Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 22/5/0/25
Alpha Zeta

Wilson Chapter (Iowa State University)
Records, 1905-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator: Alpha Zeta. Wilson Chapter (Iowa State University)
title: Records
dates: 1905-[ongoing]
extent: 3.93 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 half-document box, 1 oversized box, 1 card box)
collection number: RS 22/5/0/25
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Alpha Zeta, Wilson Chapter (Iowa State University) Records, RS 22/5/0/25, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

Charles W. Burkett and John F. Cunningham, students in the College of Agriculture at the Ohio State University, founded the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta November 4, 1897. Alpha Zeta is a professional, service, and honorary agricultural fraternity for men and women in agriculture seeking to develop leadership skills to benefit agriculture, life sciences, and related fields. There are over 100,000 members worldwide.

The Wilson Chapter of Alpha Zeta at Iowa State University was chartered on November 27, 1905. It was named the Wilson Chapter after James "Tama Jim" Wilson, the first Professor of Agriculture at the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) and former Secretary of Agriculture of the United States (1897-1913) . In 1913, the Wilson Chapter made Wilson an honorary member.

To be eligible for membership, the candidate must be in the upper two-fifths of his/her class and be classified as a sophomore. Selection is based upon leadership and being active in various organizations in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine.

 

Collection description

This collection (1905-[ongoing]) contains reports of initiation, membership applications, reports of the biennial conclave, meeting minutes, secretary's notebooks, monthly and quarterly reports, correspondence, membership information, chapter officers and faculty advisors information, guidebooks, newsletters, photographs, constitution, and by-laws. The records also include chapter history, pledge training information, correspondence with the high council, scholarship awards and achievements, application forms, and banquet information. One oversized box contains a chapter directory including alumnus printed in 1982. A small box contains original membership cards beginning in 1905 and organized by name or otherwise marked.

 

Organization

This collection is listed in chronological order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Reports of Initiation

1905-1910

7

 

Membership Cards

1905-1962, undated

1

2

Reports of Initiation

1911-1914

5

1

Alpha Zeta Historian's Notebook

1912-1915

1

3

Reports of Initiation

1915-1919

1

4

Minutes Book

1916-1935

1

5

Reports of Initiation

1920-1925

1

6

Henry C. Wallace, Honorary Membership Application

1921

1

7

Applications for Associate Membership

1923

1

8

12th Conclave Report, Chicago

1925

1

9

Reports of Initiation

1926-1929

3

37

News Clippings

1926-1996, undated

1

10

14th Conclave Report, Louisville

1929

1

11

Reports of Initiation

1930-1934

1

12

15th Conclave Report, Chicago

1931

1

13

16th Conclave Report, Chicago

1934

1

14

Reports of Initiation

1935-1939

5

2

Historian's Notebook, Meeting Minutes

1935-1951

1

15

17th Conclave Report, Chicago

1936

1

16

19th Conclave Report, Chicago

1940

1

17

Reports of Initiation

1940-1943

1

18

20th Conclave Report, Denver

1946

1

19

Reports of Initiation

1946-1949

1

20

21st Conclave Report, Washington D.C.

1948

1

21

22nd Conclave Report, Kansas City

1950

1

22

Projects Alpha Zeta Should Sponsor

1950

1

23

Reports of Initiation

1950-1954

1

24

Secretary's Notebook, Meeting Minutes

1951-1965

2

1

23rd Conclave Report, New York City

1952

2

2

Monthly and Quarterly Reports, File 1

1952-1962

2

3

Monthly and Quarterly Reports, File 2

1952-1962

2

4

Correspondence

1953-1954

2

5

Correspondence

1954-1955

2

6

Chapter Reports, Quarterly

1955

2

7

Reports of Initiation

1955-1959

2

8

Chapter Reports, Monthly, Quarterly

1956

2

9

Correspondence

1956-1957

2

10

Pledge Training Report

1957

2

11

Topics for Discussion with All Chapter Officers and Advisors

1957

2

12

Correspondence

1957-1958

2

13

Voice of Experience Program, Correspondence

1957-1958

2

14

Chapter and National Officers Listing

1957-1981

2

15

Chapter Officers Guidebook

1958

2

16

Constitution By-Laws, Amended

1958

2

17

Voice of Experience Report

1958

2

18

Letters to Chapter Scribes, 1958-1959 College Year Series

1958-1959

2

19

Wilson Chapter of Alpha Zeta History

1958-1960, undated

2

20

Letters to Chapter Scribes, 1959-1960 College Year Series

1959-1960

2

21

Pledge Examinations

1959-1964

2

22

27th Conclave Report, Oklahoma State University

1960

2

23

Active Members, Wilson Chapter

1960

2

24

Correspondence

1960

2

25

Report of Initiates

1960

2

26

Voice of Experience Report

1960

2

27

High Council, Correspondence

1960-1961

2

28

Reports of Initiation

1960-1965

2

29

Active Members, Wilson Chapter

1961

2

30

Alpha Zeta Pledge Song

1961

2

31

Burkett – Cunningham – Dennis Scholarship Award Certificate

1961

2

32

Idaho Chapter of Alpha Zeta, Zipper

1961

2

33

Pledge Training, Fall 1961

1961

2

34

Spring Banquet Program

1961

2

35

Suggestions for Faculty Advisors

1961

2

36

Tall Corn Award

1961

2

37

Voice of Experience Report

1961

2

38

Wilson Chapter Constitution

1961

2

39

High Council, Correspondence

1961-1962

3

1

28th Conclave Report, Washington D.C.

1962

3

2

Dollars for Scholars

1962

3

3

Dr. Emmitt H. Haynes, Application for Honorary Membership

1962

3

4

Pledge Training, Spring 1962

1962

3

5

Selection Committee Report

1962

3

6

High Council, Field Secretary, Correspondence

1962-1963

3

7

Wilson Chapter, Correspondence

1963-1964

3

8

Chapter Reports, Monthly, Quarterly

1963-1965

3

9

29th Conclave Report, Southern Illinois University

1964

3

10

1964 War Memorial Scholarship Award Certificate and Letter

1964

3

11

Spring Banquet Program

1964

3

12

International Proposal by Cornell Chapter

1964-1965

3

13

Nominations for Honorary Associate Membership, Correspondence

1964-1970

3

14

Petition for Establishment of an Alpha Zeta Chapter at Western Illinois University

1965

3

15

Undergraduate Scholarships

1965

3

16

Meeting Minutes

1965-1966

3

17

Wilson Chapter, Correspondence

1965-1966

3

18

Correspondence

1965-1968

3

19

Alpha Zeta Faculty Members Lists

1965-1980

3

20

30th Conclave Report, Cornell University

1966

3

21

Alpha Zeta Application Forms

1966

3

22

Alpha Zeta Pledge Training

1966

3

23

Authorizations to be Chapter Delegates at National Conclave

1966

3

24

By-Laws of the Wilson Chapter

1966

3

25

Constitution By-Laws, Amended

1966

3

26

Fall Membership List

1966

3

27

Memorial Scholarship Awards for Graduate Study

1966

3

28

Nominations for John C. Foltz, Photo: 1 (2”x3” BW)

1966

3

29

Pledge, Initiates, Membership Lists

1966

3

30

Pledge Training, Spring 1966

1966

3

31

Pledge Training, Winter 1966

1966

3

32

Spring Banquet Program

1966

3

33

Meeting Minutes

1966-1967

3

34

Wilson Chapter, Correspondence

1966-1967

3

35

Chapter Reports, Activities Reports

1966-1968

3

36

Reports of Initiation

1966-1970

3

38

Rush Committee Report, Summer Rush and Rush Week

1967

3

39

Meeting Minutes

1967-1968

3

40

Wilson Chapter, Correspondence

1967-1968

4

1

Meeting Minutes

1968-1969

4

2

Wilson Chapter, Correspondence

1968-1969

4

3

Current Membership Lists

1968-1980

4

4

Meeting Minutes

1969-1970

4

5

Special Recognition Certificate Orders

1970

4

6

Meeting Minutes

1970-1971

4

7

Reports of Initiation

1970-1971

4

8

Chapter Activities Reports

1970-1972

4

9

Meeting Minutes

1971-1972

4

10

Honorary Associate Membership Nominations, Correspondence

1971-1976

4

11

Chapter Activity Report, North Carolina Chapter

1972-1973

4

12

Meeting Minutes

1972-1973

4

13

Reports of Initiation

1972-1976

4

14

Meeting Minutes

1973-1974

4

15

Alpha Zeta News

1974-1975

4

16

Meeting Minutes

1974-1975

4

17

Meeting Minutes

1975-1976

4

18

AZ Line Newsletter

1975-1977

4

19

Meeting Minutes

1976-1977

4

20

Reports of Initiation

1976-1980

4

21

Spring Banquet, Program

1977

4

22

Meeting Minutes

1977-1978

4

23

Spring Banquet, Program

1978

4

24

Meeting Minutes

1978-1979

4

25

Meeting Notes, Program of Work

1978-1980, undated

4

26

Chapter Activity Reports

1979-1980

4

27

Meeting Minutes

1979-1980

4

28

Associate Membership Lists

1980

4

29

Honorary Membership, Wilson Chapter

1980

4

30

Honorary Associate Membership Nominations, Correspondence

1980-1981

4

31

Meeting Minutes

1980-1981

4

32

1980-1981 Program of Work

1980-1981

4

33

1980 Award Winners

1981

4

34

The AZ Line Newsletter

1981

4

35

Tall Corn Award Winners, 1957-1981

1981

6

 

Chapter Directory

1981

4

36

Reports of Initiation

1981-1983

4

37

Meeting Minutes

1982

4

38

Actives List

undated

4

39

Alpha Zeta Application Form

undated

4

40

Alpha Zeta Faculty

undated

4

41

Alpha Zeta, History Draft

undated

4

42

Alpha Zeta Informational Brochure

undated

4

43

Honorary Membership Application Blanks

undated

4

44

Modern Agriculture Needs Trained Personnel

undated

4

45

The Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, The Challenge

undated

4

46

Promoting Agriculture While Encouraging and Developing Its Actual and Potential Leadership

undated

6

 

Alpha Zeta Directional Signs

undated