More than a year after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, there's still work to be done, and Alpha Zeta is doing its part. About 30 Alpha Zeta members will travel to south central Louisiana to help the community of Vermillian Parish.

The NALC and Conclave is an important business meeting. It's also a fun place to meet other AZs. But coming up with the travel money can be problematic. Now is the time to start planning. Here are some ideas:

• Ask your advisor, dean and/or ag student council about funding for NALC. Most colleges will provide some funding for professional conferences.
• Airfare giving your chapter second thoughts? Ask an alumni or parent to donate frequent flyer miles!
• Inquire with the athletic department if there are opportunities for student groups to run concession stands. It's a lot of work, but can be very lucrative ($1,000+ for a 3-day weekend).
More fundraising ideas

Aggies needed to speak out, says Amanda Rankin, a member of the California Delta Chapter at Cal Poly.

Howard Lyman, former Montana rancher, is promoting a vegan lifestyle during a lecture Sunday, Oct. 15, at Cal Poly. Lyman was involved with the "Beef Free '93" campaign and appeared on Oprah in 1996 stating that BSE (Mad Cow Disease) would make AIDS "look like the common cold."

A three-minute video about the history, mission and activities of Alpha Zeta designed to help recruit new members. After hearing from a couple people saying the embedded video wasn't displaying, I figured I better put in a link: