Alpha Pi members serving at Dallas Life


care to a community closer to home. Some of our ZIPS members also served in Bolivia and Zambia! Going into the school year, ZIPS


welcomed the new D1’s by selling tackle boxes filled with helpful mate- rials for lab work. Tis is an annual tradition for our chapter, and we help the D1’s organize their new materials, offer them advice, and get to know our new classmates! Te D1’s also enjoyed our “Back to School Bash,” welcoming everyone back to Dallas for a new year. Overall, Fall semester was a


semester of giving. Unfortunately, Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas in late August. ZIPS members came


together and hosted a bake sale and donation drive for the hurricane victims. ZIPS also volunteered at Dallas Life—a recovery center for the homeless which offers amazing opportunities for those in need, and at Mission Arlington as well. Mis- sion Arlington holds a special place in our chapter’s heart because it is a free dental clinic in our community. Collectively, our efforts within these organizations over the past semester were both humbling and rewarding. Te Alpha Pi Chapter not only


worked hard this semester, but was able to host some great school and chapter events. Every year, the three fraternities at Texas A&M host the


annual TriFrat Halloween Party for the entire school. Each year, mem- bers of our chapter get together and go to Oktoberfest, celebrating the German culture; surprisingly, we have some great polka dancers! We also started the new tradition this year of attending a Dallas Stars hockey game. We may be in Texas, but our hockey fans could easily fool you. Our semester rounded off with our annual Friendsgiving and Tacky Christmas Sweater Party. We have exciting plans for our spring


semester! Check back in the next edi- tion of ZIPS Quarterly. Until then, howdy from Dallas and happy 2018!


Abby Slyman, Alpha Pi editor


Alpha Pi members volunteering at Mission Arlington XI PSI PHI QUARTERLY


ZIPS supporting our Dallas Stars! Volume 114, Issue 1 | 17


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