On January 26th, a few of the Cook Chapter brothers got together with younger alumni to go ice skating... in the Campus Center. Everyone strapped on figure skates and stepped onto heavily waxed linoleum, trying not to fall down. Not everyone was allowed on the rink at once, and that was a good idea, since the fake ice took some time getting used to and crashing was not uncommon. All in all, it was a great fun and an informal way for the current brothers and recent graduates to spend time together.

On January 5, 2012 the Cornell Chapter was given the opportunity to set up a booth at the annual meeting and forum of the New York Agricultural Society. The theme of this years forum was Farming Transitions, or the transfer of farms from generation to generation. This was the first year we had a booth at the meeting because this was the first time we sponsored an award presented by the NYS Ag Society, the Ag Promotion Award...

With the New York Giants in the NFL playoffs and Chinese New Year being upon us, a few of the brothers of the Cook Chapter got together to celebrate in the traditional way, with an Elephant Cake. A handful of brothers showed up to enjoy seeing the Giants win and have some delicious Elephant Cake. Happy Year of the Dragon to all.

On January 17th, several brothers got together at Western Lanes just off of campus to enjoy a night of bowling. Each brother had a great time and made many memories. At this bowling alley, each person has to record their own scores which makes it much more interesting.

On January 11th, a dozen brothers met up at El Cerro near campus to enjoy a Mexican cuisine before our first meeting of the spring semester. This allowed us to catch up and enjoy dinner with each other before the semester madness got kicked off. We shared our many stories from Christmas Break and what we all got for Christmas.

Before exams were over the brotherhood got together at The Big Easy in Downtown Raleigh for dinner. There we enjoyed a great dinner and wonderful conversations with each other. There were over thirty brothers and guests who fit in the back end of the restaurant. We each enjoyed getting dressed up for the occasion to eat different Louisiana style dishes.

At end of our last meeting of the semester, the brotherhood got into a circle at Candlelight ceremony.  We all passed a candle around sharing our favorite memories of AZ, what Alpha Zeta has meant to us, and wishing those December graduates the best of luck.  We ended with the graduating seniors telling their favorite memories and giving us advice as we finish our college careers.  It is always an emotional and meaningful ceremony. This semester we had five brothers graduate from their undergraduate careers, some moving on to more school or jobs.

On December 2nd and 3rd, the brotherhood gathered at Weaver Hall to set up for our Christmas Tree sale. The selling began in September to many family members and professors on campus. On December 2nd a dozen brothers showed up at Weaver to receive the trees from a Christmas Tree farmer that was kind enough to drive from Avery County, NC to deliver us the trees...

On October 29th, the brotherhood got together early that morning at Oakwood Cemetery in downtown Raleigh to help set up for their annual Lantern Walk. The brotherhood helped fill old 2 liter soda bottles with sand and placed candles in them on top of the sand. We made a safe path for the families that planned on attending that nights lantern walk. The brotherhood helps with a lot of the events that the Cemetery holds every year and this is one of the funnest ones...

Some of the Florida Chapter spent their Friday night where other than T.G.I. Friday's! Members of the chapter took a break from studying and attended dinner allowing them the opportunity to catch up on what happened over the winter break. The dinner also gave them the chance to compare classes and professors, sharing stories and giving each other tips on how to survive some of the difficult classes....