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Friends of Alec

FIG Flat Alec Contest

Congrats to Blueprint for Success, winners of the 2012 Flat Alec contest! Friends of Alec sponsored a contest for Engineering First-year Interest Groups (FIGs), where each team competed by tweeting pictures of themselves with a "Flat Alec."  Blueprint for Success out tweeted the Trendsetters  and early favorite--the Processors in the final hours of the contest, winning an FOA sponsored pizza party at the end of the fall semester!

 

Contest Details

Registration

Materials

  • Will be posted when registration opens in 2013.

Rules

  1. Sign up to participate by filling out the online registration.
  2. Follow Alec on Twitter: @PatronSaintAlec
  3. Go to a location on the provided list with at least 3 FIG members and a Flat Alec cut out.*
    1. Participants in this contest are representatives of the Cockrell School and will behave in an appropriate, polite, and responsible manner at any location they visit during the course of this contest.
    2. FIG members are encouraged to keep safety in mind at all times and most importantly, to HAVE FUN!
    3. Take a picture with your 3 members and Flat Alec and tweet it to Alec.  All pictures posted must be school appropriate.**
  4. In your tweet, include:
    1. @PatronSaintAlec
    2. #AlecSighting
    3. A hash tag of your FIG’s name, ex: #Processors
    4. Your group picture with Flat Alec
    5. The name of your location
  5. The FIG with the most places tweeted, wins a pizza party on the date/time of their choosing.
  6. In the event of a tie, the FOA office will choose the most CREATIVE picture tweeted by the tied FIGs.  The pictures will be posted to Alec’s Facebook page and be voted on by Alec’s Facebook friends.  Anyone may become Alec’s friend on Facebook.  The FIG’s picture with the most “likes” wins.

*Friends of Alec can provide FIGs with pre-made Flat Alec cut outs upon request.

**Appropriateness will be determined by FOA staff and generally defined as pictures that do NOT include nudity (outside of widely recognized works of art), alcohol, tobacco, vulgarity, or situations where FIG members pose a safety risk to themselves or others.  Just ask yourself, “Would Dean Fenves approve?”  Inappropriate pictures will be removed and will not count towards your group’s score.

Questions? Contact Vanessa Moore at 512-471-7680 or come by ECJ 1.205.