Phi Alpha Delta Chapter Meeting

2/2/2025

House Points Form for Brothers

Amendment Voting

External Professional Development Chair – The External Professional Development Chair is responsible for overseeing the chapter’s efforts to enhance members' professional growth through external opportunities. This includes organizing law school visits, facilitating LSAT study groups, and fostering relationships with external organizations and law-related clubs. The Chair is responsible for coordinating events and initiatives that help members develop a deeper understanding of legal careers, and for ensuring that these activities align with the chapter’s overall professional development goals.

General Updates

New Website! (check out For Members section for resources)

Next Chapter 2/16 - at 5pm in Rotunda Multipurpose Room

Will be walking through executive positions and responsibilities

Applications for executive positions open next chapter

Treasurer

Semester dues: $50

Venmo to Ellie-Joye

• Include PAD- “first name, last name” in the venmo description
• Due Sun 2/16. Fill out the proof of payment form once you have venmoed me.
• Check the google sheet to see if I’ve check you off.
• If you need financial assistance please contact me.

Ellie’s phone number: (864) 501-9911

Proof of Payment Form

Check Here!

Social: House Head Applications

Responsibilities for House Heads include:

• Update House GroupMe with all House-related & point-eligible events
• Plan & facilitate at least one house event per semester (outside of social events planned by our Social Chair)
• Be a friendly/familiar face to House members at Chapters & as many events as possible
• Report to Secretary & Social Chair

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Deadline Extended! Due by Sunday, February 16 at 5pm.

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Social: Purvelo Cycle Class

When: February 19th at 6:45pm

Where: 1000 West Main St in Charlottesville, VA 22903

Fill out this form, and I will send out an email with the instructions on how to sign up for the class for the first 28 people who fill it out.

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This will be first come, first served!

Social: Events Interest Form

I would love your feedback on future social events I can create for us this semester!

Service

Upcoming events:

• Sunday, February 9th: Cards for Comfort with UWL
• At 1515 studio from 1-3PM
• Valentine’s Day letters for nursing homes
• Collaborating with Undergraduate Women in Law
• Ongoing: Books Behind Bars
• Bring unwanted books to chapter!

Updates:

• Service opportunity spreadsheet
• Suggestions form

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Publicity

• Thank you so much to everyone who ordered the chapter shirt! Production should start shortly and then they will be shipped out
• If you did not get a chance to purchase to shirt/might want one in the future, there will be limited sizes available for purchase in the future

NMEs

128 Rushees!

Recommended point events? Open to suggestions!

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Professional Development

• Discount codes
• LSAT Study Group (Sundays at 4:00pm!)
• Spring law school tours
• Boston Law School Tours (Harvard, Boston College, Boston University) (3/21, 3/28)
• North Carolina Law School Tours (University of North Carolina Law, Duke Law) (2/21-22)
• UVA Law School Tour?
• Guest Speakers
• 2/2 – Professor Charles Barzun – Constitutional Law: The Role of Legal Professionals — Maren Rice
• 2/16 – Abbie Phillips – Real Estate Law 101 – Jack Phillips
• 3/2 – Professor Rob Marsi — The Corporate Law Lifestyle — Olivia Sciabbarrasi
• 3/23 – Chapter Elections
• 4/6 – Jennifer Skirkey – Roles in a Law Firm – Caldwell Boyles
• 4/13 – PAD Executive Board past and present – Beyond UVA: PAD Alumni Reunion – Chase Huffman
• 4/27 – Passing the Torch: End of Year Celebration

Duke/UNC Law School Tours

2024-2025 LSAT Partnerships/Discounts

Clayborne Test Prep: mention your membership in PAD for a 15% off world-class private tutor!

Blueprint: 20% off 170+ course CM20PUVAPAD, free webinars

The Princeton Review: 20% off prep course, free practice tests, 10% off one-on-one tutoring, 10% off admissions counseling services; see Chase

Kaplan: 20% off courses and access to a free study plan; UVACH15

7Sage: 10% off prep courses and services, VIRGINIAPRELAW10OFF

Apollo: 30% off with code PRTNER, $150 off logical reasoning course, $90 diagnostic session

Free resources: LSAC waiver (email admissions or go to LSAC forum!)

Professor Charles Barzun from UVA Law!

External Announcements?

If you have an opportunity/event announcement for your fellow brothers, please tell us about it!

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External Announcements form for newsletter:

Closing Argument

If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please come talk to us or shoot us an email:

President Mary Hiney: zne4vp@virginia.edu

UVA PAD Secretary: uvapadsecretary@gmail.com

Next Chapter: Sunday, February 16th @5:00pm in Rotunda MPR!