[PPA] Weekly Updates
PPA Officers
PPA EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PPS Banquet: CANCELED
Halo Halloween: 10/27
Freshman/Sophomore Class Event: 10/26
Apparel Survey
FIND
MEMBER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breast Cancer Awareness Coffeehouse: 10/26
UPAAN & PAACH Bright Ideas Competition: 10/27
Philadelphia Film Festival Celebrates Filipino Heritage Month
APSC Presents: Lunch with a Senior For Underclassmen
PPA EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PPS Banquet
HAS BEEN CANCELED =(
You should all go to the BCA Coffeehouse instead! And then Freshmen and Sophomores can go to Sabrina’s after!
Halo Halloween
Saturday 10/27, 7-9PM
Ronald’s House (4030 Spruce)
Come eat Halo-Halo with PPA! Enjoy these frosty treats with current members of PPA as well as the awesome alumni who will also be stopping by.
Freshman/Sophomore Class Event
Friday 10/26, Meet in front of Houston at 9PM
Sabrina’s
Freshmen and Sophomores come hang out at Sabrina’s! This is a great way to get to know your fellow PPA members and eat some delicious food (the giant French toast!).
Apparel Survey
We are looking for designs to use. If you have any, please send them to kan...@gmail.com. If yours is chosen, you’ll get free apparel. Alright nice! Designs are due by 10/31 at 11:59PM.
FIND
The Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue Incorporated (FIND, Inc.) stands as a symbol to the ethnic consciousness presently seen on university campuses. Currently, its network actively links over 90 East Coast colleges, universities, vocational, and technical schools. Every fall they hold a Dialogue. This year’s Dialogue is entitled Dream for More. It will be held on November 3rd, 2012 at George Mason University. Delegates who attend will participate in several engaging and interactive workshops. Learn more about it here. Pre Registration ends on October 25th but you can always register on site if you are interested! A few board members will be attending. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact John Diaz at jdia...@gmail.com.
MEMBER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Breast Cancer Awareness Coffeehouse
Friday 10/26, 7-9:30PM
ZBT House (between Harnwell and Harrison)
Come join the sisters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Theta Chapter in celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month at their annual Coffeehouse Event! They've brought together a great line-up of distinguished Penn performing arts groups and food catered by your favorite restaurants - all in one intimate atmosphere hard to find during this hectic time of year.
Featured performers include: Atma, Dischord, Penn Masala, The Excelano Project, PENNaach, Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance, PennSori, PennYo, Keynotes, Hype, Freaks of the Beat and Simply Chaos.
You can also enjoy food catered by Sangkee, La Creperie, Axis Pizza, Han Dyansty, Papa John's, Koreana, Insomnia Cookies and more!
To add to the fun, you have the chance to win prizes and giftcards from The Rave, Allegro Pizza, New Delhi, Trader Joe's, Kiwi, Pho & Saigon, Sitar, Sweet Green and Michael's Custom Cuts!
Tickets are $8 at the door. All proceeds go towards the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/236965099765624/?fref=ts
UPAAN & PAACH Bright Ideas Competition
Saturday 10/27, 10AM-12PM
Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall
Connect, Collaborate, & Come Together with Us !
Join University of Pennsylvania Asian Alumni Network & the Pan-Asian American Community House for a friendly competition to brainstorm and design practical solutions for strengthening the Penn community and encouraging alumni involvement and networking.
Everyone is encouraged to prepare 30-second pitch of ANYTHING they have in mind that might help answer "THE BIG QUESTION" above. Just about everything is fair game, so get creative! See more details here.
Philadelphia Film Festival Celebrates Filipino Heritage Month
The Philadelphia Film Festival is screening Filipino movies that may be of interest to you! Check out this blog covering the film festival written by our friend Ben from FISDU.
The Woman in the Septic Tank: This Filipino comedy is a satire of independent film makers. It is the highest Filipino independent film in history! It is showing on Sunday 10/28 at 12PM at the Ritz Bourse.
Don’t Stop Believin: Everyman’s Journey: This is the story of Arnel Pineda, the lead singer of the band, Journey. It is showing on Friday 10/26 at 10:15PM at the Prince Music Theater and Sunday 10/28 at 5:10PM at the Ritz East A.
APSC Presents: Lunch with a Senior For Underclassmen
Are you a freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in gaining advice or mentorship from upperclassmen in Penn's Asian Pacific American community? Sign up now to grab lunch with asenior to talk about anything from registering for classes to managing your organizations to transitioning to college and everything and anything in between. You can either sign up to grab lunch with a particular senior or list your characteristics and interests and we'll pair you up accordingly! Read more about our seniors here: http://tinyurl.com/apscseniorbios The form to sign up can be found here: http://www.tinyurl.com/lunchwithasenior We'll make sure to contact you as soon as we can. Any questions can be directed to Florence Sit at flo...@sas.upenn.edu.
Love,
PPA Board