In preparation for the
annual agricultural fair of our university “Cinco Días Con Nuestra Tierra” (Five days with our land”,
Alpha Zeta picked ginger in Dr. Custodio’s house in Mayaguez on Sunday, March
15th from 8:30 to about 2:00 pm. Three members participated. They extracted the
ginger, cleaned it and packed it to sell at the fair.
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On Saturday, March 7th Alpha Zeta visited Finca La Perla in Mayaguez from 8:30 to 3:30. Five members participated in the activity. First of all, we discussed with the owner, Luis Curvero, some of the present challenges the agriculture in Puerto Rico is facing and some basic information about the industry of the coffee in Puerto Rico. We shared a light breakfast for those who had not had any and proceeded to a tour of the property. Luis Curvero has many small crops in his property, including ginger, “pana” (Artocarpus altilis), “chironja” (orangelo) and cacao. The main crop of the farm is coffee, though there was not any to pick. After the tour, we helped pick cacao in many different spots. We were able to fill three sacks with cacao, and afterward opened them and put the seeds with the pulp in water. Afterward, we enjoyed a light lunch provided by the owner of the farm and then proceeded to participate in the process of grinding and packing coffee. Then, we were given a taste of the coffee produced at the farm and picked bananas, “chironjas” and “panas” to take home with us.
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This Sunday the new Alpha Zeta pledges ran a concessions stand for Florida’s baseball team against Tennessee. Ten pledges volunteered which upgraded us to a bigger stand that typically sells more food and brings in more money. When the crowd wasn’t there, it was nice to socialize and bond with the brothers. It was also a great way for us to communicate by passing along orders and working together. Overall, we made quite a bit of money from our stand just with 10% back from sales and had a great time doing it. The baseball team won too! - Carson Cooper, PC Fundraising Chair
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This past Saturday the new Alpha Zeta pledge class held a restaurant fundraiser at a local frozen yogurt vendor called Yogurtology. It was a great way for the pledge class to kick off fundraising because we got to eat super yummy fro-yo. If you went with brothers, it was nice to socialize while helping out our organization and if you went with non-AZ friends it was a great way to get them involved in supporting AZ! It was super easy to set up too—just try emailing local business to see if they’ll give you a percentage of their sales for one night. - Carson Cooper, PC Fundraising Chair
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This semester I organized a scavenger hunt around campus for the pledges. At each station, they found brothers waiting to give them the next clue. The pledges split up into two teams, and the team that got back first got an extra hour to go in any category that they want (social, fundraising, or service). It was really fun organizing and seeing them all run around campus and working together to finish their hunt. Afterwards, we had a reflection time to discuss team-work and some challenges they may have faced. This was a great event that brought out the strengths of the pledges and allowed them to bond together while achieving a goal.
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I like to start off the first couple of pledge meetings with an ice breaker. This ice breaker involves 2 items: post-it notes and a pen. I wrote a person, place or thing on the post-it note and placed it on the pledges forehead. They then had to go around and ask yes or no questions in order to figure out who/what they are. It was a great activity to get everyone up and moving!
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On February 10th, the pledges had their first meeting of the semester. After our fun rush week and interviews, we welcomed the new pledges. I explained the meaning and importance of Alpha Zeta, as well as the history of the Florida Chapter. We also elected the new pledge class officers, congratulations to:
PC Chancellor: Madison
PC Censor: Katie B.
PC Treasurer: Marlee
PC Scribe: Katie C.
PC Chronicler: Devin
Fundraising Chair: Carson
Social Chair: Julie
Service Chair: Olivia
Potluck: Ashley
We can’t wait to see the amazing things you accomplish this semester!
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On March 6
we visited a horse farm to help feed, clean pens and learn some history about
the Puerto Rican purebred horses. It was a great experience because many of us
had not worked with horses before. We are planning on revisiting the farm to
learn more about horses and continue helping the farm owner.
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We went bowling
on February 8 to chill out after the first round of tests for this semester. After bowling we played a few arcade games to finish the night.
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On February 22, the Florida Chapter
climbed to new heights at the University of Florida's own Lake Wauburg
Challenge course for some serious team building. We started the day off
with some silly games to get our bodies moving and then we transitioned to the
low ropes course. The low ropes exercises allowed us to come together as
a team and work our way through some crazy obstacles. After lunch we
geared up for the high ropes course. Of the many obstacles we did, some
of the brothers' favorites were the Pamper's pole, which is a jump off of a 30
feet high, freestanding telephone pole, and the zip line. I am so proud
of our chapter because so many brothers conquered their fears of heights and
pushed their limits, and so many others stepped up into leadership roles.
This was a great event for this time of year because it gave the chapter a
chance to see prospective officers for our upcoming elections. The entire chapter had a great time and we
are definitely looking forward to doing it again in the future!
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