On April 1, 2014 the Cal Epsilon chapter held their first Panda Express Fundraiser. Members passed out flyers for the Panda Express on the Fresno State campus from lunchtime until the informal meeting that evening. Members purchased their Panda Express dinners and ate while we conducted our chapter business. Our chapter raised $210.51!  Money raised will goes towards future chapter activities. Thank you to all the members who passed out flyers and purchased a yummy dinner while ...

On February 20, 2014 the Cal Epsilon chapter held a formal meeting on the Fresno State campus.Our guest speaker for the evening was Cal Epsilon alum and past chapter Chancellor, Carlos Lopez. Mr. Lopez, a current high school agriculture teacher at Reedley High School, spoke to us about his experiences at Fresno State and being in Alpha Zeta while capturing NALC's theme of harvesting diversity.Carlos Lopez gave all members in attendance a great honor, he brought his pledge paddle for everyone ...

With the first days of spring arriving, it’s a perfect time for a swim in Cayuga Lake! This year 9 bravemembers of our chapter formed a team to participate in the Ithaca Polar Plunge on March 22nd. ThePolar Plunge is a special event in which teams gather together to run into the frigid waters of Cayuga Lake to raise support for the Special Olympics. Our team raised around $1000! We were so excited for the event and wore very brightly colored outfits to the plunge. One member even displayed ...

Seminar 1's purpose was to develop the leadership skills of our new members, allow them to bond and grow as a team, and learn about their personal character. This seminar is a vital part of bringing new members into our chapter and is essential to the personal development of our incoming members. Our new members build a bond with each other by participated in a high ropes course, leadership activities, and information sessions.  In order to put on this event time and funds had to be ...

 FORMTEXT Our university regularly has art exhibits available for students and the public to enjoy.  This spring the major exhibit has been a Brazil presentation.  In order to promote diversity, and reminisce on trips to Brazil the Diversity Committee set up a date and time to visit The Wexner to see the contemporary Brazilian art.  The three students who attended recognized pieces of art from their time in Brazil.  This recognition brought sweet memories, and appreciation for the ...

Tuesday night brothers of the Florida Chapter gathered for the Induction ceremony of our spring 2014 pledge class. We started with the presentation of the pledge class's paddles which was then followed by the introduction of our guest speaker, Gustav Paulay, who gave a talk on invertebrate diversity on coral reefs. After the talk we enjoyed a nice sit down dinner with many of our alumni from all around our university's campus. Conversations varied from two alumni who were hobbyist flyers ...

The Cornell Chapter is very proud to welcome 14 new members! We recently just held our weekendchapter initiation event. Because our chapter is both a social and honors fraternity, our members are first initiated into our chapter, and then into the National Organization. Our current new members will be Nationally Initiated later this spring. Our chapter initiation is a weekend-long event that starts on Friday evening and concludes on Sunday morning. It starts with a ceremony on Friday night ...

Following a busy day of the Alpha Zeta, Cal-Epsilon fundraiser at the Fresno State Panda Express and an informational meeting, members headed to No Surrender Laser Tag for a fun-filled night! Team Alpha, made up of active members and officers, faced off against Team Zeta, made up of prospective members and chapter Censor Brittany, in an epic match.  After 30 minutes of an intense laser tag game, Team Alpha prevailed.  It was a great opportunity for member bonding and to relieve some stress ...

This past Tuesday, brothers of the Florida Chapter gathered in costume to meet their new Littles. The Littles dressed in costumes they were assigned to match their Big. When everyone came together, each Big and Little pair had to find one another in a sea of cartoon characters, famous couples and commonly know pairs (like PB&J). Then everyone sat together for a Pinterest Inspired Potluck that the pledge class had arranged. A great time was had by all and everyone looked great in their ...

Brothers from AZ joined together at Marston Science Library last night to tackle the daunting subject of Microbiology. We all sat around for hours quizzing each other on the material and discussing topics that some of us didn't fully understand. Being able to study in a group of intelligent peers allowed me to absorb the material and feel more confident to take my exam. We also munched on some tasty brownies and washed it down with green tea. It was a great bonding experience, as well as ...