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for your friends, which of the follow

ing are you most likely to do?

a) Look through the cookbook and fin

something that looks good from the

pictures

b) Ask your friends for suggestions

c) Cook something you know by heart

and are very familiar with

8. If you decide to purchase a new

digital camera, which of the followi

(other than price) would most influ

ence your decision on choosing one?

a) Color, weight, size, how it looks

overall

b) The sales persons description of th

camera features

c) Testing it out in the store taking

pictures of yourself and other items/

people

If you got Mostly As you are aVisual Learner. If you got mostBs, youre anAuditoryLearner. And if your majoritywere Cs, youre a KinestheticLearner. Go to Page 2 to findschool strategies for your type

Continued on Page 2

Pull out a sheet of paper andtake the following quiz to findout what kind of learner youare.

1. When studying for a test, are

you most likely to:

a) Read your notes, diagrams, and

illustrations

b) Have someone quiz you

c) Rewrite your notes in another

format

2. When listening to music, are you

most likely to:

a) Daydream scenes that go along

with the music

b) Hum or sing along

c) Find yourself tapping or moving

to the rhythm

3. When trying to concentrate, you

are most likely to find which of the

following the most frustrating:

a) tv, facebook, something else to

look at besides your notes

b) noises like from text messages,

music, or other peoples conversa-

tions

c) sensations like hunger, worry,

boredom, anticipation

4. When trying to help someone who

is unfamiliar, find a building on cam-

pus:

a) Draw or give them a map

b) Explain in detail exactly how to get

there

c) Walk them there yourself

5. You and a friend go to a new res-

taurant that youve heard great

things about. When ordering you are

most likely to:

a) Look at some of the plates of food

that people are eating around you or

look at what looks good in some of the

pictures

b) Ask the waiter for suggestions and

go with his recommendation

c) Read the descriptions in the menu

thoroughly and choose what sounds

best

6. In class, you are most likely to

prefer the teacher who:

a) Uses diagrams, charts, graphs

b) Implements question & answer,

group discussions, guest speakers

c) Involves the class in models, experi-

ments, projects or labs

7. If you decided to cook something

Knowing your Learning Style

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Learning

Styles

2

Delta of the

Week

2

Songfest 3

Dear Debbie 3

Events 4

Greek

Stereotype

5

Relay for Life 6

Calendar 7

4 / 2 6 / 2 0 1 0 W I N T E R , W E E K 5V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5D I D Y O U K N O W ?

The first product that

Sony came out with was

the rice cooker.

George Washington grew

marijuana in his garden.

An elephant's tooth can

weigh as much as 12

pounds.

Crocodiles swallow stones

to make them divedeeper.

80% of all pictures on the

internet are of naked

women.

Chewing gum while cut-

ting onions will reduce

your tears

Sex workers (Prostitutes)

in Roman times charged

the equivalent price of

eight glasses of red wine.

The Pansy Press

Why We Write LettersIn November 1999, Delta DeltaDelta officially adopted St.Jude Childrens Research Hos-pital as its national philan-thropic partner.

Since then, Tri Delta has raised

enough money for the build-ing of the Teen Room. A placefor teenagers to be them-

selves without the worry ofdoctors, parents and nurses.

Tri Deltas new goal is toraise $10 million in 10 years toname the Patient Care Floor inthe new Chilis Care Cen-

ter. This floor allows patientswho have undergone bonemarrow transplants a place to

recover.

To date, Tri Delta has raised

more than $8 million for St.

Jude. This success is only

made possible by the deep

commitment and support ofTri Deltas across the country.


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Delta of the Week: Alisa GreenfeldMajor: Psychology & Social Behavior

Hometown: Moorpark, CA

Ethnicity: Chinese &German

Quote to Live By: A smile can

brighten even the darkest of days.

So, dont ever forget to smile. :)

Favorite Animal: Penguins

Favorite Book: All about Harry Pot-

ter

Whos Your Hero? My Mom, hands

down shes a super-mom. She is one

of the hardest workers I know, car-

ing like no other, and manages to

make time for everyone while work-

ing full time.

Most Attractive feature/trait of theopposite sex: Smile/humor

First thing you do in the morning:

Snooze my alarm/ look to see how

beautiful it is outside.

Weirdest thing youve ever eaten:

Indian food?

Disney Princess you relate the most

to: Belle

Three Random Facts:

1. Im a Chinese Jew

2. I eat M&Ms by colors, yes

means I separate them

3. I can make a Pikachu voice

and the Stitch one

How do you respond to earth-

quakes: Love them. I find them

exciting and in a weird way it b

people together. I mean, the Ea

shaking. Thats remarkable.

T H E P A N S Y P R E S S

THE VISUAL LEARNER

The visual learner is one who learns best by being

able to see and visualize what it is they are trying to

grasp. This individual is probably very good at

remembering what someone was wearing before

they can remember what someone said. They need to

take detailed notes so that they can go back and see

how their brain was processing the particular lecture.

This learner will quietly take in their surroundings

and will work best in environments where they can

focus. They often take mental photos of their sur-

roundings and are very good about remembering

details or colors of what they see. They may read for

pleasure and can often remember the placement of

something on a page. It is difficult for the visual

learner to work in a noisy environment, take action

on something before seeing what needs to be done,

just listen to lectures with no visuals and concentrat-

ing in rooms with fluorescent lights. This individual

can easily navigate a map and often doodles while

they work.

TIPS FOR STUDYING

Breakdown images

Redraw/rewrite pages from memory

Replace words with symbols or initials

Memorize placement of important items on the

page

Study ALL the material.

Make flashcards

THE AUDITORY LEARNER

The Auditory Learner learns best with sound or

music. They may generally have a good sense of

pitch or rhythm and will often notice the music

that is playing in the background of restaurants,

movies or commercials. This learner learns bestwhen they are talking aloud or listening to a

lecture. They are very attentive listeners and

enjoy discussing what theyve just listened to in

groups. This individual is very quick when it

comes to speaking on their feet or remembering

names of people he/she may meet. However,

they wont remember their face or what they

were wearing. The auditory learner may be a

slower reader, will have difficulty in just reading

rather than hearing directions, may be distracted

by sounds, has a hard time always seeing the

details, and may be quite anxious to interrupt a

professor to be able to talk.

TIPS FOR STUDYING

Go back and listen to recorded lectures (your

notes may not be as detailed because of your pre-

ferred style)

Read summarized notes or textbook aloud

Explain/teach your notes to someone else

Join a study group

Read with a pointer of your finger so you do not

skip over key words or phrases

THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER

The Kinesthetic Learner is more sensitive to the

physical world that surrounds them. It is not

unlikely for them to notice and appreciate colors

or textures. They like getting their hands dirty

and becoming actively involved in what they aredoing. This individual likes to be active and can

often burn off stress by exercising, taking a

walk, or playing a sport. They learn best by

doing. They enjoy things like field trips, lab

work, or small group discussions. They often

take breaks during studying and can be easily

distracted. They are often naturally good at

sports, dance, or competitive activities. The

Kinesthetic Learner may have problems sitting

still in class and constantly fidgeting. They may

have poor handwriting and difficulty listening to

lectures or speakers. They wont always remem-

ber what they saw or what they heard but can

easily recall something that they did.

TIPS FOR STUDYING

Use study groups

Use flash cards

Use memory techniques that require movement

or hand gestures.

Change your study location each time you take a

break.

Walk/pace and study


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Songfest By Sandra Chu

P A G E 3V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5

The 2nd annual Irvine Fun Runwill take place Saturday, May

1st

from 11AM-3PM. It is a festi-val for the entire county toenjoy and this year Songfesthas partnered with the event.The entry fee is $10/person and100% of the money goes backto the persons pairing. Thechapter with the best atten-dance will receive a trophy and$150 donated to Songfest ontheir behalf. There are plentyof prizes to win and vendors tocheck out so be sure to stop

by if you have some free time!

Kudos to us for turning in themost cans/goods out of all therest of the pairings! And evenmore kudos to our pairing forhaving the greatest participa-tion during Songfest week!!! Inall we were able to round up1553 points that weektwohundred points ahead of the

second highest pairing partici-pation of 1328 points given toTheta and Sigma Chi. SongfestExec has personally thanked

us for our efforts and recog-

nized our successso lets continue

to say on top!!!

The deadline toturn in all cans/goods has beenmoved to thisWednesday soplease continueto bring in what-ever you can to help out ourpairing.

Interested in being on Song-

fest Exec? Applications comeout this week and more infor-mation will be shared J

Tri Delta and Songfest go to-gether like rama lama lama kadinga da dinga dong Thatsthe way it should beee, whaoooh, yeah!!!

Just a mere 10 days until Song-fest!!! Ten more days until we

shake up the Bren with ourhand jive and sing thesesongs we have known sincewe were in elementary school.Although there are only a fewdays left, there are still abunch of events leading up tothe main show...

There will be a Songfest booththis week from 11-2 Monday-Wednesday and Week 6: Tues-

day-Thursday from 11-2 as well.Make sure you stop by and

sign in for some highly appre-ciated points J. Week 6 is alsoBren Weekthe week thatleads to the night of Songfest!Monday, May 3rd there will bea Songfest Kick Off event atGinas. Here you can gainpoints by signing in, and pur-chasing 50% off appetizers anddiscounted pitchers. Make

sure you stop by between 5and 11PM and help our pairingrack up some more points.MUST BRING YOUR STUDENTID!!!

Dear Debbie...

Updated Songfest

Points: 4/21/10

1. DDD AEPi - 19,803

2. DG Ksig 18,546

3. AXO Beta/FIJI

18,119

4. KKG SigEp/Pi-

10,957

5. KAT EX- 7,993

6. Gphi SigNu 7,801

7. EK PIKE 6,159

8. Aphi SAE 5,399

9. PiPhi PhiPsi 3,782

My Mom keeps calling me uncivi-lized because I dont know theproper way to set a table. Canyou explain to me the correct

way?

The hardest thing about settingthe table is remembering wherethe silverware goes. Luckily,theres a simple solution. Knifehas five letters in it; just like theword right does. That beingsaid, the knife goes on the rightside of the plate (blade facinginwards). Spoon also has fiveletters so it goes on the right as

well. For the sake of aesthetics,the spoon goes to the right of theknife . Fork has four letters asdoes left, so it goes on the left

side of the plate.

Looking at what we have so far,we have a fork on the left and thespoon and knife on the right.There are two items to the right ofthe plate so it seems only fair tohave two items on the left as well.Place a folded napkin underneaththe fork on the left side. For moreformal occasions the napkin isfolded and placed on the plate.

Lastly, place the cup to the rightof the plate, above the knife andspoon.

Now youhave aperfectlyset table.May younever becalleduncivilizedagain!


4/8

P A G E 4

Courtesy of uci.edu

Anteater Happenings at UCI By Stephanie WongWhats going on this week?

4/26 4/30 Cross Cultural Cen-

ters Deconstruction Week

Purpose: to educate the

UCI community about discrimi-

nation and oppression in theU.S., and how we can achieve a

discrimination-free society. Open forums and panels

on Monday and WednesdayMore info at www.uci.edu/

upcomingevents/

#outreachfunding4/27 Lifesaving Blood Drive 10

am to 3 pm on Ring Road

Donors receive a free t-

shirt or a certificate for a free

pint of ice cream!More info at www. health-

care.uci.edu/bloodctr4/27 4/29 UCI Bookstore Side-

walk Sale with items up to 50%

off! 10 am 3pm

4/30 Submissions for Cross

Cultural Centers Diversity Awards

DUE by 5 pm

Nominate an organization youre

in, if any of the award categoriesapply!

More info at www.ccc.uci.edu/

diversityawards/

Its NOT too late to gain leadership

positions on campus for next year!

Apply for CAREs Right to KNOW Peer

Educator Program! DUE 4/29

Hold workshops and programs and

gain counseling experience for 1.3

units of volunteer credit Important major events are The

Clothesline Project and Denim DayApplication at www.care.uci.edu/General/

RTK-Get-Involved

Join the DREAM Team! APPLY withcover letter and resume by 4/30

DREAM = Develop Reach Elevate

Achieve through Marketing Gain hands-on marketing and sales

experience as a Marketing intern at

the UCI Career Center.More info at www.career.uci.edu/

Dream_Team

Get involved with ASUCI! APPLY by 5/7 at

5pm

Application at www.asuci.uci.edu/

applications

Looking for something fun to

do?

Go to Comedy Night at the Pub

FREE stand-up comedy show everyMonday night 9 pm at the Anthill Pub

Visit the EmergenceArt and Artificial

Life exhibit

At the Beall Center for Art and

Technology until 5/7 Open Tuesdays Saturdays, and

entrance is FREE!More info at beallcenter.uci.edu

Cheer on your Anteater Baseball Team

at the UCI vs. Cal State Fullerton

games!4/30, 5/1, and 5/2 at 6 pm at Anteater

Ballpark. UCI Students are FREE!


Take a Moment By Amanda DAvila

As I was sitting at my com-puter with a blank Word documentin front of me, I reached over andgrabbed a Dove chocolate. I openedit and read the quote in the wrapper(the best part of chocolate if you askme) and it said: Appreciate the peo-ple around you and share. Simple

as that. However, this short quotemade me stop and think about howimportant these words really are andthe role they play in my life. Withmidterms, papers, projects and labsconsuming the majority of our livesthis week, we seem to be sowrapped up in all our school

stresses, not to mention our sororitycommitments, that we forget totake the time out of our days toshow appreciation to those thatmake our lives so amazing. Take aminute to think about one personcurrently in your life that alwaysgoes above and beyond to make

your friendship unforgettable. Thisweek try and do something to showyour appreciation for that specialsomeone, whether it is taking themto coffee or just giving them a bighug and a simple thank you for eve-rything you do for me. It feels sogood knowing that you are appreci-

ated and that your efforts of kind-ness and caring dont go unnoticed.So take the time this week to findthat special someone that lights upyour day, your week, your month oreven your year, and let them knowhow much they really mean to you!
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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5 P A G E 5

By Carla Herreria

Reality: We are in college.We are young and we are

trying to live it up before we

are forced into the real

world. College is the best

years of our lives and we

are here to seize the mo-

ment. But as college Greeks,

we are held up to a higher

standard.

We all know how it goes the

minute we begin to have

fun: Loud. Belligerent.

Sloppy. Outrageous. Weve

heard this all before, and like

it or not, Greek letters

comes with baggage: want-

ing to have fun versus want-

ing to be taken seriously.

We need to remember that

we have chosen to be a part

of the Greek community.

That choice entails the re-

sponsibility of maintaining a

balance between leadership

and fun. Keeping that bal-

ance in mind, we can break

out from the stereotype and

still have fun.

Val Beltran, a member of

Delta Gamma, shares with

me her balance of fun and

leadership within the Greek

community

[Knowing of the sororitystereotype] I was unsure if Iwanted to join a group thatcontained a negative conno-tation. But now that I aminvolved I have gained a newfound respect for Greek indi-viduals.

She believes that Greeks areheld to a higher standard inall areas of their lives: sports,internships, academics, and

outside clubs- not onlybuilding their resumes, buttheir character as well.

Val shares along with us theexperience of being placedin the Greek stereotypeIt is one of those things that

in order for an outsider to

gain full respect of fraterni-

ties or sororities, they must

learn from experience. I tellthem that behind the stereo-

types is another UCI student

who has several priorities and

experience under their belt-

something that most outsid-

ers cannot fathom.

She says that the best part of

being in a sorority is the so-

cial and academic opportuni-

ties. She has had the privilege

to apply for positions within

her chapter and the Greek

community. She takes advan-

tage of networking within this

community, which is one of

the many positives that

comes with being involved in

a Greek Organization.

Val Beltrans experience in

being a part of Delta Gamma

and the UCI Greek commu-

nity is one of the many exam-

ples of the opportunistic posi-

tives the Greek community

holds.

After being in a sorority for a

year and half, "I would say

that I have

Being able to balance the fun

aspect of Greek life with thehigher responsibilities we

have chosen to take on will

only help us to grow as indi-

viduals. If we face the realiza-

tion that fun is still fun, even

in balance and moderation,

we can stomp out the Greek

stereotype. Lets keep up our

already amazing work, and be

the positive influences that

people know us to be.

Above: Val Beltran

Breaking the Greek Stereotype

A


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P A G E 6


Fight Back.

Remember.

Celebrate.

Fight Back.

Remember.

Celebrate.

Relay for Life

To our own Survivor


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Monday:

6:00pm Social Hour/ Meeting

Tuesday:

Study break with AXO; 7-9pm

@ AXO house

Wednesday:

Sincerely Yours; 7pm

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

GOOD LUCK ON MIDTERMS!!!

Disclaimer: All times and dates and subject to change.

P A G E 7V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5

The Dolphin Down-Low

APRIL 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Jewelry

Party

2 Le

Carnival

3 New

Member

10-2pm

4

OC/OTC

5 Formal

Meeting

6 Manda-

tory 6-

9pm

7 DeltasOnly: Song-

fest Game

8 9 RC

Apps Due

10 Spring

Retreat

11 OC

DD Field Day

12 Bus.

Meeting

13 Man-

datory 6-

8pm

14 F.C.

Visits

Softball

15 16 AEPI

Exchange

17

18 Par-

ents

Day

19 Open

Meeting

6:30pm

20 Man-

datory 6-

8pm

21 TBtN @ 7

MANDA-

TORY

22 Com-

posite

Photos

23 24 Relay

for Life

25 Relay

for Life

26 Bus.

Meeting

27 Study

Break

with AXO

28 Sin-

cerely

Yours

29 30

Dolphins have been viewed as

somehow magical for millen-nia by humans. Theyre one ofthe only animals that appearto play, leaping out of the wa-ter and doing tricks, and thebottlenose dolphin evenseems to grin widely at every-thing. It was inevitable thatsuch a remarkable animal alsocollected a remarkable my-thology that extends throughtoday.

The first culture that seems tohave mythology associatedwith the dolphin was the Mi-noan, a seafaring people inthe Mediterranean. They leftfew written records, but theydid leave beautiful murals onthe walls of their palaces, mu-rals that show the importance

of dolphins in their mythol-

ogy.

Because they were stronglyassociated with Poseidon bythe later Greeks, this probablyexplains why the sea god wasso often surrounded by dol-phins. In one myth about Po-seidon, dolphin messengerswere sent to bring him anymph he loved, who he latermarried. As a reward, he set

the dolphin in the sky as a con-stellation. And he was con-stantly accompanied by dol-phins among other sea crea-tures.

This wasnt the last time the

Greeks associated dolphins

with romance. Aphrodite is

often depicted with dolphins,

riding them or being accompa-nied by them. Later, the god

Dionysus transformed the way

dolphins were perceived in

Greek literature. He was set

upon while at sea by a band of

pirates. Instead of simply de-

stroying the sea raiders, he

transformed them into a pod of

dolphins, charging them to res-

cue any distressed sailors in the

ocean. Dolphins, in Greek cul-ture, were often rescuers of

humans, probably because

they like to bring things to the

surface and, well, because

theres some really good evi-

dence that they do indeed

purposely rescue people in

danger.

http://www.dolphins-world.com/Dolphins_in_Mythology.html


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Etc. Etc. Etc.

Riddle me this, riddle me

that

If you look into a mirror

you will see what I'm not

If you read a written story

you will know I lack a plot

but combine the two together

to create a reliquary of memories

lost

What am I?

I breathe fire and ice

and everything nice

Im not friendly to green

but even hippies would scream

if they had

to return to

packing on

ice

What am I?

Im a shoulder to hang on when

you're feeling exposed

but not a laundry for your dirty

clothes

I'm most comfortable in the racks

of the closest

sale

Yet we often stay

in the closet for

fear of folded

betrayal

What am I?

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