Friday April 20^th through Saturday April 21^st, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosted a 24-hour grand opening for its new Nature Research Center. Eight brothers as well as alumni volunteered to assist the museum with the opening. Around 45,000 people came through the museum during the opening. Brothers worked at various exhibits to help educate the public about science or help with crowd control. A few brothers had the opportunity to volunteer with the new veterinary Window of Animal Health and a new One Health Exhibit...

On Saturday April 21^st, 4 brothers walked their dogs around Downtown Raleigh during the K9-3K dog walk. Our team raised $135 for the Wake County SPCA animal shelter. Donations support an animal shelter that was able to help over 16,200 animals last year. Last semester, many brothers volunteered in the shelter’s food pantry and enjoy working with the shelter. Each person raised at least $25 to participate in a great cause while socializing dogs. A couple team members even agreed to walk other people’s dogs. Brothers as well as the dogs enjoyed the event.

On Tuesday April 17th, 22 brothers participated in Sigma Alpha’s 10th Annual Fundraiser Swing-a-Thon. The Swing-a-Thon raises money for the Agriculture in the Classroom programs. Each person pays $10 to swing on a porch swing for fifteen minutes. Many organizations on campus participate in this fundraiser and if an organization raises over $100 they get recognition on the T-shirt they give all of the participants.

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...

Five members from Alpha Zeta Cornell re-visited Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira, NY at which they volunteered last semester. They took a tour of the new facility that is being used to store and redistribute food across southern NY, particularly areas recovering from hurricane damage from the fall. Actives helped pack bags for the food bank’s Backpack Program which gives food that can be easily packed into school lunches to families in need.

The Florida Chapter cleaned up our adopted road for the first time this spring. The members that participated in the clean up did not mind taking time out of their schedule on a Thursday evening to put the trash back where it belongs and off the street. Usually our road clean-ups take place on a weekend in the morning to avoid the heat of the day but our service chair, Jaclyn Irwin, planned the evening clean up to help add variation to the times of our events...

The Florida Chapter's spring pledge class put together a clothing drive for the St. Francis House in Gainesville. The St. Francis House homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Gainesville, Florida provides emergency food, temporary shelter, and related support services in a safe, secure environment for people in Alachua County who, for whatever reason, find themselves homeless and hungry. St. Francis House provides these services in a supportive environment where people can begin to manage their problems effectively and re-establish themselves as productive members of the community...

The week preceding Christmas, Cook Chapter learned of a local Homeless Shelter run by churches in the area. Each week, the shelter moves to a different church and volunteers sign the men in and stay up each night from 7pm to 7am in case of emergencies. Alpha Zeta was contacted by a local church for help and responded in force...

Project makeover is a huge service project put on by students out of the University of Florida and founded by a UF student in 2008. The project was held at Chester Shell Elementary this year. The organization raised over $9,000 and used over 1,055 volunteers from UF students to community volunteers helping prune bushes, paint interactive murals, and overall beautify the school over a weekend...

With all the smores fixings bought, the Florida Chapter was off to another successful woodser. Every semester we take a road trip to a local campsite in the middle of what seems to be nowhere for our Woodser. We reserved a campground at Kate's Fish Camp where the ranger came out and helped set up our bonfire to make delicious smores! Members gathered around the fire to share stories about their semester and to meet the newest pledges...