SOCIAL GEOLOGY CLUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
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2014-2015 Events
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // February 26
Our meeting will be in Sarkeys room 1446 at 5 pm. We will be showing off all the minerals the club purchased at Tucson this year so make sure to come out and see everything! As always, food and drinks will be provided.
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Italy Study Abroad Trip Fundraiser // February 25
The fundraiser will be on Wednesday, February 25, from 10 am to 3 pm in Sarkeys room 340. If you are going on the trip, you must volunteer at this event if at all possible! Any other volunteers would be greatly appreciated, so watch your emails! We will be selling T-shirts and raffle tickets for a variety of items, as well as auctioning of a few of the minerals we bought in Tucson.
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Sky Ranch Elementary Sarkeys Visit // February 18
Sky Ranch Elementary School will be visiting us Wednesday, February 18, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. We need people to volunteer to do a variety of activities, such as lead groups around Sarkeys, show the kids the mineral cases on the second floor, and lead the seismic or stream table activities. Please sign up on the Google Doc (link below) if you are interested in helping out. Please sign up by this Friday (February 13th) if you are interested!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DcPxrYQ9qt4LIx5b2GtYkn9o36VZ_-XdgnD3ly3iv6k/edit#gid=0
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Valentine's Day Sale // February 13
The club will be selling chocolate and rose rocks Friday, February 13 from 11 am to 3 pm in Sarkeys outside the second floor elevators. Make sure to stop by and buy a rose for that special someone (or just for yourself!)!
Howdy Week Booth // August 20
We will be manning a table at the Howdy Week Involvement Fair. We will be talking to new students and telling them about our club. Right now, we have enough volunteers to maintain the booth, but we'd really like to have a few more people to help tell people what our club is about. If you are interested, fill out the doodle poll below for which shift you'd like to take. The event will be in the South Oval from 10:30 am to 2 pm.
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George McGhee Collection Cleaning // September
We will be cleaning and organizing the donated rock and mineral collection of George McGhee this month. The collection is being used for outreach purposes in the community, as well as being auctioned off to finance trips and social activities for the club. Let us know if you are wanting to help and when you would be available so that we can schedule a weekend to clean these rocks.
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // September 4
This is our first meeting of the year so we have a lot of stuff to talk about! We will be voting on revisions to our Constitution, telling you about upcoming trips and outreach events, as well as talk about possible future events. Come on out to find out about our club and eat free Cane's Chicken! The meeting will take place in SEC M130, which is on the first floor on the north side of the building.
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Glass Mountains Trip // September 20
We will be taking a trip to Glass Mountains on Saturday, the 20th, to hike and collect selenite crystals. We will leave from the East Sarkeys lot at 8 am and should be back around 4 pm (it is about a two and a half hour drive). You will need to bring sunscreen, water, a lunch, and anything else to protect you from the heat. You will also need to bring something in which to put your collected samples. Please RSVP by September 14.
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Highland East Junior High: Rock Collection // September 24
Pick and Hammer members will be traveling to Highland East Junior High in Moore, OK to identify and organize rocks and minerals within the school’s collection which had been mixed up during the aftermath of the May 20th, 2013 F-5 tornado. There is a lot to go through and we could use all the help we can get, so if you are free, please let us know!
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Mayo Elementary School Visit // September 25
Elementary school children from Mayo Elementary in Tulsa, OK, will be visiting Sarkeys Energy Center on September 25. Members will be working with Dr. Randy Keller of the Oklahoma Geological Survey to educate the children about the geosciences. Dr. Keller will lead a geoscience lecture, while Pick and Hammer members will conduct seismology and mineral scavenger hunt activities.
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Mini Golf Tournament // September 26
AAPG, Pick and Hammer, and SEG would like to invite you to participate in our mini golf tournament this Friday evening. A buffet style meal will be served at 8:30pm and groups of four will begin to "tee off" as you finish your food. There will be prizes for individual low scores including a rock hammer, an amethyst crystal and hammock tent from Backwoods. The lowest scoring team will also win a prize donated by Andy Alligator's. Please respond to the doodle poll (http://doodle.com/mgynsvh5h7ui3big) or join the event on Facebook so we know how many people to prepare for.
The food will be provided by Andy Alligator's from 8:30 - 9:30. They are going to grill up some hamburgers and hot dogs to be served with baked beans, slaw, chips and cookies. While they do serve beer, we will only be paying for non-alcoholic beverages. Please let me know if you have any special food requirements so we can accommodate you.
This event is funded through the support of Marathon Oil Corporation.
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Science-In-Action Day // September 28
Pick and Hammer representatives will be manning a booth at the Sam Noble History Museum in Norman, OK. We will be educating the public on the rock cycle and rock identification, answering questions, and helping to identify any items the public brings in.
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Whittier Middle School // October-
Pick and Hammer members will be visiting Whittier Middle School students every Thursday morning to help tutor the students in their geoscience education for the Science Olympiad competition. This year, the area we are helping out with is the Fossils section. Students are expected to know and be tested on a wide range of material include fossil identification, favorable conditions for fossilization, relative and absolute dating, geologic timescale, and major paleontological events to name a few. Pick and Hammer members will also help create and proctor a few of the Fossil Regional competitions. If you are interested in helping with this ongoing activity, please email the club.
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Norman High Geoscience Lecture // October 16
This will be the first lecture of the school year at Norman High. We will visit them several more times over the academic year, teaching a different topic each time. Let us know if you are interested in either speaking or just coming along to see what it's like!
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // October 16
We will be having a meeting this Thursday, October 16, at 5 pm in room 1446 in the Sarkey's Energy Center. We will be approving new edits to the constitution and discussing general club business such as trips and events. So come and enjoy some free food and get involved in the club this Thursday!
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Rock Kit Creation // October 22
The Oklahoma Geological Survey was contacted by Oklahoma City schools to fill a need for rock kits in the Putnam City district. We will be creating those rock kits for OGS on the 22nd, so please let us know if you are available and willing to help! All the materials have been provided by OGS
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Norman High Geoscience Lecture // October 23
This will be the second lecture of the school year at Norman High. If you are interested in giving a talk, let us know asap so that we can plan it. If you are interested in just coming along to see what it's like, also let us know!
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Highland West Junior High: Career Day // October 31
Pick and Hammer officers will be going to Highland West Junior High in Moore, OK on October 31st to give a series of lectures on career opportunities within the geosciences. Opportunities we will discuss include petroleum geology, environmental geology, academia, and geophysics to name a few.
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Geology Movie Night // November 16
Pick and Hammer is hosting its first Geology Movie Night on November 16th from 6pm-9pm. We will be meeting in room 340 on the Plaza level. There will be PIZZA and the awesome movie of your choice. But first we need you to pick your favorite Geology movie using the DoodlePoll! https://doodle.com/evdkp677zhfb3w27#table Voting ends on Friday!! So let us know what we'll be watching!!
UPDATE: Voting has officially ended and we will be watching Jurassic Park!
UPDATE 2: Even though the weather is not so great, we will be still be having the movie night.
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Mineral Auction // November 19-20
We will having our first silent auction on Wednesday November 19th and Thursday November 20th from 10am-3pm! We will be auctioning off some of our specimens. The funds from this will go to paying for awesome trips and events for this Spring!
We need volunteers to help man tables during the auction. We need at least two people in the room at all times, so please volunteer on our doodlepoll. http://doodle.com/cgdm8nixuxwge3
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Mineral Auction // December 3-4
Pick and Hammer will be hosting another student mineral auction the Wednesday and Thursday after Thanksgiving from 10 am to 3 pm both days. It will be a silent auction, so stop by in between your classes! There will be new minerals each day as well as a "Buy it now" table featuring minerals and fossils you can purchase immediately. If you would like to help out, please fill out the doodle poll.
https://doodle.com/2wdr893izypf73
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Norman High Geoscience Lecture // December 4
This will be the third lecture of the school year and the last of 2014 at Norman High. James and Curtis will be talking about mineralogy. If you would like to speak at one of these lectures, please let us know!
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // December 4
This will be our last meeting of the semester, and it will be at 5 pm in room 1446. We will be discussing outreach, future trips, and other club business and we will be serving Slim Chickens, so try to make it!
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Norman High Geoscience Lecture // January 29
This will be the first lecture of the year at Norman High. We are continuing to teach the students about various aspects of the geosciences during their lunch period (12:15 pm - 12:52 pm). If you have an idea for a talk and/or would like to speak, please let us know.
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Whittier at Sam Noble Museum // January 24
We will be giving the students of Whittier Middle School a guided tour of the Sam Noble Museum this Saturday. We will be explaining how the exhibits relate to the material they need to learn for their Science Olympiad competition.
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // January 29
Hey Guys! It's time for our first meeting of the semester! We will talking about trips, outreach, events, and other general club business, as well as asking about potential officers. We will be serving pizza and drinks, so make sure to come by! The meeting will be held in Sarkeys in room 1446 at 5 pm.
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Tucson Trip // February 6-9
The officers and a few potential officers will be leaving for Tucson on Friday, February 6, to drive to Tucson, Arizona, to buy minerals at this year's Gem and Mineral show. We will be purchasing items for the alumni and student auctions, as well as small specimens to be used to make rock kits for the schools the club has been working with. We will be returning late Monday night and will show everyone the minerals we bought at our next meeting.
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Norman High Geoscience Lecture // February 12
The club is heading to Norman High this Thursday to speak to the students during their lunch period about environmental geology. At the moment, the speakers are already arranged but if you would like to go with them, let us know.
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Big Event Sign-Up Deadline // February 26
This will be the first year that the club has put together a team for Big Event and we are really excited! Please fill out the Google Doc (link below) by January 26 if you are interested in participating in Big Event, which will be on Saturday, April 11, so that we can fill out all the necessary paperwork.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtOEpw5A6B3mCEfCLZKpeVy5lvpjy_w0YeSlm3OeXIA/edit#gid=0
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Climb UP! // March 27th
We will be taking people to Climb Up on March 27th. Please let us know if you are interested so that we can make a reservation!
Pick and Hammer Meeting // March 26th
Our meeting will be in Sarkeys room 1446 at 5 pm. As always, food and drinks will be provided.
Student Auction // March 25th
We will be having a student auction in room 340 on Wednesday 3/25/15 from 10am - 3pm! Come by and bid on some of our awesome minerals or visit our buy it now table! Shirts for Italy fundraising will also be sold if you are interested in helping support those going on the Study Abroad trip this summer.
Science Olympiad Competition // March 7th
After a semester of visiting Whittier Middle School students every Thursday morning to help tutor the students in their geoscience education for the Science Olympiad competition. Students are expected to know and be tested on a wide range of material include fossil identification, favorable conditions for fossilization, relative and absolute dating, geologic timescale, and major paleontological events to name a few. This year, we helped out with the Fossils section. So now it is finally time for their last competition!
Pick & Hammer and AAPG Bowling Night // March 6th
From 7-9pm we will having a free bowling night at Sooner Bowling!
Washington Elementary Sign-Up Deadline // March 6th
Washington Elementary School will be visiting Sarkeys on March 12 from 11 am to 1 pm. We need people to help guide the students around Sarkeys and help with the cupcake coring, stream table, and seismic activities. If you are interested, please fill out the Google Doc (link below) with what you are interested in doing. Please sign up by March 6th!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17-2g0HZQtVbIs53aMaKMg1buniQp6HhFdoOy2ZXetrA/edit#gid=0
Norman High Talk // March 5th
The club is heading to Norman High this Thursday to speak to the students during their lunch period about landslides. At the moment, the speakers are already arranged but if you would like to go with them, let us know.
2015 Club T-shirt Voting // March 9-11th
So the results are in! AND we have a tie! Design 2 and Design 5 have tied. Sadly we can only do one shirt design for our yearly club shirt. So there will be a revote! Please vote between now and Wednesday at 8PM on which shirt you would like and we'll start taking orders soon!
The new doodle poll is: http://doodle.com/v6vrhgz2z9z7hdf8
Old and New designs are possed in our scrapbook!
If we get 15 orders for the old shirts we'll be able to have them reprinted.
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2015 Club T-shirt Voting // March 3-6th
It's time to vote for this year's club shirt!!! We have 10 awesome shirt options this year so please pick your top 1 or 2 shirts by voting on our doodlepool: http://doodle.com/dxhtztwkmzraes3eOld and New designs are possed in our scrapbook!
If we get 15 orders for the old shirts we'll be able to have them reprinted.
Norman High Talk // April 30th
The last Norman High Talk will be Thursday, April 30 from 12:15 pm to 12:52 pm. We still need speakers for this, so if you are interested, please email us ASAP!
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School Spring Picnic // April 25th
The school will be having its annual Spring Picnic at Lions' Park in Norman. It will start at noon with a softball game between the Geologists and the Geophysicists, followed by a barbeque at 2:30 pm. The picnic will close with awards around 5 pm. This event is a lot of fun and is a great way to relax before starting to study for finals, so try to make it! If you would like to go but need a ride, please email us.
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Girl Scouts Earth Day // April 25th
The Club will have a booth at the OKC Zoo for the Girl Scouts Earth Day Celebration from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. If interested, sign up on the Google Doc (link below).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RJD7xPzrT5EkkM6vhiJJhf-3vi86nFwdM3xvAkgDkKM/edit#gid=0
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Pick and Hammer Meeting // April 23rd
We will be having our last meeting of the semester on Thursday, April 23rd, at 5 pm in Sarkeys room 1446. This will be a very important meeting, as we will be holding officer elections along with collecting money for T-shirts and discussing general club business. As always, food will be provided, so please try to make it to this one!
Student Mineral Auction // April 22nd
We will have our last mineral auction of the semester on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 10 am to 3 pm in Sarkeys room 340. Try to come by and get some awesome specimens, whether at auction or on the buy-it-now table.
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Washington Elementary Sarkeys Visit // April 24th
Third Graders from Washington Elementary School will be visiting Sarkeys on Friday, April 24th, from 11 am to 1 pm.If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up on the Google Doc (link below).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17-2g0HZQtVbIs53aMaKMg1buniQp6HhFdoOy2ZXetrA/edit#gid=0
Climb UP! // April 26th
We will be taking people to Climb Up on April 26th. Pleas let us know via email if you are interested so that we can make a reservation!
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