North Carolina State University
The officers and advisors of the North Carolina State University Chapter met in July to begin planning for all of the activities that were to begin as soon as the fall semester started. The first club meeting was less than a week after classes began, and there were over a hundred students attending. The club sponsored Fall Faculty/Student Mixer occurred the following week, and new students were welcomed with a free raffle for T-shirts, hats, and a $50 gift certificate for the bookstore.
In October, club members worked long hours in the Steak Sandwich Booth and as ringmasters during the ten days of the State Fair. The club also raised funds by having people pay 50 cents to milk a cow at the State Fair, where participants could have their pictures taken while milking and could purchase a T-shirt. Thousands of people stopped by to milk the cow!
In March, 30 club members traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for the annual Block and Bridle convention, where we enjoyed meeting students from all over the country. We enjoyed the agricultural tours of the area and the educational seminars.
Also during the spring semester, we had Ag Awareness Week on campus, Farm Animal Days (a 3-day event with over 6,000 people in attendance), our annual "Club Day" livestock show, the joint meeting with the large-animal clubs at our College of Veterinary Medicine, and the end of year Spring Social.
The annual Awards Banquet was held April 29, 2000, with over 80 students, relatives, and faculty in attendance. The excellent meal was followed by a Power Point show depicting the club's activities for the year and by the presentation of awards.
Throughout the year, club members served the community by keeping a two-mile stretch of highway clean at the southern end of Raleigh. Following Adopt-A-Highway each time, club members gathered for brunch (good food and good company!).
The faculty advisors for the 1999/00 year were Dr. Jeannette A. Moore, Dr.
Dr. Brenda P. Alston-Mills, and Dr. Bob Harrell. Club officers for the fall/spring
semesters were: President, David Betka/Marc Reynolds; President-Elect, Marc
Reynolds/Stephanie Lane; Senior Activities Director, Spring Patterson/Beth Pugh;
Junior Activities Director, Beth Pugh/Aaron Maye; Senior Editor, Peyton Hill/Rosemary
Stowers; Junior Editor, Rosemary Stowers/Hope McCoy; Secretary, Ruth Ann Montgomery/Bobby
Hardin; Treasurer, Marcia Corns; Parliamentarian, Erica Renfrow; Agri-Life Council
Representatives, John Seal and Jason Miller/Lucee Flint and Laura Pugh; Rewards
System Chair, Wes Huskins/John Seal.
