Date: Saturday, February 11th @ 2:00
Location: Aviator Brewery
Address: 209 Technology Park Lane, Fuquay-Varina
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this event

Food Bank Service Event – Come help us represent Virginia Tech by volunteering at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina!  Wear closed toe shoes, and remember that parking is street side.   *** Save the date now for our next food bank event, April 11^th, during our month of remembrance***

Date: Wednesday, February 15th 6:00-8:00
Location: Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this Event

Hokie Happy Hour in Durham – Join us at Bull City Burger and Brewery for dinner and/or drinks.  This place has great burgers and brews their own beer.

Date: Monday, February 27^th @ 6:30
Location: Bull City Burger and Brewery
Address: 107 E. Parrish Street, Durham, NC 27701
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this event

Basketball Game Watching Party– Football is over, but we can still watch a great game!

Date: March 4 @ 6:00: vs NC State
Location: Carolina Ale House – Creekside
Address: 512 Creekside Drive, Raleigh
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this event

Ezra “Bud” Brown Speaker and Wine Tasting Event – Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, Bud Brown, will be visiting us from Blacksburg and making a presentation on “The Entertainment of Mathematics,” An entertaining and exciting look back at teaching at Virginia Tech while also using simple examples to illustrate the world of cryptography, mathematics and computer security.  I understand that M&M’s have a leading role during the presentation, so I’m pretty sure you don’t want to miss this!  We’re still finalizing details with the venue, but be sure to SAVE THE DATE!  We’ll be posting specifics soon.

Date: March 21st @ 7:00 PM

Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up – Join us as we keep our stretch of the highway lookin’ good!  Then we’ll treat ourselves to some Sonic goodness afterwards.

Date: Saturday, March 24^th @ 11:00
Location:  Meet in Harris Teeter parking lot off Jones Franklin
Address: 5563 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606
Details:  Click here to RSVP for this event

3.2 for 32 Memorial Run/Walk – Join us as we kick off a month of remembrance with a 3.2 for 32 memorial run/walk in honor of fellow Hokies and friends lost in 2007.  We’ll gather at Big Boss Brewery then we’ll head out to the Greenway together for the 3.2 mile run/walk.  This event is open to all, and those who choose not to run or walk are still encouraged to join us at Big Boss after the run to spend time with other Hokies and friends.

Date: Saturday, April 7^th @ 1:30
Location: Big Boss Brewery
Address: 1249 Wicker Drive, Raleigh, NC
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this event

Food Bank Service Event – Come help us represent Virginia Tech by volunteering at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina!  Wear closed toe shoes, and remember that parking is street side.  

Date: Wednesday, April 11th, 6:00-8:00
Location: Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
RSVP: Click here to RSVP for this Event

3rd Annual RTP VTAA Blood Drive - Come help us represent Virginia Tech by donating blood with us on the 5^th anniversary of the 2007 shootings. Please be sure to RSVP and sign up for a specific time slot for this event.

Date: Monday, April 16th 2:30-6:45
Location: North Raleigh Blood Donation Center
Address: 8301 Bandford Way, Raleigh, NC27616
RSVP: Please click here to sign up for your time slot

Date: Wednesday, December 14^th from 6:00-8:00
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609

Sugar Bowl Game Watching Party – Join us for a Mardi Gras extravaganza at the Carolina Ale House!  Special Menu Options for the evening include Jambalaya, Chicken Gumbo, Shrimp Creole, New Orleans Chicken, and French Quarter Catfish.  There will be door prizes, 50/50 raffle, trivia contest, half-time bead toss, and an earn-your-beads contest!  Come early and help us recognize the coaches of our chapter’s fantasy football teams.

Date: Tuesday, January 3rd
Time: 6:45 Fantasy Football Awards Ceremony & 8:30 Kick Off
Location: Carolina Ale House
Address: 512 Creekside Drive, Raleigh, NC

Laser Tag & Shenanigans at Frankie’s Fun Park – Got the it’s-dark-early-winter-blues?  Come run around and play games with us!  I’ve wanted to play Laser Tag ever since Barney and Robin did it on an episode of How I Met Your Mother, and now I have a chance!  Our friends in the Triangle JMU Alumni Chapter will be joining us at this event as well!

Date: Thursday, January 19^th @ 6:30
Address: 11190 Fun Park Drive, Raleigh, NC (Brier Creek)
RSVP: Click Here to RSVP for Frankie’s Fun Park

Ticket sales ended Saturday, 15 October and numbers have been finalized with Duke.

Q: Where is the tailgate located?
A: The tailgate is located in Blue Devil Alley, just outside the north gate of Wallace Wade Stadium adjacent to Card Gym and Cameron Indoor Stadium. There will be tents and bounce houses for the kids, so you can’t miss it. We’ll be in the tent filled with 400+ Hokies wearing burnt orange and Chicago maroon. See this map for more detail.

Q: What time is the tailgate?
A: The tailgate will start at 10:00am and end at 12:00pm, 30 minutes before the 12:30pm kickoff.

Q: What if it rains?
A: Advantage for Hokies Beamerball! For the tailgate, we will have a large tent covering our entire area to stay dry.

Q: What is the restroom situation?
A: Duke provides porta-potties for all tailgate guests.

Q: How do I get into the tailgate?
A: Whether you purchased your tickets online or in-person at a game watching party, we have your name on our list. We will check your party in at the door and give you each a wristband.

Q: How do I get my game tickets to get into the stadium?
A: You’ll receive your party’s tickets at the door when you check-in to the tailgate. If you don’t arrive by the end of the tailgate at noon, we will leave your tickets at will-call for you to pick up.

Q: What about parking?
A: Game day parking info for the Duke campus can be found on their web site: http://parking.duke.edu/parking/event_parking/football_parking.php. Generally, you can park within a 10-minute walk of the stadium and tailgate area for $10; this map has all the details. Note the one-way “ingress routes” on the map will take effect at 9:30am on game day. Our tailgate starts at 10:00am.

*please note, it is not necessary to attend the Live Draft to have a team. If you are unable to make the draft in person but still want to play, contact either Daniel or Brent and we can work something out.”

Live Draft:

Date: Tuesday, August 30th @ 7:00 PM
Location: Crabtree Tavern
Address: 5300 Homewood Banks, Raleigh, NC 27616

*** Awards Ceremony and Happy Hour to be held at the end of the season ***

Tickets for the Virginia Tech at Duke tailgate and football game are now on sale! This is a great event and a great way to support the RTP VTAA Scholarship Fund.

** A “Child” is 12 years old or younger**

This cost includes food, beer, and soft drinks at the tailgate, plus (optionally) a ticket to the game. This is a tremendous deal, as Duke is charging $48 for a ticket by itself. Plus, $5 from every tailgate ticket sold goes straight to the Scholarship Fund.

The game is October 29, 2011. Time is TBD. You must purchase your admission to the tailgate by October 15th to attend!

When you purchase a ticket, you will receive an email confirmation from PayPal, and we will put your name on the list to attend the tailgate. You will not receive a paper ticket in the mail. If you purchase a Tailgate plus Ticket package, you may pick up your game ticket from a chapter volunteer at the tailgate. If you don’t make it to the tailgate we’ll leave your tickets at will-call, so please enter your name when prompted at checkout.

NOTE: To purchase more than one type of ticket (for example, two Adults and two Children) please use the Back button to add each type to your PayPal cart.

TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED AS OF SATURDAY, 15 OCTOBER.

Date: Saturday, June 25 @ 10:00
Location:  Meet in front of the Harris Teeter off Jones Franklin beside Sonic  (map)
Address: 5563 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606
Details:  We’ll hang out at Sonic afterwards and reward ourselves!
RSVP:  Click here to RSVP for Highway Clean Up

Hokie Happy Hour – Wake Forest

Date: Wednesday, August 10th @ 6:00
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
RSVP:  Click Here to RSVP for the Food Bank Service Event

Date:  Saturday, May 7th
Time: 3:30 to gather the group and the game starts at 5:05
Location: Tyler’s Tap Room and Durham Bulls Ball Field
Address: Tylers:  324 Blackwell St, Durham, NC
RSVP: Be sure to pay by April 17th @ 8:00 PM

Come join the Virginia Tech Alumni Association for a night of comedy at Goodnight’s Comedy Club in Raleigh on Sunday, May 22.  There are two options that night:

1. Dinner + Comedy Show ($15) — The two-course dinner starts at 6pm and the comedy show is included, starting at 8pm

2. Comedy Show Only ($17.25) —  The show starts at 8pm

The best part about this night is that it is a Grand Giveaway Show and they  are giving away $1,000 worth of prizes!!!  If you choose option 1 or 2, you will automatically be entered into the drawing.  Why not choose option 1 and get dinner included for less money!?!?

How do you sign up?

Option 1:  You need to reserve by calling the box office to make a dinner reservation at 919-828-5233.  You are not purchasing anything at the time of  making the reservation.  The package will be settled that night in the  restaurant.  It is important for you to *call* (instead of making the reservation online) and let the box office rep know you are with the *Virginia Tech Alumni Assoc*.  That way, they can tag it in the system and get an accurate count for the restaurant reservation and the show.

Option 2:  For guests only going to the 8 p.m. show, you will need to *call*the box office as well to purchase tickets.  You will also need to let the box office rep know you’re with the *Virginia Tech Alumni Assoc*.  Once everyone has identified themselves, they will sit everyone together in the restaurant, and then add the seats needed so the entire group can sit together in the show as well.

We probably won’t be the only group that night so limited space is available.  If you call early enough, we will all be able to be accommodated and sit together!

Here is more info on the night:  http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/goodnightscomedy/EventPage.aspx?EID=81807&VD=5/1/2011.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Scott Randa at 804-986-3592

Date: Monday, April 11th
Time: 2:30-6:45
Location: North Raleigh Blood Donation Center
Address: 8301 Bandford Way, Raleigh, NC27616
RSVP: Please click here to sign up for your time slot

Food Bank Service Event - Come help us represent Virginia Tech by volunteering at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina!  Please be sure to arrive on time, wear closed toe shoes, and remember that parking is street side.

Date: Wednesday, April 13th
Time: 6:00
Address: 3808 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP for this event

3.2 for 32 Run/Walk - To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, the Research Triangle Alumni Association is hosting a 3.2 Mile Run/Walk event.  We will be running 3.2 miles for the 32 lives lost on April 16, 2007.

We will meet at The Brickhouse and run the Reedy Creek trail, starting across the street at Meredith College, continuing to the NC Art Museum trails, and looping back to The Brickhouse.   Everyone, including anyone who chooses not to run, is welcome to join the group on the Brickhouse patio after the run.

Everyone is welcome to this event!  Families and non-runners are encouraged to come out and join us – we will have a shorter route mapped if needed.

Date: Saturday, April 16th
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Brickhouse
Address: 3801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
RSVP: Please click here to RSVP for this event

Hokie Happy Hour- Raleigh – We haven’t seen them in a while, so we’re headed down to the Carolina Ale House on Creekside Drive to visit with our CAH friends that we met during football season!  We’re going to be hanging out on the patio for dinner, drinks, and corn hole.  If you only come to one HHH this year, this is the one to come to!  This location had the largest turnout for HHH’s, and it’s a great way to meet other Hokies!

Date: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: 6:30
Location:  Carolina Ale House – Raleigh
Address: 513 Creekside Drive, Raleigh, NC

Our friends at the Raleigh-Durham Hokie Club have a lot of amazing events coming up too!  Be sure to check out the events below and attend as may of the Hokie Club events as you can!

Annual Hokie Club O&M Tour

Tuesday, May 3 at Raleigh CC
Full golf/social/dinner package or social/dinner only option offered
Head BB Coach Seth Greenberg speaking after dinner, plus FB Assistant Coach Mike O’Cain
Silent auction for football (signed by Coach Beamer) and basketball (signed by coaches and team)
Golf 12 noon, social 5:30, dinner 6:15, program 7:00
Sponsorships available, contact Marshall Bates (919-467-8895)

Season Football Ticket Raffle

2 VT season tickets (Section 4, Row PPP)
$5 each or 5 for $20
Drawing held week of August 21
Contact Ed Moore edmoorecsp@earthlink.net or Marshall Bates mbates@bcesouth.com

2011 Football Kickoff Golf Outing – Wednesday, August 17

Hokie Pride Day - Friday, September 2 http://hokieprideday.homestead.com/

Duke game Hokie Happy Hour

Friday, October 28 at Football Team Hotel, probably RTP Hilton Hotel (I-40 Page Road Exit)

Bus Trip

Thursday night, November 17 to UNC game in Blacksburg
Meet at Outlets Mall parking lot, I-40 Exit 284 Airport Blvd., 12noon; return after game
Game Ticket not included