Fall 2012 NEWSLETTER Iron Arrow Honor Society THE HIGHEST HONOR ATTAINED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI A Message from the Chief Greetings Tribe Members! On behalf of the officers and myself, welcome to the start of another academic year. We hope that your summer has been relaxing and that you are ready to hit the ground running this fall! In the spirit of progress, we would like to begin this newsletter with a quote from Albert Einstein – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Semesters will come and go, new members will be initiated and may not come back for years, but our Tribe will always remain. The question is, “How much will we progress?” Recent changes in the Tribe have returned us to a mindset from our roots and have met the standards of a rapidly growing and 2012-2013 OFFICERS advancing University. The University of Miami has risen into the top tier of universities, now ranked 38th in the nation by US News and World Report. We are in a period of incredible innovation and sweeping ASHLEY TAGGART technological advances. For our Tribe to continue thriving, we must not only embrace, but also seek to Chief improve upon, the changes that previous officers and Councils of Elders have executed. We welcome 305.775.1278 the advice and support from any and all Tribe members, as we continue on this “pathway to greatness” [email protected] that was laid down so many years ago. MELISSA GULLER In our last business meeting of the spring semester, several matters were discussed that have Son of Chief created the groundwork for this new academic year. We intend to be more visible on campus. It is our 314.477.6143 mission as Iron Arrow to uphold the traditions of our Alma Mater and to be its living history. We will work [email protected] year-round to fulfill this mission, and we will continually ask ourselves if we are doing enough to meet the needs of current students. It is important that we, as a Tribe, are here for students to provide SHELBY JUAREZ encouragement and advice on how to get involved. To give incoming students a view of how Medicine Man remarkable our Tribe is – we placed an ad in “The Miami Hurricane’s First Impression” issue entitled “Iron 203.979.5388 Arrow Welcomes U”. In addition, our Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 tap class photos can be found in the [email protected] 2011-2012 edition of the “Ibis” Yearbook. Working with student publications will provide us with a good start to a great year of engaging with the UM community. Last, but certainly not least, we realize that it can be difficult for members who are not living in COUNCIL OF ELDERS Miami to stay connected with the Tribe. With this in mind, we have been working with the Council of JOHANN A. ALI Elders to create an online network, open only to the Tribe, through which members can contact each DAVID L. BROWN other. However, for this system to work, we MYLES A. COCHRAN need an overwhelming response from current members in their use of the networking DAVID McDONALD, Sr. system. We hope that through this system, we ELIZABETH M. RODRIGUEZ can all remain active in the Tribe and foster our MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS love for our Alma Mater from anywhere in the C. RHEA WARREN world. We look forward to seeing many of you at this year’s Tribal activities and UM community events. We welcome your input FACULTY ADVISOR and suggestions, and we thank you for your ANN M. HELMERS support and dedication to the Tribe. Yours in the Arrow, Ashley Taggart SPONSOR 2012-2013 Chief DONNA E. SHALALA Iron Arrow • PO Box 249006 • Coral Gables, FL 33124 • 305.284.IRON Fall 2012 NEWSLETTER Iron Arrow Honor Society - Fall 2012 Calendar Fall 2012 Freshman Orientation Medical Campus Tappings Homecoming Parade Lead-Off, Fall 2012 Initiation Program Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Pep Rally, Boat Burning & Breakfast Saturday, August 18, 2012 TBA Alumni Avenue Sunday, November 4, 2012 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Iron Arrow Medical Mound Friday, October 19, 2012 8:00 a.m. Field House at the Bank United Center Research Quad, Med Campus 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Perricone’s Market Brickell Meet at Field Across from Mahoney- 15 SW 10th Street, Miami, FL Business Meeting RSMAS Tappings Pearson RSVP by November 1, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 $25; 7:00 p.m. TBA Homecoming Honor Court UM after November 1 - $40 MEA 220, McArthur Engineering Annex RSMAS Campus, Virginia Key vs. FSU Out Of Darkness Walk for Coral Gables Campus Saturday, October 20, 2012 Suicide Prevention Coral Gables Tappings TBA UM vs. GT Football Watch Party Thursday, October 18, 2012 SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Sunday, November 11, 2012 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. *Line-up one hour prior to kickoff -you Coral Gables Campus Tiime & Location TBA Iron Arrow Mound MUST wear your jacket and have your *In Honor of IA Member JC Nominations Due! own game ticket!! Fall 2012 Tribal Portrait Ridley’s son Shawn Monday, October 8, 2012 Thursday, October 18, 2012 History & Traditions Lecture 5:00 p.m. - Iron Arrow Office Fall 2012 Family Day 11:45 a.m. Series Sunday, November 18, 2012 Iron Arrow Mound Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Fall 2012 Preselections Meeting Everglades National Park Time & Location TBA Thursday, October 11, 2012 Fall 2012 Tapping Lunch 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 18, 2012 Business Meeting Fall 2012 Initiation MEA 220, McArthur Engineering Annex Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:15 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012 Coral Gables Campus University Center Ballrooms 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - Everglades 1306 Stanford Drive MEA 220, McArthur Engineering Fall 2012 Selections Coral Gables, FL 33146 Annex Coral Gables Campus Sunday, October 14, 2012 RSVP by October 12, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. $35; UM Wellness Center Classrooms after October 12 - $40 PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION!! Iron Arrow Honor Society - Spring 2013 Calendar Women’s Basketball Honor Medical Campus Tappings Spring 2013 Tapping Lunch Elections & Business Court Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Meeting TBA 8:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2013 TBA Iron Arrow Medical Mound University Center Ballrooms 8:00 p.m. Bank United Center Research Quad, Med Campus 1306 Stanford Drive MEA 220, McArthur Engineering *Line up 30 minutes prior to game time Coral Gables, FL 33146 Annex Coral Gables Campus RSMAS Tappings RSVP by March 1, 2013! $35; after March 1 - $40 Nominations Due! Monday, March 4, 2013 Spring 2013 Family Day Monday, February 18, 2013 8:00 a.m. Picnic 5:00 p.m. - Iron Arrow Office RSMAS Campus, Virginia Key History & Traditions Lecture TBA Series 12:00 p.m. Spring 2013 Preselections & Coral Gables Tappings Week of March 18, 2013 Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Business Meeting Thursday, March 7, 2013 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard Thursday, February 21, 2013 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Spring 2013 Initiation Key Biscayne, FL 8:00 p.m. Iron Arrow Mound Saturday, March 23, 2013 MEA 220, McArthur Engineering Annex 6:00 p.m. - Everglades Baseball Honor Court Coral Gables Campus Spring 2013 Tribal Portrait TBA Thursday, March 7, 2013 Spring 2013 Initiation Breakfast TBA Spring 2013 Selections 11:45 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013 Mark Light Baseball Stadium Saturday, February 23, 2013 Iron Arrow Mound 8:00 a.m. *Line up 30 minutes prior to game 8:00 a.m. Coral Gables Campus Perricone’s Market Brickell time UM Wellness Center Classrooms 15 SW 10th Street, Miami, FL RSVP by March 18, 2013! $25; after March 18 - $40 Iron Arrow • PO Box 249006 • Coral Gables, FL 33124 • 305.284.IRON Fall 2012 NEWSLETTER Iron Arrow Honor Society Spring 2012 Family Day & Officer Profiles We welcome and congratulate the incoming officers for the Baseball 2012-2013 term: Honor Court Ashley Taggart - Chief Melissa Guller - Son of Chief Despite our plans to once again mix together sun, Shelby Juarez - Medicine Man sand, and good food for a perfect Iron Arrow Family These young ladies and students have created a new piece of Iron Day at Bill Baggs State Arrow History - they are the first set of all-female officers in the Tribe's Park on Key Biscayne, the 86-year history. Great Father of All Things and Mother Nature would Ashley Taggart is a first-year medical student not have it. Poor weather and Miami native. During her undergraduate forced us to reschedule the experience she was dedicated mostly to her research in a developmental biology lab and Family Day Picnic and her work with the Department of Orientation eventually combine it with and Commuter Student Involvement. Over the Spring 2012 Baseball her four years, she was active as Student Honor Court. Government Vice President, Association of Commuter Students Vice President, Orientation Program Coordinator, Great Start Due to the timing, the Tribe opted for something a little different. Program Coordinator, and Committee on Our (very wise) Advisor pointed out that the Newman Alumni Student Organizations Involvement Center’s outdoor terrace overlooking Mark Light Field and in full Coordinator. view of the larger-than-life bronze statue of Sebastian The Ibis would be a perfect spot to host our Iron Arrow Family, and have a bit of a tailgate at the same time.