Mr. Alpha Phi

Tomorrow night is the 9th annual Mr. Alpha Phi pageant. Basically this is a male beauty pageant and the profits for the show go towards the Alpha Phi Foundation for cardiac care and research for women. In tomorrow’s show there will be 16 participants and 3 segments to get to know each individual guy. The rounds are casual wear, swim wear, and finally formal wear. Each guy is also asked questions each round. At the end a panel of judges (made up of AC staff and Alpha Phi alumnae) will select the next Mr. Alpha Phi. The first runner up will receive a $30 gift card to the movie theatre in Adrian. The winner not only gets the title “Mr. Alpha Phi,” but they get 2 Detroit Pistons tickets as well. I love going to this each year because the guys always crack me up; it’s a great time and for a great cause as well!! Hope to see you there, Wednesday at 8pm in Dawson Auditorium.

- Lisa

Open Skate

Recently the Arrington Ice Arena on campus had an open skate for all AC students! The lights in the arena are dimmed and there is music and a disco ball - haha! I am by far not the greatest skater but it is still a lot of fun to get together with a group my friends and go. We share some great laughs about our skating abilities. There is usually a couple open skates each semester, and most often later at night from 10-12. It's a great opportunity to do something some people have never experienced.

Erin

Stress Busters!

Hey everyone, so this week is Mid-terms and in order to relieve some anxiety A.L.P.H.A., Multicultural Programs, and R.O.O.T. held their annual Stress Buster. We went down to the local bowling alley to knock down some pins. It was a lot of fun and a great way to take a break from all that studying!

Also, this past weekend I went to Grand Valley State University for the Model Arab League (MAL) to debate on the historical and political views of the Arab countries. Adrian College stole the show with awards, as well as myself (I represented Somalia and received the Individual Excellence award granted by the chair of the Council on Political Affairs). One of AC's students will be invited back next year to be Assistant Secretary of the Model Arab League. It's a really great opportunity, and I was happy to be a part of this year's amazing team!

-Kourtney

PS. Other students from Adrian College who received recognition at MAL are as follows:

Chris Ronquist and Bryan Paps, representing Iraq, were awarded Best
Delegation to the Joint Defense Council

Perry Kuipers and Sara Smithers (Iraq) tied George Stauch and Mitch
Harris (Somalia) for Best Delegation to the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers

Amanda Liske (United Arab Emirates) tied David Johnson and Ali Bani
Mustafa (Iraq) for Honorable Mention Best Delegation to the Council on Political Affairs

Troy Niblock and Andy Fox (Iraq) were awarded Best Delegation to the
Council of Arab Environmental Affairs Ministers

Adrian College's Iraqi delegation, which included Stan Rooksberry
and Amber Williams as well as Andy, Troy, Bryan, Chris, Ali, David, Perry and Sara, tied the U of M Dearborn (Bahrain) for Best Overall Delegation

Shane Hinson, a junior, not only performed commendably chairing acouncil for the first time, but was also elected Assistant Secretary General for 2009-2010. He will therefore be working very closely with GVSU over the next year in organizing the 2010 Michigan Model.

AC on YouTube

Check out one of the three new videos recently posted on Adrian College's YouTube Channel.

Valentine Treat!

This past Thursday Alpha Phi went around campus to serenade the fraternities for Valentine’s Day. It’s something we do maybe three times out of the year to let them know we support and love them! We go to all five fraternities and sing to them. Also as a special Valentine’s treat and awareness of our philanthropy we give each fraternity a “Heart Attack.” Our philanthropy is Cardiac Care and in honor, we make tons of hearts with healthy facts to stick all over their houses. Serenading is a great way to support Greek life and have fun!!

-Lisa

TKE Open House

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) hosted an open house last night. Kourtney and I are current members of TKE. For those of you who don’t know, TKE is a fraternity that we are trying to bring back to Adrian College’s campus. Besides TKE, AC is also home to Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities, and Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Chi Omega sororities. The purpose of an open house is to allow prospective members a chance to get to know us better, as well as the fraternal system. The night went great, and we got to know a lot of great guys. At the conclusion of this week is when all fraternities are allowed to pass out their bids. Bids are a fraternity’s way of formally inviting someone to pledge into their fraternity. A bid is then accepted on what is called “run outs” in Caine Student Center. It is a very exciting night! If Adrian College is the choice for you, consider going Greek! (And consider TKE for all you fellas.)

- Dennis

Study Abroad

I’ve heard a lot of people on campus talking about studying abroad lately. It’s that time of the year to sign-up if you’re thinking about it. I personally got to go last summer and it was amazing. I went to London for three months and got an internship instead of classes. While I was there I also traveled to Ireland, France and Spain. I highly recommend anyone with even a tiny bit of interest to do it! Between the traveling, work, sites, shopping, people and cultures -- studying abroad is incredible and a experience you will have to remember for a lifetime. For more information about the many options of studying abroad, visit the AC Study Abroad website! The Study Abroad office is even having a Passport Day next Friday, Feb. 13 from 12-4 where anyone can come in and apply for their passport. More information on that can be found on the AC News site.

- Lisa

Below are some more photos from my trip to London!

Senior Research

Lisa and I just got out of our senior research class called business policy or “Policy” as we like to call it. This class combines all that we have learned so far in our major and today our class analyzed a case about an online jewelry retailer called Blue Neil. What is interesting about discussing these cases is that with such a small group (only 11 students are in the class) you become very comfortable speaking and sharing your thoughts. We are encouraged to voice our opinions and give evidence to support our ideas. It is a very constructive way to learn. There are no tests or papers for policy; however, it is a lot of work but we both really enjoy discussing these real life cases with our peers.

- Erin