On Saturday March 31st, 10 brothers met in the afternoon to give a group of 40 high school students a tour of NC States campus. We started off at one of the Dormitories to give them a sneak peak to what a typical room looks like. Then we headed to central campus to give them the low down of the buildings and what exists there. After that we went to the Court of the Carolinas where we witnessed a Quidditch tournament going on. From there we went to the Bell Tower and passed Holiday Hall to Reynolds Coliseum. We finally got ice cream at our creamery on campus and went to the bookstore for the kids to buy things if they wanted. The group had a great time and learned a lot. The point of the trip was to show them that it was possible to attend college and there are a lot of opportunities to get them to college also.

On April 4th, the Connecticut Chapter hosted a training session for students in the College of Agriculture. This Husky Ambassador Training allowed our students to help out and volunteer at our Open House sessions for new and incoming University students. Volunteers signed up for time slots and locations, and spent the day on April 14th on campus, directing potential students, answering questions, assisting professors and spreading Husky pride.

On Friday March 30th, 10 brothers went to the Country Day Montessori Preschool to give them a lesson about chickens and pigs. We took with us three bantum chickens and an 8 week old pig. The kids enjoyed being able to pet the animals and the brothers also enjoyed the time with the kids and being able to introduce them to agriculture when some of them probably never would have had that chance. It amazes us as to how many children do not get introduced to agriculture at a young age...

Throughout Agriculture Awareness Week, the Brotherhood offered many events to involve students and faculty in the celebration of agriculture. We decided this year to set up on Sunday to make sure everything was good to go on Monday. The animals were settled in and the tables were set up so that the clubs throughout the College of Ag and Life Sciences could set up when they arrived on Monday morning. That afternoon we held Ag Olympics. A few faculty members volunteered to compete in the competitions we had including a piece of pie eating contest...

On Sunday March 11th, 7 brothers went and helped at the Wake County 4H Workshop. The brothers got to speak with Middle School students about agriculture. A lot of the students were in the Horse club, but there were other students who were in the different clubs that are offered in Wake County. They played an Ag Trivia game where they had to answer various questions about agriculture. The students also got to ask the brothers questions about college and what it was all about so they would know the process to applying and what kind of majors they would be able to choose. Brother Kirby talked to them about the Pre-Vet program at NCSU.

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This past weekend, 13 brothers of the Alpha Zeta Cook Chapter participated in this year's Dance Marathon (many more volunteered!).  We raised over $6000 for the Embrace Kids foundation and continue to raise money for it...

The Cal Epsilon Chapter decided to expand its Ag in the Classroom efforts to Farm and Nutrition Day this year. The event was open to third grade students from neighboring schools; over 1000 students came. Approximately 50 short classes put together by local businesses and organizations were set up for the students to experience. These sessions included nutritional demos, live animals, plant based activities, and much more. The goal was to introduce children to the values of good health and nutrition habits, as well as educate them about agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley and California...

Alpha Zeta Cornell’s Professional Development committee arranged a series of presentations for our weekly meeting on March 25^th. Featured members were Anna Smith ’13 and Danielle Sanok ’13. Anna, currently employed by Career Services at Cornell, gave a helpful seminar on resume building, which included a lecture with helpful tips and tools, and a breakout session in which members peer-reviewed each other’s resumes. Danielle, representative of AgCareers.com, gave members a tour of the website and demonstrated its relevance and ease of use to members...

A total of 16 members, old and new, participated in intramural sports on Cornell Chapter’s basketball and bowling teams. A couple of members played on both! In basketball, the team finished 0-6 but played a couple of close games. The 11-member team included a few people who had never played competitive basketball...

March 2nd was an exciting day for Alpha Zeta Cornell. We had 7 faculty and 4 alumni in attendance of our first ever Faculty and Alumni Happy Hour. It was so enjoyable that we plan to host another one later this semester. Although it officially lasted for an hour, people stayed later, taking advantage of the opportunity to network with alumni and faculty over snacks and beverages. Some alumni stayed to watch the Mr. Alpha Zeta Competition later that evening.