GTU Mu Pi Chapter

It's National Marooned without a compass day! Please join us in our scavenger hunt by using today as a chance to explore the UWF campus.
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Follow this list and post your pictures to the drive using the QR code! Make sure to make a folder in the drive with your name. Have fun!

TONIGHT! Join us for our social at A Little Madness! Even if you do not drink or under 21 please still come celebrate the end of the semester with your friends and faculty. We will have pizza and soft drinks available. See you then!

We had a successful Earth day clean up last Friday! Thank you to SEAS, NWFAEP, and everyone that helped, we collected 108 pounds of trash throughout campus!!

Join us for our Earth Day clean up next Friday! Can’t make the clean up? Come out for the social at Goat Lips and mingle with other students and network with some local environmental professionals! See you there!

Upcoming events!! It’s officially spooky season. That being said we’re hosting a spooky scavenger hunt. Come join us for some fun and a chance to win prizes. Feel free to bring friends! We will also be hosting a social event at A Little Madness Brewery. They serve amazing pizza and beer (if your 21+). They are also family friendly! We also have a volunteer opportunity coming up as well. If you are interested please send us an email at [email protected].

Upcoming meeting!! Hope to see you all there. If you can’t make it there will also be a zoom link to attend virtually that you should receive via email. New event details coming soon!!

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now but the PROFESSORS WON!! They whooped the students but it’s okay, we’ll see who gets the trophy next year 😤 thank you all for a great year!! We’ll see you in the Fall!

Have you always wanted to go up against you professors to show your geography trivia knowledge? US TOO!!! So don’t miss the TEACHERS VS STUDENTS GEOBOWL!!!! Student qualifying round will be held April 1st and the Tournament will be April 22nd followed by our FAVORITE event: Pitchers w/ Professors!! So be there or be square!!

Thank you to everyone who came to our tie dye event!!!! STAY TUNED for more events coming up!! You won’t want to miss them!

We had SO MUCH FUN today at the Mess Halltalking about WATER!!! Thank you everyone for your time and energies!

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MU PI CHAPTER
University of West Florida
Chartered 2014

Good luck to our treasurer and VP who are competing in the World Geography Bowl tonight!! 🥳

Some GTU members volunteered at Morgan Park recently! They planted new plants. Since this area is right near the beach it’s important to have vegetation to keep the sand in place! Thank you to these dedicated members!!

We have a meeting tomorrow that you DONT WANT TO MISS!!!! The hot gossip is that there may be a prof vs student GEOBOWL!!! Find out if the rumors are true at tomorrows meeting!

Apply for a scholarship!

GET MONEY HERE!!!!
GTU is now accepting scholarship applications. Five scholarships are awarded annually to Gamma Theta Upsilon members: four to undergraduates, and one to a continuing graduate student. Additional information can be found at:
https://gammathetaupsilon.org/scholarships.html

Talk about professors who feel APPRECIATED!!! Thank you to all who wrote our teachers letters of appreciation!! They loved their notes and candy!! The smiles on their faces were priceless :)

Thank you to all who attended our GTU Trivia and Teacher Appreciation! Congrats to our awesome winners: Jay (1st), Kelly (2nd), and Ethan (3rd).

Today is the day! Join GTU for trivia from 12-1 in the computer lab in building 13! You will also have the chance to leave an appreciation note to your fave professor ♥️ there will be prizes!

Introducing HISTORIAN, REILLYYYY. I am an Environmental Management senior. My favorite memory from being in GTU was Geography Awareness week where I was made abundantly aware of some world geography. In my free time, I like to make friendship bracelets (cooler than it sounds), go thrifting, and run the GTU social media! When senioritis has me down, I have no one to cuddle but my squish-mallows BUT by animals whom I love dearly at my home are my cat, Lacey, and dogs Pretty Girl and Harley. A really super awesome fun fact about me is that I can wiggle my ears! If you see me around bldg. 13, be sure to say hey and tell me your best knock-knock joke!

Introducing SPIRIT COORDINATOR, APRRRIIILLLLL. April is an Environmental Science/ Natural Science senior. Her favorite memory from being in GTU was the field trip to th Gulf Quest Museum in Mobile, AL. In her free time, she likes to collect various items, games, and is a keyboard enthusiast! When senioritis has her down, April cuddles up with her dog Marie and chickens. A really super awesome fun fact about April she was actually not born in April! If you see her around bldg 13 make sure to ask her about her favorite chicken and say hey!

ntroducing TRESURER, JORRDDAAANNN. Jordan is an Natural Science senior. His favorite memory from being in GTU was drinking the beer that Professor Hobbs paid for at Pitches and Professors (be sure to come to the next one!) “It was delicious”- Jordan. In his free time, he likes to collect house plants and fossils! When senioritis has him down, Jordan cuddles up with his “self-induced lady-bug infestation”. A really super awesome fun fact about Jordan is that he has a mountain named after his family… in Antarctica! If you see him around bldg 13 make sure to say hey and ask him about the lady-bug situation! ***turtle had already expired when found***

Introducing SECRETARY, KELLLLYYYYYYYY. Kelly is an Environmental Science graduate student. Her favorite memory from being in GTU was winning the intramural soccer game. In her free time, she likes to hike, paint, cooking different Asian cuisine, and travel! When being a grad student has her down, Kelly cuddles up with her cat, Butterscotch and her bird, Sam. A really super awesome fun fact about Kelly is that she has worked for NASA Develop and performed on an Alaskan Cruise! If you see her around bldg 13 make sure to say hey and maybe ask about her about what kind of Asian dishes she cooks!

Introducing VICE PRESIDENT, CODDDYYYYY. Cody is an Environmental Management graduate student. His favorite memory from being in GTU was winning the intramural soccer tournament. In his free time, he likes to collect knowledge on useless trivia. When being a grad student has him down, Cody cuddles up with his two dogs and three cats. A really super awesome fun fact about Cody is that he was in the middle of a 7-mile hike when he found out school was cancelled for COVID-19! If you see him around bldg 13 make sure to say hey and maybe quiz him on some trivia!

Introducing PRESIDENT, MADDDIIEEEE. Maddie is an Environmental Science graduate student. Her favorite memory from being in GTU was presenting at SEDAAG with some of the other GTU officers. In her free time, she likes to bake, crochet, and go thrifting! When being a grad student has her down, Maddie cuddles up with her two cats, dog, and goldfish (blub blub). A really super awesome fun fact about Maddie is that she does research on sea turtles! If you see her around bldg 13 make sure to say hey!

Thank you to everyone that was able to stop by! We even had a Dr. O sighting!

Do not forget about our first meeting tonight on Google Meet @ 6pm🥳

HEYYY GTU!!!! Welcome back!! We missed you! We are pumped to bring you a fun semester full of events! We are tabling with UWF SEAS Jan 19th! We will have FREE snacks at tabling (yay free food!). That night is our FIRST MEETING at 6pm on google meet so, be there or be square!

President Madison Williams, Vice President Cody Goins, Secretary Kelly Dunn, and Treasurer Jordan Fazio will be attending AAG this year and have received funding from GTU!
We are proud to represent our chapter!

CASH TO HELP ATTEND THE AAG VIRTUAL CONFERENCE!
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2021-2022 AAG-GTU travel grant awardees. We are arranging to help these students with reimbursement on virtual conference registration fees. 😃

GTU had such a great semester!!
- A few members attended SEDAAG and even won funding for AAG in New York in the World Geography Bowl!
- We went on the first ever GTU fieldtrip!
- Two socials!
- Two best student awards!
- Four awesome events for Geography Awareness Week!
- And to top it all off, we inducted 19 NEW MEMBERS!!! Congratulations 🥳
Gamma Theta Upsilon - International Geographical Honor Society

Geography Awareness Week was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came out and participated. The Bridge turned out great!