Scholar of the month

Danielle Wenning 

"Danielle constantly demonstrates how to juggle academics with numerous other extracurricular activities. As an honor scholar, Danielle challenges herself academically while also motivating other women in our chapter to strive to improve their own scholarship." - Kirstyn Walker, Delta Gamma Panhellenic Delegate, said. 

Danielle Wenning traveled to Amsterdam on one of DePauw's

 2014 Winter Term trips/Photo Courtesy Danielle Wenning. 

BIO: 

Year: Sophomore
From: Westport, Ind. 

Sorority: Delta Gamma 

Major: currently undecided, but most likely will declare Anthropology
Involved in around campus: Circle K and the Honor Scholar Program

Q&A: 

Panhellenic Council: What has been your favorite class at DePauw? Why? 

Danielle Wenning: Tattoos, Torture, and Adornment with Rebecca Upton for my FYS. It really changed my mindset in terms of how I view the world and others in it. It made me think critically about how different societies, and thus myself as part of a society, perceive and interpret certain actions and practices. Hooray for critical thinking! :) 

PC: What makes you successful in your academics? 
DW: I am a self-motivator so I like to plan out what I'm going to accomplish and when, then make sure I follow through. It's just a matter of personal responsibility for me. 

Support Philanthropy Here: Alpha Phi's Annual Heartthrob Week

This week is Alpha Phi's annual Heartthrob Week! It is a week dedicated to spreading heart health awareness and raising money for the Alpha Phi Foundation that benefits Women's Heart Health! 

What is the Alpha Phi foundation:

Through our annual Heart to Heart Grant, the Foundation helps fund research and educational programs that support the improvement of women's heart health. The $50,000 award enables the medicalprofession to better understand gender differences in heart health and helps countless health care professionals increase their expertise in heart disease prevention and treatment in women. Through the support of these initiatives, Alpha Phi Foundation is helping millions of people live longer, richer lives.

History 101 to Alpha Phi's Foundation:

• Alpha Phi officially adopted Cardiac Care as a priority in 1946, which became the Foundation’s philanthropic priority upon its founding in 1956.
• The Foundation supports programs and research that study heart disease in women – specifically its symptoms, its treatment and its prevention.
• More women than men die of heart disease each year. Today, heart disease kills one in three women. It is the leading cause of death of American women and kills more women age 65 years and older than all cancers combined. These statistics underscore why the understanding of this disease continues to be a priority.
• Educates women about the value of heart health through collegiate and alumnae chapter Red Dress events (the red dress is the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness).
•  February is the National Heart Month  the first Friday of each February is "wear red day" to support heart health. 

Exams, Papers and Presentations! Oh my!

Finals are when you show your professors how much hard work you have put in over the semester, so make sure you study hard, write awesome papers, and present your projects like you never have before! Take a little study break and check out these finals tips from Panhellenic! Happy studying and good luck! YOU CAN DO IT! 

1. Count your way forward. Many students, when starting to think about preparing for finals, look at the dates of their finals, then count their way back. "Biology final on Wednesday? That's two or three studying days needed. I guess I'll start hitting the books on Sunday." A far better idea is to count up from the day the study questions are handed out (or if your prof doesn't bother with such niceties, a week before the exam) to the day the exam will take place. "Seven days? Then I'll divide the course into sevenths and study two weeks' worth of lectures each day."

2. Shed some commitments. You'll find you have a lot easier time studying if you make extra time for it. Put off any unnecessary social obligations or family commitments. And, if you're working, try if at all possible to take 10 days off for final exam period (or at least trim your work schedule). Even a few strategically placed extra hours can make the difference between doing just OK on finals and doing a really great job.

3. "Triage" your study time. Some students think they should spend equal amounts of time preparing for each of their finals. Instead, proportion your study time to how hard the final is likely to be and how well you already know the material.

4. Study with a group only if it makes sense. Many students believe (mistakenly) that a study group always affords an advantage: more brain power plus peer pressure to crack the books. This works well when your study buddies are at least as smart as you. Exam time isn't charity time.

5. Cram with the professor (or TA). One of the best—and at some colleges, most under-used—resources is the review session. Here the professor (or sometimes the TA) will give you a window into the final. He or she might sum up the high points of the course, do sample questions or problems, give study tips, or sometimes just divulge about how he or she was thinking about the topics of the course. In any event, it's the single biggest help in studying for the final.

6. Be sure to develop your answers fully. Many students don't realize that, on essay exams, part of what's being graded is how well you develop and explain your answer, not just how correct it is. Consider explaining your points in more detail so that someone unfamiliar with the answer would know, just from what you say, what the answer is.

Service Week 2013

We are in the midst of Service Week 2013. As you might have noticed, we have buckets to collect change at all of the chapter houses. Please take a moment and put a few coins in there. All money collected will go to Spina Bifida education and prevention. Here is a short post from a DePauw alum who has dedicated her life to this cause...

"As a member of the Board of the Spina Bifida Association of Indiana (SBAIN), I have met many families throughout the state of Indiana who have benefitted from SBAIN.  We are the only Spina Bifida group in Indiana and service a large geographic area.  We have made great strides in reaching those impacted by Spina Bifida, but have much more work to do.

Our board make-up varies from parents or individuals with Spina Bifida to clinicians and professionals who interface with patients with Spina Bifida.  My interest in joining the board stems from my experience working with patients with spina bifida as a physical therapist.  At age 8, we discovered that our daughter has spina bifida occulta.  Her symptoms are limited to back pain without neurological involvement.  We are extremely lucky and recognize our situation could be so different. 

I am a graduate of DePauw University, and enjoy using some of the skills I gained while at DePauw as a board member.  I was co-chair of the Little 500 Steering Committee, my sorority rush chair and was a Botany TA.  I learned at DePauw how as an individual, I can have a large impact especially when working collectively as a team.  These skills are critical to my experiences in workplace.

Now working in health care as a physical therapist, I am involved with patients with spina bifida and their families.   I am learning how the disability can impact something as simple as “sleep overs”. 

Thank you for showing interest is spina bifida.  Please check out our website:  sbain.org  "

Angie Tate-Eugenio, M.S.P.T.

DePauw Class of 1988

You're Invited! Fall 2013 Panhellenic Speaker

About Liz Funk

Author of Supergirls Speak Out

Founder Save Saturday Seminars

Liz Funk explores a troubling dilemma: today's young women have so many options and opportunities. Young women are encouraged to be leaders and to show how smart they are.

Yet so many smart, talented, savvy young women feel as though they have to be constantly productive or constantly improving themselves if they want to be loved. Many young women feel as though they're not good enough when they're in neutral...which keeps them constantly striving to do more. 

With both sympathetic understanding and journalistic attention to detail, Funk has started a vital dialogue about what's troubling today's young women and how they can move past the pressure so they can be happy, healthy, and well balanced leaders.

"Where We Stand"

Please join us for the showing and discussion of "Where We Stand", a film by DePauw alumnae Kaitlin Klose '13. Kaitlin's film addresses the issue of the sexual violence culture on our campus what we, as women, can do to change that. This is a Panhellenic sponsored speaker, and, of course, is free and open to the public. 

Tuesday, October 15 7:30 PM, Meharry Hall

Panhellenic Exec WANTS YOU!

Panhellenic Association at DePauw University of opening up the application process for the Executive Council for the 2014 - 2015 academic year. The Panhellenic Association is looking for applicants who are committed to the mission and values of the National Panhellenic Conference, DePauw's Panhellenic Association and DePauw University. Important application information can be found below, along with the electronic application itself. Please share with all those interested from your chapter!

Positions that are up for elections are: 

• President
• Vice President of Recruitment
• Vice President of Programming
• Vice President of Risk Management
• Director of Communications
• Director of Service and Philanthropy
• Director of Scholarship
• Director of Finance

Important Timeline Information for Applicants: - All applications must be submitted by Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. using the online form attached. - Platforms will occur Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 7:00 PM in CLCD. If you are currently off-campus, you can have a proxy read your application platform on your behalf - Panhellenic organizations will vote on Monday, November 4, 2013 at their individual chapter meetings & results will be shared later that evening. - Newly elected Executive Council members are requested to attend the remaining Fall 2013 Executive and All-Council meetings as part of their transition plan - The formal Executive Council Transition Retreat will take place on the weekend of December 7th and February 8-9, 2014. New board members must attend both weekends.

You must get contact the person in the position you are interested in before you apply for that position. Check out the "Meet your Executive Council" page to learn who hold each position. 

APPLY HERE!