March 6th, 2011
Date: March 31, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30
Location: Sitti – Authentic Lebanese Restaurant
Address: 137 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Cost: $32 per person
RSVP: by Sunday March 27
Join us for our annual wine tasting and speaker event at Sitti in downtown Raleigh!
Bill Snizek, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, will be presenting “Desktop Graffiti: An Unobtrusive Measure of Campus Climate and Student Attitudes” & “Teaching Large College Classes (n=650+); Some Challenges and Myths”.
The $32 per person cost includes the program, wine tasting, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. A set of two “alumni badges,” valued at $495 each, to the Greenbrier Classic will be raffled off during the event for $20 per ticket. Proceeds from the event and raffle benefit the Research Triangle Chapter Scholarship Fund. Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact the chapter for more information.
Tickets to the event must be reserved no later than March 27th. Check payments may be made out to RTP Chapter – VTAA and mailed to Chelsea MacMeekin at 8300 Clasara Circle, Raleigh, NC 27613 or turned in at any chapter event in March. Payments may also be made via PayPal below.
March 6th, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes Game & Happy Hour
Date: Wednesday, March 9th
Time: Happy Hour 5:30-6:30 & the game is 7:00
Location: Backyard Bistro (Across the street from RBC)
Address: 1235 Hurricane Alley Way, Raleigh, NC 27607 (map)
Details: We’ll have a reserved space inside the bar area off to left.
Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up
Date: Sunday, March 20th @ 4:00
Location: Meet in front of the Harris Teeter off Jones Franklin beside Sonic (map)
Address: 5563 Western Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27606
Details: Look for the cars with Hokie flags in the parking lot.
Hokie Happy Hour – North Raleigh
Date: Wednesday, March 23rd @ 6:30
Location: Tap City
Address: 6675 Falls of Neuse Rd # 105, Raleigh, NC 27615
Raleigh Rescue Mission Welcome Kit Drive - For the months of February, March, and April we’ll be collecting travel-sized hygiene items at all Hokie Happy Hour events that will be donated to the Raleigh Rescue Mission. We’re creating Welcome Kits containing everything a resident could need to stay healthy and clean each day. Needed items include toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, antiperspirant, disposable razors, shaving cream, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, Q-tips, chap stick, tissues, sun block, aloe vera gel, insect repellant, combs, and, brushes. All those samples and hotel souvenirs that you haven’t been able to use have just found a worthy home! Target and Walmart also have an excellent collection of travel sized items.
February 7th, 2011
Date: This Saturday, 12 February 2011
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Carolina Brewery, 120 Lowes Dr, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Come join your fellow RTP Hokies at the Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro this Saturday afternoon for a free brewery tour and tasting! We had a great turnout and fantastic time last year at Big Boss; don’t miss this year’s event at Carolina Brewery.
The Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro also has a family-friendly restaurant with great food. See their website for more information:
http://www.carolinabrewery.com/
Hope to see you there!
December 27th, 2010
Hokie Happy Hour – Tuesday, January 20th at 6:30 – It’s our first one of the year! We’ll be heading out to Woody’s in Cary located at 8322 Chapel Hill Road. Don’t worry Hokies, we’ll be making our way around the Triangle so if you can’t it make it in January, there will hopefully be a HHH near your soon!
Roller Skating Outing at Jellybeans – Wednesday, Jan 26th 7:00-10:00 – This is a great event for everyone who wants to get a little exercise, families with children, or anyone who loves 80’s music! Meet us at the Jeallybeans located at 1120 Buck Jones Road. You can pay at the door, but be sure to tell them you are with Virginia Tech because you’ll be able to get in at a discounted price. It’s going to be a $3.00 admission for Hokies with a $2.00 quad skate rental or $3.00 for roller blades.
December 20th, 2010
Show your support for the Hokies by coming out to the Carolina Ale House and wearing your most festive ORANGE Hokie Gear. We’re going to have a lot going on including cake and an orange juggling contest at half-time. Whoever juggles three oranges the longest during half-time wins the prize. So if you have some fancy skills or have always wanted to be part of the half-time show… this is your chance to shine! Come out early to get a good seat.
Date: January 3, 2010
Time: Kick off is at 8:30 but come out early to get a good seat.
Location: Carolina Ale House – Raleigh
Address: 513 Creekside Drive, Raleigh, NC
Details: If you know how to juggle, be ready to compete at half-time.
