Beta T-Shirts (Designs&Early Orders)

Hey everyone,
there are a lot of you who would like Beta T-shirts to wear at homecoming (and why wouldn't you? they're going to be pretty amazing). We need 2 wks time for orders to get delivered. Given that, if you want a t-shirt in your hands before homecoming, get your dues into Mr. Kroeger by this Monday, Sept 24th!! This is imperative (hence the bold). Plus, given that you're going to eventually order t-shirts anyway, why not get them early? Important Note: Kroeger may not have exact change, so I recommend bring a check (made out to Campbell High School)!
Now, onto t-shirt designs. We're going to be cutting off voting early to get in the t-shirts, we have a total of 6 t-shirt design submissions & they all look pretty awesome
(drag and drop the images to the address bar for full size)


Submitted by KC Basil: 

Submitted by Kayla Gumby 

What we'll probably end up doing is fusing the back of one t-shirt with the front of the other. Because Beta Style has gotten so much positive feedback that it would win for the t-shirt design in the front if we put it to a poll. That being the case, we'll probably incorporate the back-side of one of the other designs submitted to us. :) What we need you guys to decide on is the COLOR. Here are the options: 

Option #1

Option #2

Option #3

Option #4

Option #5

GO VOTE ON THE POLLS ASAP! 

Thank you guys! Let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Also, be free to comment!

- Anju Suresh 

Fall Charities

Charity: Water

• We're a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. 100% of all public donations directly fund water projects.
• Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren't strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses.
• Water is also far away; Women and children have to walk long miles to get water.
• Just $20 can give one person clean, safe drinking water.

Stella’s Voice (Christian organization)

• Orphans in Moldova who are either kicked out at the age of 18 or simply just do not have a place to go.

• Many girls get taken away, trafficked into sex slaves. Many boys are taken and trafficked into construction work slaves in Russia.
• Many also die of starvations and lack of shelter
• Stella’s House = girls, Simon’s House = boys
• Work to give these children an education and learn to love themselves through God

Teach for America

• Raising money for children in low-income families to get a proper education in America!

• Recruit and train teachers specially for this program
• Donating money can bring textbooks, learning materials, and proper teacher training

Doctors Without Borders

• an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.

• provides independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters
• The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people in crisis regardless of their race, religion, or political affiliation.
• Donations help towards medical fees, medicines, etc

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atl

• carefully matches at-risk youths with caring, adult role models. Research proves that children enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters programs are more likely to improve in school and in their relationships with family and friends, and less likely to skip school or use illegal drugs or alcohol
• founded for the sole purpose of enriching the lives of children and helping them achieve their full potential through professionally-supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships

• Donating helps: Recruit new Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers,  Provide cultural and social activities to enrich the opportunities for children, etc
• Personally go and help volunteer (4 hours a month)
  • Must be long term though!

Save the Children Foundation

• serves impoverished, marginalized and vulnerable children and families in more than 120 nations
• we sponsor a child from developing countries and ensure them fresh water, food, shelter, an education, all of life's most basic needs
• here's a directory of all the children we can sponsor:https://sponsor.savethechildren.org/
• once we've committed to a child, we provide that child $28 every month (continuous donations) -- we'll get occasional photos and letters from that child to know how he or she is doing with our support :)

**EDIT: If not to sponsor a child, our money towards the Save the Children Foundation can go for an array of other causes (education, health, etc.) --

http://gift.savethechildren.org/site/apps/ka/ec/category.asp?c=dvKSIbOSIlJcH&b=6885593

World Wildlife Federation (http://worldwildlife.org/)

• World's leading conservation organization 
• "We seek to be the voice for those creatures who have no voice. We speak for their future. We seek to apply the wealth of our talents, knowledge, and passion to making the world wealthier in life, in spirit, and in living wonder of nature."
• Money goes toward protecting species and restoring their habitat

Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org/)

• goals are to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research & to provide and enhance care and support for all affected
• Atlanta Chapter that we can affiliate with if we wanted
• funds mainly go to support research

Jubilee Project: http://jubileeproject.org/

The mission of The Jubilee Project is to make videos for a good cause. Our vision is to produce entertaining content that will empower, enable, and inspire others to do good as well. Why?:We believe that videos are a powerful catalyst for change. Our goal is to create entertaining videos that are fun to watch and that will inspire, enable and empower others to do good as well. Our videos advocate for important causes by raising awareness, fundraise for social-impact organizations, and spotlight ordinary people doing extraordinary things. For our advocacy and spotlight videos, we package them with articles and actions to help you learn more and get involved. For our videos that fundraise for social-impact organizations, we allow individuals like you to become sponsors who pledge to donate 1 penny per view during that month. That means if we get 100 views, a sponsor would donate $1, but if we get 100,000 views, a sponsor would donate $1000. We call our model “Active Viewership.” By integrating the appeal of online videos with a spirit of philanthropy, we have created a model that draws on your attention and engagement.The Impact:The Jubilee Project has produced over 60 videos, supported 15 different causes and organizations, and raised over $30,000.

Beta Meeting 09/14

Hey you guys! Thank you to those who came to the meeting Friday morning!! :D We got through a lot of information so expect this to be a fairly long post, haha. Again, I want to emphasize how important it is that members are kept aware of all things going on Beta-related (service projects, fundraisers, polls, etc) so I highly encourage you to Follow By Email (to the left) so you can continue getting reminders and be free to email us any questions/concerns you may have. 

First off, a few reminders:

1. DUES & APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY FRI, SEPT 28TH to Mr. Kroeger in rm. 208
• Candlelight Induction will take place in Early-Mid October!
2. SIGN-UPS FOR COMMITTEES END FRI, SEPT 28TH
3. POLLS FOR FALL CHARITY CLOSE ON FRI, SEPT 28TH @ 7:30am
4. T-SHIRT DESIGNS ARE DUE BY NEXT MEETING, FRI, SEPT 28TH
• Surprisingly, we have yet to receive any designs thus far for t-shirts! For this reason, we're pushing back the date for designs to Friday, Sept 28th. I highly encourage members to start submitting. What better way to show Beta spirit than from the amazing t-shirts we'll have? Keep in mind, these designs do not have to be super pretty. We just need a sketch - it's the ideas that matter!! The t-shirt company will be the ones to craft the designs!

Now, onto what we discussed during the meeting:

1. Beta Garden
• Thank you for those who came to the cleanup that past Tuesday! We were glad to see lots of people attend; 1/2 people planned for renovations (flowers, patio set, etc) , other 1/2 pulled weed and cleaned up
• MAKE A SKETCH: How would YOU like the Beta Garden to look? This is a MEMBER garden; we want to see your ideas and creativity manifest in the renovation. As such, we want members to start sketching how they think the Beta Garden should be re-designed (don't worry about it being pretty, it's the ideas the matter!) For instance, where should the patio go? Should we have a fountain? Where would the plants be? How will we cover up the big sewage drain the middle?  Click here for a picture of the garden that you can reference for your sketches. Additionally, be free to come by the 400 hall to see the garden first hand to sketch as well; the door is almost always open so you can go in. Sketches can be emailed to Roma (roma.k.parikh@gmail.com)
• For any art students (or those who like creating art), we're planning to paint a mural on the back wall, so everyone can see it when walking by that hall. Like the rest of the garden, we want the mural to be representative of the the Beta members; basically, we'd rather you guys make it and your personal touch. If you're interested in helping out with the mural, contact Roma!
• GOAL: to finish the garden by Christmas Season so we can hang up lights and decorate! :)
2. Fall Fundraising

• Polls are up! Start voting for your favorite fall charity organization! Voting ends on Fri, Sept 28th @7:30AM! I'll have a separate post below regarding what each organization does and where are money would go if we raised money for them!
• Our Fall Charity Event: Halloween Candy Gram Sales (hosted by Fundraising Committee)
• Similar to the Candy Cane Grams we sold last year, except with different candies (candy corn this time, perhaps?)
• If you want to help out, contact Matthias (matthias.wilder1@gmail.com)!
• Other events suggested by fundraising are in the process of getting admin approval
3. Membership
• Beta Member of the Month Overview
• Slips for nomination will be given at the last meeting every month (for the month of Sept, that would be Friday, the 28th)
• MOTM gets certificate and award from the online Beta store 
• ppt entailing the awards will be posted soon
• Possible Halloween Party (w/ costumes!) 
• Details being planned within the sub-committee
• Start recognizing Beta member birthdays
• Delivering cupcakes at the end of the month for their birthdays!
4. Convention
• Dates: March 1 & 2 with the theme: Heart of Beta
• must turn in your dues to compete (bc you have to be registered for Nat'l Beta Club)
• Come up with placards, banners, flags, slogans, scrapbook
• In addition to academic competitions (English, Social Studies, Math, Creative Writing, etc.), there will be art competitions, quiz bowl tournaments, talent competitions, and senior scholarship competitions ($2,000)
• ANIKA MITCHELL (our lovely VP) will be running for state office at Convention! We'll be supporting her 100% of the way, of course! :)
5. Service Project: Kozy Kids Blankets 
• make blankets for long-term patients in the hospitals
• interested member should sign up with Anika (anika.mitchell17@gmail.com)!

Feb 25th: Beta Candle Light Induction Ceremony

Hey you guys,
we have a list of really important announcements about the past meetings and upcoming events. First and foremost, this Friday, Febuary 24th will be Beta Club's Candle Light Induction Ceremony! The Induction will be after school and more information will be sent out tomorrow (wed) afternoon. Please spread the word!

We will be having a meeting this upcoming Friday morning at 7:45AM! We will be discussing spring fundraisers (bring ideas!), finalizing convention details for those attending, and briefly go over procedures for the Induction ceremony!

For those have not attended the past few meetings, we talked about a countywide fundraising event called Kefty Kasino. On February 25th, Kefty is hosting a fundraiser, Kefty Kasino, for Camp Jenny, a camp which is run by teens all over the southeast for underprivileged, inner-city Atlanta children. Every year, temple youth groups from all around the southeast raise money throughout the year and send it to Camp Jenny. Kefty Kasino is Kefty’s largest fundraiser for Camp Jenny. Kefty Kasino is a large scale event for teens all over Atlanta. There will be a variety of casino games including a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament where the grand prize is an iPad. There will also be a raffle where many large prizes will be raffled off. This year, Kefty has decided to open up this fundraiser to various Honor Societies and service clubs from around Cobb County. We will be offering SERVICE HOURS (great opp) for students to come to Kefty Kasino.

More information about Kefty Kasino will be sent out shortly via email!

Annual Beta Convention '12

Hey everyone! The Annual Beta Club Convention is coming up! The convention will be held March 2-3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Atlanta. The theme this year is "Betas, Start Your Engines!" The two-day convention will involve competitions, keynote speakers, and a great opportunity to meet other Beta chapters from all over Georgia. There are 8 categories in which you can compete (listed below). In addition, there is also a special scholarship competition that is only open to seniors and a quiz bowl competition that calls for a 4-member team. If you are interested in competing in any of the categories below, email Beta Club at campbellbetaclub@gmail.com (preferable method) or directly see me or Angela.

In regards to prices, there will be a $20 participation fee for the competitions. Additionally, Beta is hoping to have an overnight stay at the hotel (in addition to all the competitions and speakers, there will be fun social events and dances.. also, great bonding opp!) The cost per room is roughly $152, but each room is split between four members so only $38 per person. In total, with room and competition entrance fee, you'll only need to pay a total of $58.

-- > JANUARY 20TH IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP TO COMPETE FOR A CATEGORY.

There are monetary prizes for winners in each category. In addition, state-wide winners go onto national competitions.

All you need to do to sign-up is to fill out the official form! The form will be sent via email on Tuesday and me, Mr. Kroeger, and Angela will have forms with us throughout the day as well.

A) Oratory Competition – 1 club member

1. Must pertain to the current convention theme
2. The oration must be 3-4 minutes in length
3. Notecards may be used

B) Scholarship Competition (seniors only) – up to 6 club members can compete

1. Multiple-choice exam that convers a variety of subject areas including English, math, science, and social studies

C) Creative Writing – 1 club member

1. 75 minutes to write an essay
2. The topic will be given to the participants at the beginning of the time
3. No pre-written materials allowed
4. Criteria for judging will be based on:

• Adherence to assigned topic
• Adherence to assigned length (300-500 words)
• Mechanics: language choice, sentence structure, development, organization and overall effect

D) English Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions will come from English courses taught in the state
3. Test includes grammar and literature questions

E) Mathematics Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from geometry, algebra I and II, and advanced math

F) Science Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from general science, biology, chemistry, and physics

G) Spanish Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from Spanish I-IV

H) Spelling Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. All words come from the dictionary
3. Definitions and four spelling choices will be given

I) Talent Competition

Annual Beta Convention '12

Hey everyone! The Annual Beta Club Convention is coming up! The convention will be held March 2-3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Atlanta. The theme this year is "Betas, Start Your Engines!" The two-day convention will involve competitions, keynote speakers, and a great opportunity to meet other Beta chapters from all over Georgia. There are 8 categories in which you can compete (listed below). In addition, there is also a special scholarship competition that is only open to seniors and a quiz bowl competition that calls for a 4-member team. If you are interested in competing in any of the categories below, email Beta Club at campbellbetaclub@gmail.com (preferable method) or directly see me or Angela.

In regards to prices, there will be a $20 participation fee for the competitions. Additionally, Beta is hoping to have an overnight stay at the hotel (in addition to all the competitions and speakers, there will be fun social events and dances.. also, great bonding opp!) The cost per room is roughly $152, but each room is split between four members so only $38 per person. In total, with room and competition entrance fee, you'll only need to pay a total of $58.

-- > JANUARY 20TH IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP TO COMPETE FOR A CATEGORY.

There are monetary prizes for winners in each category. In addition, state-wide winners go onto national competitions.

All you need to do to sign-up is to fill out the official form! The form will be sent via email on Tuesday and me, Mr. Kroeger, and Angela will have forms with us throughout the day as well.

A) Oratory Competition – 1 club member

1. Must pertain to the current convention theme
2. The oration must be 3-4 minutes in length
3. Notecards may be used

B) Scholarship Competition (seniors only) – up to 6 club members can compete

1. Multiple-choice exam that convers a variety of subject areas including English, math, science, and social studies

C) Creative Writing – 1 club member

1. 75 minutes to write an essay
2. The topic will be given to the participants at the beginning of the time
3. No pre-written materials allowed
4. Criteria for judging will be based on:

• Adherence to assigned topic
• Adherence to assigned length (300-500 words)
• Mechanics: language choice, sentence structure, development, organization and overall effect

D) English Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions will come from English courses taught in the state
3. Test includes grammar and literature questions

E) Mathematics Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from geometry, algebra I and II, and advanced math

F) Science Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from general science, biology, chemistry, and physics

G) Spanish Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. Questions come from Spanish I-IV

H) Spelling Competition – 1 club member

1. 60 minute multiple-choice exam
2. All words come from the dictionary
3. Definitions and four spelling choices will be given

I) Talent Competition