Join PFA this October 29th @6:00 PM at LILY for our super SPOOKY collaboration with our fellow asian orgs👻 compete in games, hang with friends, dress in your best costume, and get into the spirit of the season!!🎃🕷

Want a fun night of spooky activities and costumes?

Come out to our Annual HALO-HALOWEEN! 💀 It will be filled with fun games and FREE (members only) HALO HALO (Filipino Dessert)!

See you there! 😛

Originating from the Marano tribes of Mindanao, this muslim dance showcases the many ways of wearing a malong, a traditional multi-colored cloth. Come learn a new cultural dance taught by one of our PCN Directors: Lupe Cruz!

Pakilala is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of our culture, literally! This is an event where new and returning members can socialize and grow their bonds. Potluck style, members are bringing various filipino dishes from pancit to dinaguan. Please come join us and have a wonderful meal as well!

Come join us for our annual Valentine’s Day celebration and open mic! Bring a friend and enjoy a warm cup of hot chocolate or coffee, some sweet snacks, and lots of cute talent performances by some of our PFAm! It’ll be a wholesome, fun time, so we hope to see you all there (:

If you have signed up for our Ate-Kuya-Ading program, now is the time you will finally get to meet your respective AKAs and the rest of your family. Get excited!
Be sure to RSVP, so we can plan ahead if any ates, kuyas, or adings cannot make it to meet their counterparts :)
Also, if you are NOT adopting adings or getting an ate or kuya this semester, PLEASE still try to make it out so that the new adings can meet their whole new family!

**To officially be part of the AKA program/receive a new AKA, you MUST have paid your respective PFA membership dues by the date of the reveal.**

Come and bring your friends to PFA's First General Meeting and learn about the great events and plans we have for the semester! The meeting will be on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5 in WALC 1087 at 6:30. Hope to see y'all there!

Come join us for our Spring Pakilala! "Pakilala" translates to "get to know", so this event is essentially our Spring Semester meet-the-Ates-Kuyas-and-Adings. This is the time to interact and get to know some of your potential AKAs and/or just hang out and make some new friends within PFA!
We will be providing pizza and some light refreshments (:

We hope you’ve had a good winter break and are ready for this new semester PFAm! What better way to start it off than with our Spring Callout this Tuesday at 6:30 in MATH175 (the Mathematical Sciences Building)!

We’ll be introducing this semester’s Junior Board, going over some of our upcoming events, goals for this semester as an organization, and especially discussing the start of PCN season real soon 🤩

Be sure to bring a friend and grab some FREE BOBA [for the first 50 people signed in]!We hope to see you all there!

Can't make it but still want to join? Email purduefilipino@gmail.com and browse our website for more information.

Junior Board positions are one semester long, in which each J-Board member will work alongside a respective Executive Board member. J-Board elections will be application + interview style, in which current E- and J-Boards will interview and elect the Spring 2020 Junior Board candidates.

Applications must be filled out and emailed back to purduefilipino@gmail.com , no later than Sunday, December 1st at 11:59 PM.

It is also additionally encouraged to view the descriptions of each position at the end of the application document, &/or reach out to any Executive Board members to either shadow them or simply ask questions prior to the election date. This information is linked in the “Forms” tab here on our website!

Come out for one of our final events for the semester! We will be polling on a movie [in the GroupMe] for everyone to choose, watch, and enjoy together before we all leave for Thanksgiving break and dive into first semester finals in MATH175!

Bring a blanket, bring some snacks, and come hang out!

Its that time of year, PCN 2020 SZN is starting soon!!!

If you want to be a part of PCN, this meeting is MANDATORY. Even if you aren't sure, please come out and we will hopefully convince you to take part! Please RSVP so we can get a headcount on how many people to expect.

We will start off the workshop with a meeting to Meet the Committee Heads, go over expectations, how this all works, the show, auditions, rehearsal/meeting schedule, etc., and answer any questions you might have.

Afterwards we will showcase some videos and examples of the dances this year and give you the chance to try out Tinikling, Kawayan and Modern! During the Workshop you can take the time to also talk with Directors, and Committee Heads, as well as sign up for dances you are interested in.

Whether you are not sure about participating, not sure what dance to do, not sure what committee to do, COME ANYWAYS!! This event is not just limited to those who expressed interest and have signed up for PCN, but it is meant to help show/convince others to want to sign up as well and show you all a glimpse of what PCN has in store. So, if you know someone who is still thinking about joining or shows even the slightest interest, BRING THEM. PCN is an experience you wont regret.

If you have any time conflicts/questions/comments/concerns/just trying to chat, DM one of us or email purduefilipino@gmail.com.

We hope to see you all there!

Your PCN Directors,
AJ, Katelynn, Mark

Date: Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 6-10pm
Location: STEW 314

FACEBOOK RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/525353128059533/

**SPONSORED BY SOGA**

Come celebrate Halloween with us with a costume contest, halo-halo, and fun arts and crafts! Bring yourself and your friends for a fun, spoopy night.

This is an event specifically for paid members only, so be sure you have paid your membership dues or are otherwise ready to pay them at the door!

Make it out to our 3rd general meeting at WALC 1087 to hear about PFA's plans for the month of November! If you are planning on going with PFA to FACT, it is MANDATORY that you attend the FACT meeting directly following this meeting.

The FACT meeting will entail more information about carpools, rooms, the FACT schedule, and more!

***If you cannot make it to the FACT meeting and plan on going to FACT, it is mandatory that you contact a board member about your absence by Tuesday, 10/29. ***

Join us for a discussion on mental health, and its importance. The night will be an open discussion for people to share their stories and thoughts, and a time to learn more about mental health and ways to help yourself or loved ones. We will also be discussing the Filipino cultural aspects to mental health.

**Attendance does not mean you must speak/participate. Feel free to come and learn, to listen, or even support a friend who would like to come or in honor of someone you know who lives with mental illness.

It might be spooky season but JSA and PFA are here to help make this time of year a little less scary with our ~collab~ KARAOKE NIGHT! Come out for a night of singing, meeting new friends, and destress during this exam season! Snacks and drinks provided!

This event is FREE for all current members of PFA and JSA :)

We hope you’ve had a good fall break everyone! Be sure to get a good start on getting back into things by coming to our 2nd General Meeting and grabbing all the details about FAHM month, our upcoming events, apparel, and FACT! This is also a good opportunity to meet up with your new AKA Fams :)

If you have signed up for our Ate-Kuya-Ading program, now is the time you will finally get to meet your respective AKAs and the rest of your family. Get excited!

If you are not adopting adings or getting an ate or kuya this semester, PLEASE still try to make it out so that the new adings can meet their whole new family!

Be sure to RSVP on the Facebook event page, so we can plan ahead if any ates, kuyas, or adings cannot make it to meet their counterparts :) : https://www.facebook.com/events/539141283295834/?active_tab=about

In conjunction with Purdue’s Department of Anthropology and the Purdue Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center, PFA will be sponsoring an evening of interactive learning with Carlito Camahalan Amalla, a member of the Manobo Indigenous Peoples of Agusan, Southern Philippines. Carlito will introduce his home’s art and tradition of emroidery through storytelling and optional dance workshop. Food will be provided.

For more information and to register for the workshop, please contact Dr. Dada Docot at dadadocot@purdue.edu.

Come join us for our annual back-to-school celebration — bring some food and some friends! Stop by to eat, meet other new &/or returning PFA members, play some picnic games, and participate in activities to get to know your respective potential Ates, Kuyas, or Adings for this year!

If you plan on going to the Potluck, you MUST fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/R9kcLLSUvbUJstH98 Thank you!

We hope you’ve had a good start to your school year! Bring yourself and a new friend to our first general meeting to receive your membership cards, pay dues, learn more about and apply for our Ate-Kuya-Ading (AKA) program, and jot down the dates of our upcoming events, from movie nights, cultural workshops, and karaoke to our annual Fall Potluck!

Welcome to the ‘19-’20 school year everyone! Come hang out at our callout and learn more about anything and everything PFA, grab some free food, meet the board, and meet the rest of the PFam! Save the date and bring yourself and bring your friends — we can’t wait to see you!

Are you an incoming freshman participating in BGR? Maybe a returning upperclassman interested in learning about other organizations to get involved in? Come find our booth at the BGR B-Involved fair to learn more about what PFA is all about, ask any questions, meet with board members, and/or get some more info on our callout! Who knows, maybe you’ll get to see some cultural dances showcased too — come see us to find out :)