Hiii, Psi Chi!

Welcome back to another school year! My name is Brooke Zanti, and I’ll be the secretary of Psi Chi for Fall 2021. I’m super excited to meet you all! To introduce myself… I’m in my 4th year at UMBC, and I’m studying psychology and social work in hopes of going into occupational therapy. I’m also a Psychology Department Writing Fellow and a barista. When I’m not at work or school, you can find me somewhere drinking iced coffee, playing Animal Crossing, and/or reading! I can’t wait to get to know everyone and (hopefully…maybe) see some of you in person soon! :’)

Curious about what Psi Chi will be up to this semester? Here’s some information:

Meetings:
Our first General Body Meeting (GBM) this semester will be held on Friday, September 10th at 3:00pm, and will be held every other Friday at the same time. GBMs will be held virtually via Webex, and we will provide the link to each meeting through email and myUMBC closer to the dates they are held. More information about dates, topics, and more will be coming soon!

Events:
This semester, we want our events to be more interactive and inclusive. Our goal is to get as many of our members (and non-members! Bring your friends!) involved and participating as possible; we want to get to know you and form a Psi Chi family! That said, we want YOUR input! If you have any ideas for events, meeting subjects, or guest speakers that you would like to attend this Fall, feel free to email us and let us know. While our GBMs will likely remain virtual, we plan to hold at least a few in-person events for those who would be comfortable, so all suggestions are welcome.

Involvement Fest:
If you’d like to hear about our plans for the coming weeks, learn more about myself and the other officers, or even just pop in to say hi… you can visit Psi Chi at Involvement Fest! We hope to see you at the in-person Involvement Fest onThursday, September 9th at 12-2pm, or at the virtual Involvement Fest at 6-8pm. You can find more information about Involvement Fest here.

Job Opportunity:
Finally, if anyone is interested in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) or working with individuals with disabilities, we’ve been asked to share with you a job opportunity through Kennedy Krieger High School in Baltimore! Attached to this post is a copy of the job flyer. (NOTE: Some of the information on this flyer is outdated, but I am providing it anyway for easy access. The most up-to-date information can be found at the Kennedy Krieger careers website here.)

Thanks for reading my long, long introduction! Feel free to email me, or any of the other officers, if you have any questions.

Talk soon!

Brooke Zanti