Beach Trip National Convention Delta Tau Alpha Honor Society April 4 to 6, 2004

WE Are Going to the Beach! "Let's go surfin' now. Ev'rybody's learnin' how. Come on a safari with me. Early in the morning we'll be starting out. Some honeys will be comin' along. We're loading up our woodie with our boards inside, And headin' out singing our song. Come on baby, wait and see, yes. I'm gonna take you surfin' with me. Come on along. Yes baby, wait and see, yeah, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me.” Beach Boys
					Charter Buses will pick us up in front of our hotel around noon.
Lunch
Lunch is courtesy of Kyle Phillips and his family. Kyle is Chair of the National Convention Fundraising Committee. We will have lunch at the Phillips’ family tobacco warehouse in Kenansville on our way to the beach. After we arrive around 1:30 p.m., we will sit back and enjoy good food and good hospitality. Our chapter very much appreciates all that Kyle and his father, Mr. Paul Phillips, have done to make the National Convention possible! Thank you!!			The Menu is Spectacular: - Grilled Pork and Chicken! - Fresh String Beans - Slaw - Corn Bread - Dessert - Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks, and Bottle Water
Beach Resort
We will arrive at the Blockade Runner Resort at Wrightsville Beach around 4:30 p.m. In North Carolina, you can drive from the beautiful Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in about five hours. NC State University is located about half way between the mountains and the sea. We will take a bus tour of Wrightsville Beach, which is an island, just before we stop for the evening. Wrightsville Beach is one of the many barrier islands that dot the North Carolina coast from South Carolina to Virginia. The Blockade Runner Resort offers lots of water related activities, such as swimming, sailing, parasailing, beachcombing, and just relaxing on the beach. It fronts the Atlantic Ocean on the east side with a wide sandy beach. The west side fronts Banks Channel, which is just off the Intracoastal Waterway. Large yachts often anchor overnight in Banks Channel during the fall and spring, as they travel from North to South with the seasons.
Take your shoes off and walk on the beach! Catch a sand flea – that is a good thing. Ask one of the locals to show you how. Sit and look for shark teeth in the area of the beach that differentiates low and high tides. Put a whelk to your ear and “listen” to the ocean. Watch a plover dance along the beach! Collect seashells. Ask Dr. Russ to show you how to hold a blue shell crab without being bitten – let’s hope that he can do that! You will have about two hours to explore the beach before our meal. A large fishing pier is just a few blocks away. There are several gifts shops nearby for souvenirs. You will have full access to the recreational facilities at the Blockade Runner Resort. This is your time to relax and to get to know your friends in agriculture from throughout the country. Have a good time! We want you to come back to NC State University to visit with us again.
		Dinner is courtesy of our chapter. All-You-Can-Eat! - Stir Fry Shrimp and Scallops - Stuffed Filet of Flounder - Fried Fish of the Day - Garden Salad - Pasta Salad - Cole Slaw - Garlic Mashed Potatoes - Green Beans - Garden Salad - Sautéed Medley of Vegetables - Rice Pilaf - Fresh Fruit Medley - Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks (regular & diet), Coffee, and Water - Captain’s Dessert
The buffet meal will be served outside by the swimming pool around 6:30 p.m. The Atlantic Ocean is just feet away from where we will eat. You will hear the waves breaking on the beach. You will smell the sweet ocean breeze! Sea gulls will sing for you. Just wait and see! You can’t get much closer to the ocean than this. Fresh seafood, a beautiful beach, and good friends. Meals in North Carolina often last a couple of hours. While the food is always good, the conversation is always better. The best compliment that you could pay us in the Agricultural Institute is that you felt like you were with family. We are going to have a great time!
Check Out the Live Beach Cam at the Blockade Runner (allow about 30 seconds for the Cam to load – watch the flying windows)
Beach Music and Shagging
After dinner, you will have about an hour to explore the beach. Watch the sunset. See the fishing trawlers heading out for the night. Then, the sounds of beach music will fill the air. Beach music? Music played at the beach? Not hardly. Beach music is a little rhythm and blues mixed with a little soul and a little disco. The result is a sound that originated in the Carolinas. It’s a southern sound! You have not experienced the beach until you have felt beach music. It will move you! Famous beach music bands include Chairmen of the Board (General Johnson!), The Embers, The Band of Oz, The Drifters, and The Coastline Band. Songs include “Carolina Girls,” “Your More than a Number in My Little Red Book,” “Give Me Just a Little More Time,” and “I’m Lookin’ for a Love.” Students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University love beach music! You will too. Want to try some before you come? Click here and turn up your speakers. Enjoy! We are very fortunate to have The Coastline Band booked for a private concert in our own ballroom from about 7:30 to 10:00 p.m! This band is famous throughout the world. It is one of the most popular beach music bands ever. You can checkout their web site if you would like to get a taste of what is in store for you. Get ready for some great tunes! Once the beach music fills the air, it is time to shag! Austin Powers? Oh Groovy, Baby. No! Shagging is not hip-hop dancing. It doesn’t bounce. It glides! It like sliding on ice. It is smooth! Unless you have been to the Carolina coast, you probably have never seen a dance like it. Don’t worry. We will teach you to shag. Luke, our Secretary, is a shagging expert. He even has shagging shoes! Luke says, “Shag feels great with the right music. It will be fun!” We are going to have a great time at the beach! We will listen to beach music, do a little shagging, get to know each other, walk on the beach, sit around the pool, conduct DTA business under the palm trees, and just take it easy. We will get back to the hotel around midnight. Come experience North Carolina!

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