Glasses up!

I can officially start acting like a wine snob and know what I am actually doing! Well that is if if I wanted to. As a professional event Delta Sig organized a Wine tour to Vintages in Fort Collins. It was an out of the box professional event, but it was very useful. We learned about the differences between the different types of fines. Of course, we got to sample different kinds of wines to distinguish what makes a particular wine. Vintages, lets their customers customize there favorite kind of wine by taste, all the way down to designing the label. As one brother put it, "It's like the Build-a-Bear for grown ups!" Perhaps the funniest part of the night was when Brother Gritz "joked" about getting a buzz just off smelling the wine. Good stuff.

Brother Santo

Free Chipotle!

This past week Delta Sigma Pi hosted a professional speaker William Espey of Chipotle marketing. He certainly brought a unique flare to the presentation, but it certainly had the audience captivated. He is part of only a 5 person marketing department that does all the advertisements and marketing communications for Chipotle on a regional and national level. Those simple black and white Chipotle ads you see, he created all of them. I felt like I was meeting a pseudo celebrity! It was very interesting to hear him speak about how lucky he was to get into the industry by taking a rather unconventional path. I was certainly hanging on his every word because I want to get into the same advertising/creative industry. His story and philosophy on life were both intriguing and inspiring. I spoke to him after the event about what advice he could give me to get my foot in the door and he told me this, "Go to all the companies you are interested in, and instead of going in for a job interview just talk to them about the business and become educated in the company workings. Your passion and interest in the company will keep you in the minds of hiring executives if you choice to interview with them in the future". Oh, and he gave everyone in attendance a free burrito. That was perfect because I was craving a beef burrito after hearing him talk about their all natural, seasoned to perfection, and hand crafted burritos with over 65,000 combinations of toppings to choose from…… I’m going to get another one right now!

 

Brother Santo #576

Landing a Job in a Difficult Economy Seminar

I found a lot of this information very valuable and wanted to share!

Basic Tips:
--Interviewing is a game and its all about differentiation.
--January is a good time to interview.
--BE INTERESTED, NOT INTERESTING.

When trying to find a job:
Identify 10 target companies
--Research them, then find out if anyone you know works for them or knows someone that works for them.
--Customize your resume for this particular firm. Look at the job description and put those qualities/skills in your resume (if applicable)
--Mail your resume (speaker said he always reads Fed Ex packages first before his emails.)
--Print your resume on cream or gray colored paper.
--List what you accomplished at each position, not just your duties

Sites to watch:
http://www.hoovers/. Com (good for small businesses)
http://www.fastcompany.com/
http://www.inc.com/

First Impression in the interview:
--Always wear suit
--No jewelry- it’s distracting
--Carry an umbrella
--Carry a lint roller, shine your shoes
--Stay current (trends and fashion)

The Interview:
--Prepare stories for teamwork (they’ll ask!)
--Meal interviews: Eat before! Ask what they recommend. NEVER order alcohol.

Interview topics:
Collaboration and teamwork skills, communication skills, achievement focus, flexibility, aptitude/knowledge of field, role understanding, multitasking and prioritization, creating value

Good questions to ask after interview: (always try to ask at least 3)
--What’s driving your growth?
--Culture of the company
--How do your employees get evaluated at the end of the year?

Salaries:
--When asked what you expect to make, could say:
“based on my research…”
http://www.salary.com/
http://www.salaryexpert.com/
http://www.salarywizard.com/

http://www.benefitslink.com/

Always need a 30 second commercial (even if you don’t know what you want to do)

What makes you unique?
What industry interests you?
Ideal company?
What do you want to do?
Where do you want to live?
Who do you know?

Within first 90 days at a company:
--Company knowledge- history
--Position knowledge
--Product/service knowledge
--Political/process knowledge
--Personal effectiveness knowledge

Speaker information:
Tim Augustine
Principal/Vice President- Atwell-Hicks
734-786-7162
taugustine@atwell-hicks.com

It's not how you start, it's how you finish!

 All I can say is wow, what a game! Mu Rho was looking at a winless 0-4 season last night, but with pride on the line, we played like a team together. Brother Kevin got the team fired up from the get go with a Spartan-esq chant that had the team literally ready to tear Delta Tau Delta apart. The game did not start off pretty though, a quick strike to "cheater girl" had the opponents up a touch down. With Lando as QB, we responded with a quick td strike to Santo in the back of the end zone to keep things close. Catches by all of the girls on offence really had the team firing on all cylinders, not to mention a monster ground game. The girls were running all over them, this was going to be our night! As the first half came to a close, Lando hit Bojangles on a ridiculous  corner route that had her running for a td to make Mu Rho ahead at the half, 15-11. After we celebrated the touchdown, we had to be cautiously optimistic. We were ahead, but we recognized we still had another half to play perfect football if we wanted to get the win. The second half proved to be a defensive Quagmire (giggity). Shutdown defense by Mu Rho had DTD stuck without much firepower through most of the second half. Kyra and Brooks, really got in their QB's dome by a constant barrage of blitzing and key sacks that stopped their offence. They were all up in their grills!! Mu Rho moved the ball on offence with key catches by Grits, Santo, and Squared but not enough to put up anymore points. It would come down to the defense to hold the lead. I cannot mention defense, without bringing up Tommy's name. He had a clutch int to take away one of their scores near the end zone. Kyra's 25 yard monster sack had Mu Rho tasting a victory as time ticked away. Mu Rho goal line stand at the last minute of the game was all she wrote. Victory! More than just a win, I feel that this was an UNBEIVELABLE bonding experience for all of the brothers. Not to mention the additional support of our great fans that keep us motivate throughout. I can for sure say that was one of my best moments I have had as a brother in DSP. It was a great way to send us graduated seniors out on a high note. We wrapped up the season by a chant that could be heard through the entire campus. "WHEN I SAY DELTA, YOU SAY SIG! DELTA! SIG! DELTA!SIG!!!"

Brother Santo #576

 

 

Recruitment Committee

The recruitment committee had their first meeting October 2, 2008. It was such a success. Everyone came with great ideas and great attitudes. We had a great brainstorming session and we are ready to start working. With the help of this committee, next semester's recruitment is going to rock!!

I also wanted to encourage anyone who is available on Thursdays at 6pm to come. It is a great opportunity to get involved. And we only meet every other Thursday, so it’s not a huge time commitment. We talked at chapter retreat about recruitment being a weakness, so I hope even more brothers become involved in the committee. If you have a dream of ever becoming Senior VP of Deltasig you especially should make the effort to be a part.

Look for new and great things from Recruitment Committee this semester!

Wyoming CSC Fundraising

What a great brotherhood event! The group had a fun conversation in the van on the way up. Once we got to the stadium everyone got their own duties. I personally was close to the field monetring the fans but mostly watching the game. I had the opportunity to critique the cheerleaders, and what a great job they did. Tom, Krystin and I also roped off a path for the Bowling Green players to trot through. Overall it was a very fun event and we bonded while makeing money for the fraternity. I highly encourage going to the next two CSC events at Invesco Field. Keep up the good work Mu Rho.

Brother Kevin