sex. The charity was willing to sign a letter to people who donated. Free shipping carried all the Totes bags left from San Diego to Japan on the April 17th. |  |
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The Tournament of Roses Internship
Program has worked with AGS workers since 1999. People who join this Internship
will have to commit themselves to help with the New Year parade on the
New Year's Day and New Year's Eve. The application is available online
and there will be an interview process later. Volunteers should be comfortable
to work in public eyes, and multilingual volunteers will have an advantage
because there will be some people who are not able to speak English and
need translators. The last day to apply was May 6th, 2011, but the deadline
has been extended. |
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West Weekend at the Arboretum Photos by Efren Chuong. Summary by Logan Thomas |
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| Members are encouraged to submit
opinion pieces, letters to the editor, artwork, photographs, or anything
else. Submit to finnegan.pitchford@gmail.com. Your content may be published
in upcoming newsletters. |
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of AGS Alpha chapter members Finnegan Pitchford, Efren Chuong, Katie Brown,
HuaYuQing(Jennifer) Yang, and Krishna Rajagopalan. They write, report, edit, photograph, design, and much more for the newsletter. If you'd like to join the newsletter team, e-mail finnegan.pitchford@gmail.com |
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