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2010 Alpha Phi SELF Challenge Blog Squad

 

Be a Part of the Challenge Blog Squad

The concept is 3 girls, 3 goals.  Three undergraduate Alpha Phi members participating in SELF’s Challenge will be selected to blog about their experience [with the understanding that this will be more of a report and the posting of each blog submission will be determined by SELF.].  These three women will be participating in the Challenge, each for unique reasons beyond weight loss. Our women want to lose weight but they are looking for lifestyle changes too. From sound nutrition advice (“I’m fit, but my habits are unhealthy”), to being more energetic (I go to bed exhausted at 10pm) and from being more positive (I need an attitude adjustment) to I am in a workout rut (I’m sick of the elliptical”), we chronicle our women’s ups and downs as they lose weight and gain inner and outer strength. These women bring to life the essence of the SELF Challenge—it’s YOUR Challenge.

Each blogger will receive direction to get started, from the SELF team and continue to do so along the way if necessary.  Here are some sample blog ideas:

Start with a bio.  

  • Put simply, we want your vitals and we want them infused with personality. Have a friend describe you or pull some of your information from your Facebook profile. That profile should be friendly in tone and answer the following:

1.       Who are you?

2.       Why are you participating in the Challenge (maybe you’re not sure yet, and that is OK too).

3.       What do you hope to gain (or lose!) from participating?

4.       What is your nutrition and energy level like now?

5.       Write where you want to be in three months on the scale, in life, your fitness level, etc.

6.       What is your biggest RANT (“Even though I look great, I feel unhealthy.  I hate my terrible eating habits.”) and how will you, in the next 3 months turn that into a RAVE: “Wow! I now am nourishing my body with the right foods, eating 6 small meals a day, fruit is my new best friend…etc. etc. etc.

*At the end of SELF’s Challenge we want you to be able to look back at your biggest pitfalls (your rants) and be able to rave about the new and improved you—no matter what your goal may be.

  • Show us what you are doing to make the improvement you need.  How are you finding the time to prepare your meals with a final to study for and all your social events?  We want you to show your strategies (those that work and those that fail) so you can inspire other Alphas and all other women participating in the Challenge. Essentially, you are cheerleaders that are playing in the game.
     
  • Tunes on Command. What’s on your workout playlist? Tech to-do! From a digital standpoint, post what technology you use to document your Challenge (MAC or PC? Do you use a Smartphone? Are you equipped with a flip cam? Apps for calorie counts? Recipe sources outside SELF? Reference manuals? E-shops for scales, at-home gyms, last minute workout videos, YogaToday.com? etc etc.).
     
  • Be Honest. This blog has to be honest.  If it happens, a post could detail falling off the get-fit train and how you got back on.  No failure? Fine— how the heck did you manage that along with studying, socializing, etc.?  

Daily BlogSquad Essentials (please be sure you can do one or more of the following to inspire other Challenge users):

  • Recruit friends to give you feedback, encouragement, quotes, personal stories
  • Post TwitVid
  • Post Twitpics
  • Form your own “Cheerlead with Me” Challenge group on Facebook
  • Blog at odd hours- let blogging be your saving grace from going for that bag of chips!  For example: It’s late night.  You just got back from an evening event. The other girls are gossiping around a pizza and a bag of chips.  What are YOU doing?  *Hopefully blogging!!

Most of all have FUN with this opportunity—report to us on what you are loving, what you are hating, how feeling more fit effects other parts of your life.

Sam Levy, SELF’s Web Associate, will mentor the 2010 Alpha Phi SELF Challenge Blog Squad through multiple weekly posts for the duration of the Challenge.  The first blog will go live on Thursday, February 18 and the last blog will be posted in June. 

BlogSquad Application
 Applications must be submitted by Feb. 5, 2010, to be considered.

Part 1: Personal Information
Name:
Chapter/School:
E-mail:
 Cell Phone Number: () -
Alpha Phi Officer Roles
Academic Year
Academic Major
Career Goals

Please list links to all the social media you currently utilize

(including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, websites, photo albums)
   

Part 2: Short Answer

1.  What are your personal goals for the 2010 Alpha Phi SELF Challenge?  We want to know why you’re interested in participating this year!
 
   
2. Why are you qualified to share your 2010 Alpha Phi SELF Challenge experience?
 
   

3. What do you hope to gain from the experience of being a member of the 2010 Alpha Phi SELF Challenge Blog Squad?

 
   

Part 3: Writing Samples
 

Please include two writing samples with your application. These can be “fake” blog entries or what you would consider your initial entry if you are chosen to participate. If you already have a personal blog, please provide the URL. If you have any other published works, please feel free to include a link to those as well

 
 

Sample 1

   
 

 
 

Sample 2
   

Applications must be submitted by Feb. 5, 2010, to be considered.

Upon completion of your registration form, please click on the "Submit" button once.

If you have any questions or would like to know the status of your application, please contact Megan Bouche at 847.316.8926 or mbouche@alphaphi.org

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