Weenie Oahu...Mercy Style

Weenies are finally here! After weeks of recruitment, we have 25 beautiful new future Texas Spirits. We spent the weekend welcoming them into the organization and celebrating their hard work. The Tejas Club hosted a fabulous party for all Spirits and our guests this past Saturday. This semesterly party called “Weenie Oahu” is luau themed. Guests come decked out in Hawaiian leis, grass skirts and floral prints. Around midnight, the Weenies make a grand entrance and show off their mad dance skills. Weenie Mamas Aly and Dionne created an entire dance for the Weenies to learn. Fall ’12 Weenies showed off their killer coordination and snazzy dance skills to Kanye West’s Mercy. We can’t wait to get to know these 25 girls!

Meet the New Fall 2012 Weenies!

At yet another beautiful tap-in ceremony, Texas Spirits were happy to welcome 25 wonderful new weenies into the Spirits tradition. The weenies are no doubt excited for what is sure to be their greatest semester at UT yet! Spirit Haunts, Aly Kasberg and Dionne Dias are nothing but thrilled for their new weenies, and are looking forward to sharing the love of Texas Spirits with these ladies all semester long. Please give a warm hello to the class of Fall 2012:

C I We love the new weenies alreadyY!

Game Day with Texas Spirits

After waiting months for the season to begin, Longhorns were anxious for Saturday to arrive, and Spirits could be seen all across the 40 Acres gearing up for the season opener versus Wyoming. Continuing a tradition which started in 2001, Spirits began the day by meeting up with the Tejas Club to set up flashcards in the south end zone of DKR. Tejas invited the girls over for lunch before heading off to the stadium to set up flashcards. It was the JIs first time to join in this tradition, and they did an awesome job! This week’s design featured the Texas flag and was a huge success.

As 7pm rolled around, Spirits were packed into their seats, decked out in casual uniform and ready to cheer their team on to victory! Despite the slow start for the Horns, the team quickly gained momentum and defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 37-17. It was exciting to see the team take the field for the first time this season, and hopefully Saturday’s win is a preview for what is to come for the rest of the season. Thankfully we only have to wait one more week to see the Horns take the field again because the next home game is Saturday, September 8^th at 7pm. Be sure to check out the south endzone at the end of the second quarter to see next week’s flashcard design!

Check out our Game Day video here! 

Fall 2012 Recruitment

Whether today is your first day on the Forty Acres or you’re back for another year, happy first day of class, Longhorns! If you’re looking for a group of women to experience spirit, service, friendship and love with at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas Spirits is right for you.

Today marks the first day of Spirits recruitment and we’d love to meet you! We have several opportunities to mix and mingle with active members – feel free to come to as many as you’d like.

1.     SRD Organization Fair

• Tuesday, September 4 (7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
• Scottish Rite Dormitory
• Incase you can't make it to Plucker's, we'll be tabling here too! 

2.     Plucker’s Meet & Greet

• Tuesday, September 4 (5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.)
• 2222 Rio Grande St.
• Meet some lovely Spirits before the application process begins

3.     Texas Spirits First Reception

• Wednesday, September 5 (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
• Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
• Don’t worry if you have class - the application will be posted on our website after First Reception! 

4.     Informal Starbucks Social

• Wednesday, September 5, following First Reception (about 5:30 p.m.)
• Starbucks locations on 24th Street and in the Union
• Come by and get an application or get to know some members

We’ll be tabling in the West Mall from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., August 29 – September 5. Look for the girls in the burnt orange scarves to learn more about the fun and friendship of one of UT Austin’s first women’s spirit organizations.

Join the tradition! Be a Texas Spirit!

Girls Night Out!

After a long day filled with stress, textbooks, and classes, a girls' night out with your Spirit sisters definitely sounds ideal! On Thursday, January 26th, Spirits gathered at "The Local" to enjoy some 90's music, grab a bite, and catch up after the winter break. First-round applications for the Spring 2012 class had just been distributed a day prior, which meant the semester was well underway! All of the wonderful ladies in the recruitment process were invited to take a break from their applications and spend some time with our organization.

Service Haunts, Jocelyn Matyas & Mayte Salazar, were the hosts of the night. They set up multiple games so that prospectives and actives could mingle in a pressure-free environment and get to know each other. Games included "Find Your Pair," which allowed prospectives to meet multiple actives until finding her match, and "What Am I?" which encouraged girls to get creative with their questions and attempts to guess the person or character taped on their back. Aliyah McRoberts, a Fall 2011 Weenie and one of our newest JI's, found the environment to be much more casual and relaxing than the usual, hectic Meet & Greets. "I was able to talk to more girls for longer periods of time," proving beneficial for all actives getting to know the many prospectives! Alysse Fisher, Spring 2012 Weenie, found GNO to be a great opportunity for Spirits and prospectives to let loose, hang out, and have fun.

As Jocelyn and Mayte recount the success of the night, they proudly said, "Overall, we think the event went really well!" This was the first Spirits event organized by our newest Service Haunts and it went wonderfully! Girls Night Out is the newest addition to the recruitment process and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.  We hope that it becomes a regular event each semester!  

To add the icing on the cake, a percentage of the night's sales went directly to Texas Spirits' Texas THON goal! (More blogs on THON to come!) Great work, Ladies! 

• Want to be a Texas Spirit? Here is our Spring 2012 recruitment schedule!

  
  

  1.     Plucker’s Meet & Greet

  • Tuesday, January 24 (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
  • 2222 Rio Grande
  • Meet some lovely Spirits before the application process begins!

  2.     Texas Spirits 1st Reception

  • Wednesday, January 25 (4 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
  • Black Box Theatre (SAC 2.304)
  • Don’t worry if you have class - the application will be posted on our website after 1st Reception! 

  3.     Informal Starbucks Social

  • Wednesday, January 25 (following 1st Reception – 7 p.m.)
  • Starbucks locations on 24th and in the SAC
  • Come by and get an application or learn more about being a Texas Spirit!

  4.     “Girls Night Out” Fundraising Event

  • Thursday, January 26 (10 p.m. – 2 a.m.)
  • The Local, 2610 Guadalupe
  • This profit share will help raise money for our philanthropy, The Make-A-Wish Foundation!

  
  

  Texas Spirits will be tabling in West Mall from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. beginning Wednesday, January 18! Good luck everyone!