Please check your home AND school mailboxes during the upcoming weeks for a letter of invitation from Sigma Beta.

There will be no office hours this week. See you on Wednesday at the General Body meeting!

The last general body meeting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12th at 12:50PM in room SAC 302. We will be discussing opportunities for you to earn points during winter break. Please be on time and do not bring any donations, letters, exams, etc.... The last day to donate things (exams, letters, and Goodwill) is Friday, Dec. 7th at the Sigma Beta Social starting 7pm in SAC 303. Thank you.

Reminder: Please have an answer key with the exam since we cannot and will not accept them without one. Also, when donating Goodwill items, please make sure that it is in a bag and that you include sheet with an inventory of the items, your name, ID number, and year of induction. Thank you! For more information, please refer to the appropriate documents found here in Blackboard.

Hello all!
If you missed the November general body meeting or have questions about the current activities, please read this entire announcement.

-Operation Christmas Child. All the boxes are wrapped and filled, so donations are no longer going to be accepted. If you have things, please save them for next semester just in case we have a similar kind of drive. Thank you to all those who gave donations and special thanks to those that gave their time to wrap the boxes. It is all very much appreciated. Operation Christmas Child is now over. *Update- We managed to fill 32 boxes with toys, school supplies, and hygeine products! Good job everybody! Thank you once again for making this a success.


-UNICEF. This was finished on November 2, the week of Halloween. We are still currently counting the money but once we have a total figure, we will announce it. Unicef is now over.


-Oxfam. Bingo Night was a success and attendance was through the roof! Thank you to all those who participated and helped with the event. Tabling will continue until the end of this week (Friday 11/16) so if you want to, please sign up right away. Also, please remember that when you donate, you need to write Sigma Beta next to your name or we will never be able to find it and give you the points you deserve. Oxfam is now over.


-Goodwill. We will be accepting donations for Goodwill until Friday, December 7 at the Sigma Beta Social. That is the latest deadline. We will not be accepting donations after that day so please try to get it in early.


-Old Exams. Please look in the Blackboard folders for information on this. We will continue collecting exams until the Social on December 7. Remember to please bring an answer key with the test because we cannot accept it without one.

Be on the lookout for: Singing at the pediatric department in the hospital, Blood Drive volunteer information, and more!


*Sigma Beta Social. Food, games, and prizes! Friday, December 7th at 7PM in SAC 303. This is the last opportunity to drop off any outside volunteering letters, old exams (with answer keys), and Goodwill clothing for this semester. In addition, attendees will be given 2 points. You have nothing to lose! Have fun, get to know each other and the e-board a little better, eat good free food, and earn points all in one night. We hope to see you all there!

*Points: We have been receiving plenty of email asking about points on blackboard. We are currently updating the official Excel files for you so rest assured that we have documentation of your points. Blackboard has been giving us issues with updating points so please be patient. They will be up as soon as possible.

Have a great week!!!

The Sigma Beta Honor Society will be hosting a Blood Drive in the Blood Bank (located in the Main Lobby of the Hospital) Tues. November 27th from 1-8pm. You can get two points for donating blood and one point per hour that you volunteer. Please e-mail Josephine Verde at verdeg86@aol.com for more information.

Hello all!

If you missed the general body meeting or have questions about the current activities, please read this entire announcement.

-Operation Christmas Child. It is now over. All the boxes are wrapped and filled, so donations are no longer going to be accepted. If you have things, please save them for next semester just in case we have a similar kind of drive. Thank you to all those who gave donations and special thanks to those that gave their time to wrap the boxes. It is all very much appreciated.
-UNICEF. This was finished on November 2, the week of Halloween. We are still currently counting the money but once we have a total figure, we will announce it.
-Oxfam. Bingo Night was a success and attendance was through the roof! Thank you to all those who participated and helped with the event. Tabling will continue until the end of this week (Tomorrow-Friday 11/16) so if you want to, please sign up right away. Also, please remember that when you donate, you need to write Sigma Beta next to your next to your name or we will never be able to find it and give you the points you deserve.
-Goodwill. We will be accepting donations for this until Friday, December 7. That is the latest deadline. We will not be accepting donations after that day so please try to get it in early.
-Old Exams. Please look in the Blackboard folders for information on this. We will continue collecting exams until December 7. Remember to please bring the test with an answer key because we cannot accept it without one.

Be on the lookout for: Singing at the pediatric department in the hospital, the Sigma Beta Social (Friday, December 7 in SAC 303 at 7pm), Blood Drive volunteer information, and more!

*Points: We have been receiving plenty of email asking about points on blackboard. We are currently updating the official Excel files for you so rest assured that we have documentation of your points. Blackboard has been giving us issues with updating points so please be patient. They will be up as soon as possible.

Have a great week!

Since there will be two officers at the SAC third floor lounge, Angeline Seah and Rajni Ragoonauth around 2:00PM to 3:30PM, my hours will be for 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Thursday instead so we will be more spread out. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com.

Mai Luong

Hi!
OXFAM Bingo Night will be on Monday, Nov. 5th at 7PM in Union 249. There is a 5 dollar buy in for cards that you can pay with your meal plan card. This money goes to OXFAM America which is a non profit organization to alleviate world hunger. You will receive two points for attending the program and 1 point for every additional five dollars you donate. Please remember to sign the sign in sheet if you go. Thank you.

Mai Luong
Sigma Beta President

Hello all!

The first wrapping party will be held this upcoming Monday at 10pm in West Apartments E-Commons. If you intend to attend this event to help us sort and wrap the boxes, make sure you e-mail me by 6pm that Monday night. Space is limited so first come first serve. I know that it is late but there will be another one at the end of the week at an earlier time. So don't fret too much. After all, people should still be making donations this upcoming week.

Thanks,
Angeline
Sigma Beta VP '07-'08

Hello Everyone!

We will be meeting up at the SAC 3rd floor lounge on Wednesday, Nov. 14th at 12:50PM. Please be on time, we have a lot of updates for you. In addition, this is an opportunity for you to bring in items for Goodwill, Operation XMas Child, Old Exams, etc. Thanks.

Sigma Beta

Hello!

Please be advised that I cannot hold office hours from 9am-10am this Friday (11/2) and next Friday (11/9). I am sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. If you have anything you wish to discuss with me, please email sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com with my name in the subject line. I will be making up these office hours next week Tuesday (11/6) from 2:30pm to 3:30pm and Thursday (11/8) 2:30pm-3:30pm in the SAC 3rd floor lounge.

Have a great week!

Angeline ^_^

Reminder: UNICEF collections end this Friday and we still currently doing Oxfam tabling and collecting items for Operation Christmas Child and Goodwill.

Hello Everyone!

I am shifting my office hours from 3-4PM on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Rajni Ragoonauth will still be there at the lounge from 2-3PM so don't worry, there will be an officer there to collect things. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com Also don't forget that this Friday is the last day for UNICEF collections.

-Mai Luong

Dear members,

Officers will be collecting items the following days/times:

-every other Wednesday starting this Wednesday (10/24) from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in the 3rd floor SAC lounge
-this means you can drop things off during campus lifetime on the following dates: 11/14, 11/28, 12/12

-every Wednesday (except Nov. 7, the next general body meeting) from 5pm to 7pm in the SAC 3rd floor lounge

Right now we are collecting items and money for: UNICIF ($), Operation Christmas Child, and Goodwill

Don't forget to sign up for Oxfam tabling!

If you have any questions, check blackboard for details.

Thank you,
Sigma Beta E-Board

Hello all!

Since we don't have enough items and boxes for the wrapping party. Tonight's has been cancelled. Be on the lookout for the next one. Hopefully we get more items so that we can have one ASAP. Sorry for any inconvenience and please make sure to donate boxes and items.

Thank you!

Angeline
Sigma Beta VP

We really need volunteers for OXFAM Tabling. You get one point per hour for volunteering for a maximum of 1/3 of your points ( I know I wrote 10 points in the e-mail but that's if you were inducted as a freshman, it's really 1/3 of the total points you have to earn, I'm sorry). If you donate your meal plan points, you get 1 point per five dollars that you donate. You can find more information in the information section. Thanks.

I just wanted to remind everyone that Sigma Beta currently does not have an office. The Honors College Lounge is NO LONGER OUR OFFICE. Please do not go to the Honors College Lounge looking for Sigma Beta and please DO NOT drop anything off there. All office hours are now held at the SAC 3rd floor common lounge. Please look for a person with a Sigma Beta sign. Also, it would be good to e-mail the officer whose office hours you are attending before you actually go, just e-mail sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com and with the officer's name in the subject box. Thank you.

Hello Everyone!

We really need volunteers for OXFAM Tabling. You get one point per hour for volunteering for a maximum of 1/3 of your points ( I know I wrote 10 points in the e-mail but that's if you were inducted as a freshman, it's really 1/3 of the total points you have to earn, I'm sorry). If you donate your meal plan points, you get 1 point per five dollars that you donate. You can find more information in the information section. Thanks.

Please look under the Information tab for details on Operation Christmas Child. If you have any questions, email the account with my name in the subject line.

*Not mentioned in the document: If you donate a completed box (decorated and packed with appropriate items), you will receive the full maximum 4 points immediately.

Hello Everyone!

If you're interested in volunteering at the Blood Bank, please look at the Blood Bank document under Information on Blackboard to learn more about it. Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

If you would like to submit old exams, please ensure that you attach the answer key, and label the exam with the course name, for example, CHE 131. Please note that you will earn 1 point for every two exams donated (attached answer key is mandatory), and that you can earn a maximum of 4 points from donating exams. If you would like to access an old exam, please e-mail the officer to whose office hours you would come by to pick it up, at least 48 hours in advance.

The Steering Committee for the 2007-2008 academic school year:

West Campus Affairs: Sanhita Reddy and Connie Kim

University Hospital Outreach: Marina Bessel and Josephine Verde

Fundraising and Recreation: Katie Gommel and Anglina Kataria

Public Relations: Webmaster – Chris Ayala

We still need one person for Community Outreach and a Harbinger Editor. If you have at least some experience with news media, we will teach you the rest of the skills you need to produce the Harbinger Newsletter. If you are interested, please schedule your interviews during the e-board office hours which are posted under staff information on Blackboard. Thank you.

Hello Everyone!

The next general body meeting will be on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 12:50PM. It will be held in SAC 302. If you have any questions, please address them to sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com.

I just wanted to remind everyone that Sigma Beta currently does not have an office. The Honors College Lounge is NO LONGER OUR OFFICE. Please do not go to the Honors College Lounge looking for Sigma Beta and please DO NOT drop anything off there. All office hours are now held at the SAC 3rd floor common lounge. Please look for a person with a Sigma Beta sign. Also, it would be good to e-mail the officer whose office hours you are attending before you actually go, just e-mail sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com and with the officer's name in the subject box. Thank you.

The OXFAM Hunger Banquet will be held in the Benedict Atrium (Benedict College in H Quad) on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd at 7PM. This is a social/educational event meant to increase Third World poverty awareness and food will be provided. You will receive two points for attending the event provided that you SIGN THE SIGMA BETA SIGN IN SHEET. If you do NOT sign the Sigma Beta sign in sheet, you will not receive points for going since we will not have a record of you being there. The sign in sheet will be held by Mai Luong or Jin Woo Cho. It is your responsibility to find either of them and sign the sheet.

If you would like to volunteer for the set-up/clean up, you will receive one point per hour you volunteer before, during and after the event (please note that if you decide to volunteer, you CANNOT get two points for attending the event as well; you may receive either two points for going or a maximum of three points for volunteering). There is a SEPARATE sign in sheet for volunteering at this event. You MUST sign this sheet in order to receive points. There will be a Sigma Beta officer (Mai Luong) present if you want to volunteer to set-up, cleanup, etc. Please arrive for the setup dressed neatly and ready to work at 6:00PM in the Benedict Atrium.

If you have any further questions, please e-mail us at sigmabetasbu@yahoo.com with OXFAM in the subject box.

Hello awesome Sigma Beta members!

October is fast approaching and I just wanted everyone to know that I will begin collecting items for Operation Christmas Child on Wednesday, the 10th. Before that date arrives I will have an updated section under the Information tab detailing the point distribution for acceptable items. Please remember that we currently do not have an office or a convenient storage space so be conscientious when bringing items. If possible, spread them out over the week so that no officer is burdened by 50 bulky bags. The absolute last day to make a donation for this drive will be Wednesday, November 7th. Be on the lookout for further announcements on shoe-box wrapping activities.

If you have any questions, put my name (Angeline) in the subject line when you write to the official Sigma Beta e-mail address.

Hello everyone!

The first general body meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19th during Campus Lifetime (12:50PM) in the common lounge of the SAC 3rd Floor. We have important announcements, so please come on time and sign the attendance sheet. Thank you.

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at SigmaBetaSBU@yahoo.com with the nature of your question written in the subject of the e-mail (for example if it is a question about your total number of points, put "Total Points" in the subject). Don't forget to include your full name, ID number, and the year you were inducted (ex. Spring 2006).

Sigma Beta Members in need of Community Service Hours: Please help! (If you will be around in the SUMMER)

Event: National Hospital Week
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 16th, HSC Galleria, Level 3, 11:00am - 2:00pm (set-up at 10:00am)
Friday, May 18th, Blood Drive, 1pm -8pm
Location: University Medical Center Blood Bank, in the Hospital Lobby (5th Floor)
Your task: Helping direct people, survey, giving out apples etc.


You will receive 1 point for every community service hour you do.
You will receive 2 points if you donate blood.

A friendly reminder: the dress is casual and neat (please, no sweat clothing or ripped jeans)

Please email me (Josephine - verdeg86@aol.com) with you full name and address.

Were you offered provisional membership to Sigma Beta this March? Are you somewhat confused to what it entails?

Are you asking yourself "what is the point system?"

Are you asking aren't I a full member?

If you've answered "yes" to any of the above questions, you should come to the New Member Open House of the Sigma Beta Honor Society on Monday, April 9 at 7:00pm. The location is Student Activities Center Room 306. During this informative Open House, there will be a full explanation of the Sigma Beta point system as well as a interactive question and answer session with current full and provisional members. Light Refreshments will be served.

Date and Time: Monday, April 9 at 7:00pm

Location: SAC 306

The receipt of applications has been extended until March 30 at 4PM.

Please be advised that the last day that points will be accepted for consideration of 2007 Induction into the Sigma Beta Honor Society full membership is Friday, March 30, 2007.

Sigma Beta is participating in the Salvation Army, which is an event designed to distribute donated food, clothing and tolietries to the homeless population of the New York City Metropolitian Area. For its part, Sigma Beta is collecting gently used clothing, which can be dropped off at either E-board or Steering Committee office hours. Points will be distrbuted as follows:

Item Amount of Points
Comforter (any size) 3
Blanket (any size) 2
4 shirts 1
2 pairs of pants 1
2 sweaters 1
1 sheet 1
bags(pocketbooks, backpacks, pillowcases) 1


-1 pair of shoes (no flip-flops or heels) will recieve 1 point.

-1 hat, pair of gloves or a scarf will recieve 1 point.

The maximum you can recieve for any combined contribution is 1/3 of your points towards full induction. There is a dire need for mens clothing as well as women's clothing in sizes 8-14. However, we will not accept any children's clothing at this time. The last day for collection of these items will be at the last office hour of the Spring 2007 semester, which is Friday, May 4.

If you have any questions about the acceptability of an item please get in contact with Qian Yang at qyang18@gmail.com.

Sigma Beta is currently collecting Playstation 2 controllers and games for donation to the Stony Brook University Medical Center Pediatrics Unit. The honor society will award 2 points towards each controller donated and 1 point towards each game in good used condition (no violent games allowed!). Please bring in the games to any Steering Committee member's office hours for consideration.

Hi Everyone!
If you're in PHY 122 you know Hemmick cancelled class today, so I will be holding office hours from 2:20-4:20 iPM nstead of 10:45-12:45PM just for this day. Thank you.
Mai Luong.

There is a Blood Drive coming up. It will be held on March 8th, from 10AM-4PM.

We are looking for Volunteers and Donors.

Volunteers receive 1 point per hour.
Donors receive 2 points per donation.

Please contact Josephine at verdeg86@aol.com if you are interested in helping out.

Did you know that Sigma Beta offers its members points for donations of old exams to its Old Exam File? Members can recieve 1 points towards induction for every two complete exams that are given in-a complete exam is an exam with the requisite answer key if the exam is multiple choice or true-false. The maximum point allowance for this activity is 4 points, regardless of standing. Exams must be brought in to an office hour of a Steering Committee member for consideration.

St. Margaret's Church Food Pantry is a non-profit food distribution which provides food to hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community. Sigma Beta has decided to assist this organization's goals by holding food drive in their honor. For every five 14.5 oz cans or 5 1 pound boxes of pasta donated, you will recieve 1 point towards induction. The maximum allotted points towards any donation will be 4 points, or the equivalent of 20 cans.

Items that are most desperately asked at this time include:

-infant formula and baby food

-canned vegetables and fruits

-canned beans

-canned proteins (meats, seafood)

-canned/long-shelflife milk products

-pastas and other whole grain products