On the evening of February 26^th, brothers of the Wilson Chapter came together for the second official meeting of the semester. Glen Rippke, from Empower Tanzania, was our guest speaker. He spoke to the chapter about the organization’s mission to improve education, health, and world development...

Alpha Zetans welcomed the winter weather with a spontaneous sledding trip this February down some of Cornell’s greatest sledding hills. Just one week into the pledge process, this was a great opportunity for new and old members to get to know each other.

More than 100 students from 16 states and Canada learned about cooperatives from experts across the country Feb. 15 to 17.  Students participated in the National Farmers Union (NFU) College Conference on Cooperatives. Two students from the Cornell chapter, Gianni Parente '14 and Nicole Huynh '13 attended the conference...

The Cal Epsilon chapter finished out the new year in style with the Winter Banquet! Members got a chance to dress up and socialize over some delicious food at the Smittcamp Alumni house at Fresno State. Professor Don Vasconcellos gave a very inspiring speech about the importance of the perserverance in the agricultural industry. New members were recognized, as well as those going to NALC. A silent auction finished off the festivities, and many members walked away with Fresno State paraphernalia and fresh-baked goodies. The evening concluded with a photo-op by the wonderful Christmas tree! We can't wait for next year!

On October 23, 2012, the Cal Epsilon chapter hosted a resume workshop. Members got the opportunity to have their resumes edited by the renowned poultry consultant and Fresno State teacher, Mrs. Michelle Ganci. Mrs. Ganci helped inprove the resumes of all the members who attended, and gave valuable insight into the agriculture industry. Refreshments were provided, and everyone had a wonderful, and delicious, time!

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, to come eat your favorite food and support Alpha Zeta, of course! That was Cal Epsilon's call this November when it hosted its first Hot Dog on a Stick Fundraiser. A percentage of all proceeds earned went to the chapter to support member activities in the coming semester. Everyone had fun, and got to relive their childhood, it was a win-win!

A few weeks ago, members from the Alpha Zeta Cal Epsilon Chapter spent an overcast Saturday morning picking oranges at California State University, Fresno's current president's house.

With hundreds of oranges to pick, AZ members partnered up with members from Alpha Gamma Rho, Plant Science students and 4-H. Together, we gleaned the orange trees and socialized over coffee and donuts.

On February 15, 2013, The Alpha Zeta Cook Chapter welcomed its new potential members.  On this night, the new members learn about the Alpha Zeta history and what the fraternity values.  This is the night they get to really meet the brothers of the fraternity.  It is also when the new members become "littles" when they get their "bigs", the older members of the fraternity.  Once they meet their bigs, the littles are introduced to the rest of their Alpha Zeta family, which includes graduated alumni and other members of the fraternity, even faculty members!  Most families end up doing events over the semester such as hold family dinners dinners or do community service events together...

Brothers of Alpha Zeta volunteered at the Northeastern Student Affiliate (NESA) on February 24th. NESA is a competition between agricultural schools in the northeast. The contest includes research paper presentations, quiz bowl trivia and livestock judging categories. Volunteering included leading student groups to different livestock pens for judging as well as preparing and cleaning up the barn after the students and animals had gone, It was a very agriculturally educational day and brothers of the Cook Chapter were able to meet brothers from the Morrill Chapter participating in the event!

Every semester, Rutgers host a school wide Involvement Fair and Cook Chapter always attends. This semester the event was on January 30th from 11-4pm. Brothers talked to interested people, explaining the ideals of Alpha Zeta and sharing some of the events that we've done. We always like to attend these events because we meet people who don't know about our recruitment events on a different campus and it helps us extend our reach. This semester was particularly successful as we got a total of 25 new members!