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]
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
This collection is listed in chronological order. |
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 |