alpha-zeta

What alpha-zeta does

Alpha Zeta is a non-profit collegiate honors fraternity for agriculture and natural resources students, founded in 1900 and recognized as the nation's oldest such organization. It operates through a federated chapter model at universities with agricultural programs across the United States and Puerto Rico, with named chapter presence at Cornell, Rutgers (Cook Chapter), University of Florida, Iowa State (Wilson Chapter), and Cal Epsilon at CSU-Fresno, among others. Active membership per chapter ranges from roughly 33 to 66 undergraduates, supplemented by alumni networks exceeding 250 members at larger chapters.

Name

alpha-zeta

Legal name

Alpha Zeta

Website

https://alphazeta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Alpha Zeta is the nation's oldest non-profit collegiate honors fraternity for agriculture students, founded in 1900 and operating through university chapters across the US and Puerto Rico to provide academic recognition, leadership development, and scholarships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Fraternity / Student Membership Organization

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Greek Life (Fraternities & Sororities) (EDALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB), Alumni Relations & Alumni Engagement Programs (EDALAOAA), Alumni Career Networking & Mentorship Programs (EDALAOAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural honors fraternity
• Student membership society
• Scholarship programs
• Leadership development
• Collegiate chapter network

Headquarters

HQ city

Paducah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues and Fees: Alpha Zeta collects membership fees from student members. The Colony Application fee is $100 for starting new chapters. Membership fees are due 10 business days before initiation.
2. Donations and Foundation Support: The Alpha Zeta Foundation collects donations to fund scholarships for deserving student members and support fraternity leadership activities. The Harvester's Circle is a donor recognition program.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alpha Zeta is a non-profit collegiate honors fraternity for agriculture and natural resources students, operating through university chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico. The organization provides student membership, academic recognition, leadership development, scholarship funding (Keith Scholarships), national networking events (AZ Summit and NALC), and awards programs (Founder's Cup, Middaugh Awards, Centennial Honor Roll). Operations are supported by the Alpha Zeta Foundation, which collects donations and disburses scholarships to deserving student members.

Product overview

Alpha Zeta is an honorary agricultural fraternity organization focused on leadership development, scholarship support, and community service for agricultural students. The organization provides member services through its AZNetwork.org portal, awards programs (Founder's Cup, Middaugh Awards), scholarship programs, and hosts events including the annual AZ Summit and National Agricultural Leadership Conference. Alpha Zeta operates through a network of collegiate chapters at universities with agricultural programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alpha Zeta Student Membership Honorary fraternity membership available to undergraduate students in the upper two-fifths of their college or school of agriculture at universities with Alpha Zeta chapters. Members gain academic recognition, leadership development, networking, and access to national events.
• Keith Scholarships Two annual $6,000 scholarships awarded by the Alpha Zeta Foundation — one to an undergraduate student member and one to a Pre-Vet or Vet student member — to support deserving agricultural students.
• AZ Summit / National Agricultural Leadership Conference (NALC) Annual national event bringing together Alpha Zeta student members, alumni, and faculty advisors for leadership development, competitions, awards (including Founder's Cup, Middaugh Awards, Individual Achievement), and professional networking.
• Colony Application (Start a Chapter) One-time application service that allows universities with agricultural programs to establish a new Alpha Zeta chapter. A $100 Colony Application Fee covers database setup and other chapter-formation costs. A minimum of one faculty advisor is required.

Quantifiable outcome

• $6,000 in Keith Scholarships awarded annually (one undergraduate and one Pre-Vet/Vet student)

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sigma Alpha: Professional agricultural sorority serving college women in agriculture, directly competing with Alpha Zeta for the same agriculture-student recruitment pool across U.S. land-grant universities.
• Alpha Gamma Rho: Professional social and agricultural fraternity for men pursuing careers in agriculture, operating chapters at U.S. universities and competing head-to-head with Alpha Zeta for agriculture-student recruits.
• FarmHouse Fraternity: Social fraternity focused on agriculture, food, and natural resources students at major U.S. universities; directly comparable to Alpha Zeta in target membership and chapter-based model.
• Gamma Sigma Delta: Honor society of agriculture, recognizing academic achievement and scholarship in agricultural disciplines; overlaps with Alpha Zeta's honors-fraternity positioning.
• Delta Tau Alpha: National honorary agricultural fraternity for two-year and four-year college students in agriculture, comparable to Alpha Zeta in mission and target audience.
• Alpha Tau Alpha: Professional agricultural education fraternity for students preparing to teach agriculture; directly comparable as an agriculture-focused Greek organization serving a specific ag-student subsegment.

Broad incumbents

• National FFA Organization: Largest U.S. student organization preparing members for careers in agriculture; much broader scale than Alpha Zeta, but addresses overlapping pre-collegiate agriculture-student audiences.
• Mortar Board: National honor society recognizing college juniors/seniors for scholarship, leadership, and service; comparable as a collegiate academic-honor society, though not agriculture-specific.
• Phi Beta Kappa: Oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the U.S.; relevant benchmark for Alpha Zeta's 'honors' positioning, but operates at a much larger and more general scale.

Regional players

• Lambda Alpha Sigma: Agricultural honor society historically tied to a specific regional/state university system; overlaps with Alpha Zeta's mission but operates in a narrower geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlphaZetaFrat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/a1phazeta
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlphaZeta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groups

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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