Agriculture Awareness Week

Agriculture Awareness week is an annual event sponsored by Alpha Zeta. During these days the brotherhood strives to promote awareness and appreciation of agriculture on campus. The brickyard is covered with equipment, livestock, and displays. The event touches the entire NCSU community as many students and faculty invite friends and family to enjoy the experience. (View more photos)

Alumni Tailgate

The College of Agriculture and Life Science (CALS) sponsors this annual event. Every fall at a NCSU home football game, CALS invites the alumni back for a day of barbecue, entertainment and football. As one of our annual service projects, Alpha Zeta plays a pivotal role in the undertaking of this event. Prior to the event, the brothers of Alpha Zeta helps prepare for it by performing various tasks, such as setting up tables, chairs, and tents. We also work during the event, making sure everything goes as planned with door prizes and dinner lines. It is a fun day of food and football, as well as a great way for the brothers to help out our college. (View more photos)

Confederate Cemetery Clean-up

For our most frequent service project of the year, we help out at Raleigh's Oakwood Cemetery. Specifically, we work in the area devoted to commemorating the Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War. We have done many different tasks in the cemetery, including erecting headstones and raking leaves. We have recently received an award for our work out there. This is a good opportunity for us to learn about agriculture's importance in the south and the dedication of the soldiers in the war. We have the chance to pay our respects in a tangible way to those who died in the Civil War. (View more photos)

Help a Needy Family at Christmas

Every year, Alpha Zeta provides a memorable Christmas for a family in need. The brother pull together and donate clothing, toys, and food. In years past, we have also donated a Christmas tree with decorations to help put the family in the Christmas spirit.

Christmas Social

Our chapter gets together every December to celebrate the Christmas season. It is a semi-formal time of fellowship. We sing, we dance, and we have an enjoyable time!

Christmas Tree Sales

Our chapter's biggest fundraiser is selling Christmas Trees. Trees are cut from a farm in the mountains of North Carolina and transported to Raleigh. Trees are pre-sold to members of the NC State Community and Raleigh.

NALC & Conclave

The National Agricultural Leadership Conference, Alpha Zeta's annual conference, focuses on professional development, leadership training and showcasing unique agriculture industry in the host region. Industry partners, the host chapter(s), university faculty and national office present workshops and seminars related to careers, leadership, chapter development and current topics in agriculture.

Attendees tour of local agriculture facilites, industries and/or businesses. Student participants have the opportunity to meet local alumni, business professionals and explore graduate programs and internship opportunities with university faculty.

The Conclave is the biennial business meeting of the Fraternity. It is combined with the NALC in odd years. Each chapter is required by the High Council and National Office to send at least one voting delegate and one alternate to represent the views of the chapter, discuss key issues, and vote on pending motions.

Both the NALC and Conclave are usually held in March or early April.

Founder's Day

Founder's Day is a formal mixer in which we come together with Alpha Zeta alumni and reflect on the events of the past year. A slideshow of pictures from Alpha Zeta activities is presented. Also, we celebrate the successes of Alpha Zeta members through announcing the scholarship and award recipients. There is dinner and a keynote speaker, all of which are followed by a dance.

Berry Picking

A group of Alpha Zeta brothers traveled to the mountains of Ashe County in North Carolina during Labor Day 2007 to pick raspberries and strawberries. The berries are part of a research study at Upper Mountain Research Station to find if the mountain climates are suitable for large scale production. The project is conducted through the horticulture department at NC State University. The test requires bi-weekly weights of berries to measure production rates. Since the research station has nothing else to do with the berries after they are weighed, they allow non-profit organizations to come and pick the berries to raise money for their respective groups. It was an excellent time of fellowship, but also provided exposure to horticultural research in the area, while helping us to raise money for our chapter. (View more photos)