Alpha Zeta’s Website Gets a Makeover

Have you seen the changes on our website? To improve your online experience, we are excited to share our revamped web platform, complete with a visual overhaul and new features to make reconnecting easier. The website is still available at www.alphazetapsu.com, but your username and password have changed temporarily (you can change yours back when you login the first time).

Penn State Home Opener and Other Football Weekends

Penn State Football is back in Happy Valley on September 7 as the Nittany Lions face Eastern Michigan at Noon. Get more details on the home opener weekend and other football weekends that include more University athletics and activities, and Happy Valley events.

 

Doc Kennedy ‘57 Yesterday and Today

A special thanks goes out to Dr. Wilbur Kennedy, DVM, for participating in this semester’s alumni Q&A.

If you could go back in time, what’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your college-aged self?
Get the grades, whatever you think of the subject, and then have lots of fun.

What is your favorite AZ tradition?
I enjoyed the competitions and bonds between brothers and pledges.

As Seen on Facebook

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Vince Verbeke ’82 posted these photos May 3 to the Alpha Zeta (Morrill Chapter) Penn State Facebook group. The active chapter has done a great job of showing off the beauty of Alpha Zeta this spring.

Working Hard, Working Together

A special thanks goes out to Frank Resides ’62 for participating in this semester’s alumni Q&A.

If you could go back in time, what’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your college-aged self?
Learn to manage your time—not only in school, but throughout your life. Being on-time is important!

AZ Members from the 60s Are Tops in Donor Participation

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As part of our annual decade challenge, we’d like to honor the top group of alums who had the largest number of individual donors to our annual fund. This year, we’d like to thank our members from the 60s for stepping up to support the legacy of Alpha Zeta on the Penn State campus.

There’s Building Life Skills … and Then There’s Google

So what advice would Curt Harler ’72 give to the younger generation?

He encourages undergraduates to enjoy the experience and not be too serious. “The future will be just fine. Focus on the big picture, on learning HOW to think—not facts that soon will be obsolete.

Presentation for Ag Day Helps to Celebrate AZ Alumni

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By Sister Taylor Young, photo by Sister Meagan Slates
Penn State’s Ag Day, where the College of Agricultural Sciences invite the campus to learn more about agriculture, was held April 3. Taylor Young prepared the following information to feature the alumni of Alpha Zeta, showcasing where a career in agriculture can take college graduates.

Orry Pratt
Graduated with an Animal Sciences degree
Orry is currently enrolled as a graduate student at Texas A&M University in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications with a curriculum focus in International Agricultural Development.