On August 28^th, the North Carolina Chapter had its first official meeting of the Semester. Chancellor Alvey presented a welcome speech to the brotherhood. Attendance was very high with active and non-active members. Brothers enjoyed seeing each other after a long summer break. Upcoming events such as service, social, and candidate week were discussed. Officers also took pictures for the North Carolina Chapter Website. 

Our service committee organized an Alpha Zeta blood donation Red Cross Blood Drive on the North Carolina State University Campus in the Carmichael Gym on Friday August 30th. Brothers signed up for donation times and at those times brothers were checked in at the registration desk  and given a name tag and reading material highlighting the requirements of donating blood. After donating blood brothers relaxed in the resting area of the gym where food and drinks were provided. At the end of the experience each of the 9 brothers who participated received a shirt stating that they were saving lives by donating blood. Overall it was a wonderful bonding experience for brothers. The Red Cross states that one donor can save up to three lives.  This event was an excellent way for us to serve the community at large, and enabled us to promote service to the NC State community. 

On Wednesday September 4^th, brothers participated in a school wide involvement fair. This fair was held in the Carmichael gym on the North Carolina State University Campus. The involvement faired aimed to provide students the opportunity to get more involved on campus with various clubs, fraternities/sororities, and various other social or academic groups. The North Carolina Chapter set up a booth with pictures and commentaries about activities and experiences of brothers in hopes of attracting students of CALS and its allied fields to consider rushing for Alpha Zeta. The brothers who participated in the event had the opportunity to communicate with the student body about what interests them and how they could possibly fit into the Alpha Zeta Brotherhood. Overall there was a lot of interest from students which was really exciting to see as brothers.

At 6:00 pm on Wednesday September 4^th, brothers gathered together to share a delicious potluck meal to celebrate the beginning of a wonderful semester. Brothers brought various dishes ranging from homemade to store bought. Some alumni came for the festivities which was great. It was truly a wonderful time for catching up fellowship before the meeting. 

September 10-12th, the North Carolina Chapter of Alpha Zeta held our information sessions for our prospective new members. Censor Cave gave a wonderful welcome speech each night of rush to the prospective members. Various committee members spoke about the activities they had planned for the semester and a powerpoint was presented as well. On September 10th, we served baked zitti that was made by one of our censor's with a cost. On September 11th, each of the brothers brought a dish for our potluck. We had a lot of great food that night. On September 12th, we had pizza from Little Cesars. Drinks, cups, and plates for the duration of the information sessions was provided by some of the brothers. Over the course of the three days there were quite a lot of people that came out to Rush. The most amount of prospective members came on Wednesday night. At this time applications were given out to those who were seriously considering rushing Alpha Zeta. Brother attendance was very high for the rush events due to the importance of sharing their experiences in hopes that it will interest prospective members into joining this great brotherhood. 

On Sunday September 15th, the brothers of the North Carolina Chapter of Alpha Zeta met to interview our potential candidates.  We all met at Weaver labs at 11am in business professional dress and brought breakfast or brunch items to share.  We started the day by welcoming the potential candidates, showing them a slide show presentation of some of our activities, and singing the AZ friendship song.  These interviews gave us an opportunity to get to know these talented individuals and a time for them to ask us questions.  We interviewed close to twenty potential candidates and extended over fifteen bids! We are very excited about this candidate class and can't wait for them to become brothers of our fraternity.

On Wednesday September 2^nd, the North Carolina Chapter hosted a potluck dinner for all of the new brothers that made it through candidate week. This allowed old and new brothers to interact on a more personal level over something that our brotherhood loves dearly, which is food! After the meeting, all thirteen of the newest brothers were initiated into the fraternity. This was a very special moment signifying the growth of our fraternity with truly great new brothers and we hope they grow with the fraternity, making their mark as they go. 

On Friday October 4^th, Brothers attended Karaoke night at the Brickhouse in Raleigh, NC. This is a new activity that was created by the social committee this semester. At the Brickhouse brothers socialized over music, food, and pool. Attendance was high with twenty brothers. Members of the North Carolina Chapter love to socialize outside of the meetings. 

On Wednesday September 25^th  from 1pm to 2pm, a few brothers of the North Carolina Chapter, including all five officers, spray painted the free expression tunnel on NC State University’s main campus to promote the ice cream social for Dean Linton’s new ice cream flavor. The brothers and dean spray painted the date, time, and location of the event. Also cherries and phrases like "delicious” were spray painted to represent the ice cream flavor and entice the students into attending the event. All of the brothers and the dean were covered in paint and spray paint by the end of the event.  It was a pleasure to be able to have some fun with the new Dean of CALS and get to know him a little better on a little more personal level. 

 This semester we were fortunate to have four alumni join us at one of our meetings to talk about life outside AZP and share stories.  Class 15 members were able to ask what to bring and expect in Brazil while Class 14 and 13 reminisced about their experiences.  We look forward to having more of these events and getting to know the alumni more.