Archive for September, 2011
Updates > 9.25.11
- Congratulations to Jesse Yung for becoming the other ASUB representative for VSA alongside Vince Nguyen!
- It’s midterm week so VSA will have a study night this Tuesday, September 27 @ 7pm in Hicks Basement (853E-F). Bring your notes or homework to study with us. You might find someone that can help you with one of your classes.
Facebook Event Page - UVSA Midwest (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest) is having its 5th Annual Leadership Retreat on October 15, 2011. This year, the Leadership Retreat will be on our campus. Purdue VSA is honored to have them at our university. Leadership Retreat is a great opportunity for leaders to come together and discuss issues, problems, ideas, etc concerning your organization. With this retreat, we hope to help you grow as a leader and help to better your own organization. As with other UVSA Midwest events, this is a great networking opportunity, especially since this is more on an intimate and formal level. Meet other leaders of VSAs from different schools, share your thoughts and ideas, and build both professional and personal relationships. Register here. For more info about what UVSA is, please visit their website or contact our Internal Vice-President/UVSA Midwest Indiana State Representative, Hung Ly, at lyh@purdue.edu if you have any questions.
Facebook Event Page - We will have our first general meeting on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 6:30pm in BRNG 1245. We will talk about upcoming events, VSA hoodies & t-shirts, Leadership Retreat, membership card, mentor/mentee program, winter formal, etc.
September Updates
VSA is looking for an ASUB (Asian Student Union Board) Representative. ASUB is an umbrella organization of 19 other organizations on campus. This is a great chance for you to get to know many cool, potential leaders from other organizations. It is also a great thing to put on your resume. If you’re interested in the position, please email Max Do at mdo@purdue.edu or Tracy Ho at ho19@purdue.edu.
If you want to become an official VSA member, the fee is $20 for the whole year. You will get many discounts for road trips, VSA sweatshirts, T-shirts, and many great local restaurants around the campus. Please let me Tracy if you’re interested in joining VSA. Also, VSA is putting in a new order for VSA jackets. It will be $17 for members and $22 for non-members. Sign up here!
There is going to be a VSA formal dinner this Friday, September 23 at 7:00pm. We will be taking a limousine to Bluefin Bistro, one of the most luxury seafood and grill restaurant in downtown Lafayette. This is a closed event for VSA members only. If you want to join us, please pay membership fee $20/whole year. VSA will provide you some discounts for dinner at Bluefin. It will be a perfect time to take out some stress from midterm exams, so put on your nice evening outfit. This is a formal event so dress code is strictly enforced. If you want to pay membership fee, please feel free to contact Tracy or Max Do (mdo@purdue.edu) or you can pay on that day but please let us know as soon as possible (the latest is Wednesday).
*Each VSA member can bring one other person that is non-VSA member! If you are a guest, please post your guest’s name on facebook wall and have them RSVP so that we can get an accurate head count!
VSA and ASUB (Asian Student Union Board) is joining Community Cancer Network in Lafayette for Carry The Torch Walk on Sunday, October 2 from 1:00pm-3:30pm. This is a 2.5 miles walk and free registration. You will get a free t-shirt and food & drinks. Community Cancer Network is a non-profit organization in which they help local cancer patients and their families with non-medical support such as food, prescription co-pays, and transportation, etc. The more people attend, the more funding Cancer Network gets. This is for a great cause. Please sign up by September 22nd. Mark your calendars now! Sign-up here!
For more information, please visit www.communitycancernetwork.org.
VSA Bowling @ the Union!
Come out and enjoy a fun night with VSA Bowling! Invite all your friends on Thursday, September 15 at 7:00pm! Come out to the Union Rack n’ Roll for cheap bowling and a time to get to know everyone.
Shoe rental is just $1.95. $3 per person/hour unlimited games!
Call, text, or email Max Do if you have any questions: Max Do > mdo@purdue.edu / (562) 316 6148
Mid Autumn Festival / Tết Trung Thu Celebration
Come join us to celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival also known as Tết Trung Thu!
The Mid Autumn Festival is one of the most important celebrations in the Vietnamese Culture that marks the end of the Fall harvest season. Traditionally, we spend this day eating mooncakes and hanging brightly lit lanterns. Dances are also common during this year – specifically the dragon dance and the flower dance.
Come join Purdue VSA as we come together to celebrate this important day! We will be painting lanterns to display in our Stewart Center display case and eventually to take home to enjoy.
RECITATION BUILDING ROOM 113
6:00pm
See you all there!
If you have any questions, contact Chan Huynh – (219) 440 2426 / chuynh27@gmail.com