When a school bully forces Dustin to do his homework for him, Zoey confronts the bully in public, embarrassing Dustin in the process and further enraging the bully. So Dustin decided that Zoey is babying him too much. He goes to Chase and Michael for advice and tries to tell Zoey that he can defend himself by his own. Meanwhile, Zoey, Nicole, Dana, Chase, and Michael try to hide their dog, Elvis away from their dorm advisor, since it's against school rules for having pets on campus. Logan did not appear in this episode.

Prank Week, a PCA tradition where returning students prank new ones, has begun. The boys prank the girls multiple times, so the girls decide to prank the boys back (which violates tradition because new students are not supposed to do anything about it except getting pranked). The boys were supposed to keep a statue of the founder of PCA clean, so Zoey comes up with a prank and the girls put women's clothes on it. But when the son of PCA's founder sees it, he is very angry, and tells the girls that its going to be their last semester at PCA and that no more girls are going to PCA. So then after all the sadness from the girls, Zoey tries to figure out a way of how the girls can stay at PCA.

It's the second semester at P.C.A. Dana left for the European Exchange Program so, Zoey and Nicole need a new roommate. When they come back to their dorm a gothy, freaky girl named Lola, who in the episode drinks raw eggs and tries to pierce herself. is in their room and learns that Lola is their new roommate. Meanwhile, Michael and Chase have to deal with Logan, who goes completely overboard on the entertainment system for their new dorm room.

Mr Bender decides to have each person in his class put an item that best represents them into a time capsule. Chase is desperate to know what Zoey has said about him in the video she made to put in the time capsule, and will go to any lengths to find out. Also, Nicole tries to help Quinn to stop snoring.

Another new year at PCA leads to surprises including the heart breaking news that Nicole will not be attending PCA this year because of her OMGD (obsessive male gender disorder). Thus, Nicole is sent to an all-girls school. After everyone settles into their new rooms, Chase tells Zoey he wants to talk with her privately. Lola and Quinn tell Zoey that Chase wants to tell her he's in love with her, but Zoey doesn't believe them. Meanwhile, Michael and Logan are fighting for the single bed in their new room. Chase decides not to ruin his friendship with Zoey, so he decides not to have a crush on her anymore by dating a new girl, Rebecca.

A new "hot" Dean fills in for Dean Rivers because Dustin,Quinn, and Dustin's friends hit Dean Rivers with a model airplane by mistake.. Meanwhile, the girls' Dorm Advisor Coco has just been dumped by her boyfriend, Carl. Zoey and her friends set up Dean Taylor and Coco on a date at Sushi Rox because Coco keeps complaining about Carl.

Zoey's dad signs a permission slip, allowing Zoey to go off campus to meet her favorite author. She asks Coco and Coco says she'll do it, but she has to do a favor for her. After this, it becomes a chain of favors. But can Zoey do it on time before it's too late? After Quinn admits to losing her "Quindows QP" a chain of events happen which lead to everything going wrong. Can Zoey still meet her favorite author?

After a deceased relative of Zoey's sends her tons of boxes of ribs, Zoey, Chase, Micheal, and Logan agree to have a rib cook-off. After a fierce feud between Micheal and Logan, they decide to compete against each other with Zoey on Micheal's team, and Chase on Logan's. Quinn accidentally blows Mark's eyebrows off in an experiment gone awry.

Zoey's parents come for an unexpected visit to PCA and tell Zoey and Dustin that they are moving to England. Zoey's dad's business is starting a new branch in London. When offered to accompany the parents to London, Dustin quickly declines the offer, but Zoey decides to think about it first. Although Zoey treasures Chase's opinion, Chase had heard the rumor before Zoey gets a chance tell him about the news. This leads Chase to bitterly convince Zoey that she should go to London. In a cliffhanger ending, Zoey watches Chase admit his love to Zoey unknowingly via webcam. Meanwhile, Stacey pursues a singing career by singing a demo of a song called "Sassafras Tea".

Michael and Logan try to fool the housing lady into making a fake Chase in order to avoid getting a new roommate. Zoey accidentally gets Coco fired and tries to help her get her job back. Meanwhile, Dean Rivers hires Mira, the new dorm advisor. However, she has a problem: she steals everything that she sees. So, Dean Rivers fires Mira and Coco is hired again, but she isn't seen at the end of the show. Before leaving, Mira also steals Dean Rivers' car.

When the gangs' spring break trip to Yosemite National Park is canceled, they get to stay on PCA campus and have fun with no-one else around. However, Dean Rivers later accuses them of vandalism.

Zoey is running The Big Walk, a charity walk-a-thon at PCA, and everyone is getting sponsors to donate. When Lola pledges more money than she can handle, only Zoey can help her. But after visiting the scary head of the charity organization, Zoey breaks it to Lola that they need to come up with the missing money or else. Meanwhile, Quinn and Logan are beginning to realize that they don't hate each other. But when Michael may have seen too much, they have to make sure that he and everyone else knows just how much they still dislike each other.

Zoey and James are finding it difficult to get some time alone. Zoey wants to go on a date with just James and none of their friends. Meanwhile, Logan and Quinn are tired of all of the sneaking around, and they plan a romantic dinner. Both couples, however, find their plans backfiring in unexpected ways as their night gets a little too crowded.

Zoey, Chase, and Stacey take a walk down memory lane as prospective new students ask them about their experiences attending PCA. Stacey becomes upset when no one asks her any questions. Questions for Zoey and Chase include queries about dating, science and technology, and dress codes, among many other things.