The first installment ritual for the Cook Chapter is a truly meaningful moment when the potential new members finally pledge their commitment to the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta and begin their journey of becoming a part of our chapter. Just like every semester, we held our first installment ritual at the Rutgers Gardens, which is our current philanthropy project. In accordance with the traditions of Alpha Zeta, we welcomed the new members by exposing them to the entire chapter as well as our active Cook Alumni Association. After meeting the entire Cook Chapter Family, the new members were introduced to their big brothers, who would guide them through the pledging process and help them feel welcomed into our organization. At the end, we welcomed with open arms the Omega Class!

Applebee’s night was a huge success this semester! It took place after the first potential new member meeting and provided good quality time for both the potential new members and the brothers. There was a great turnout of people with about 30 people there, despite the fact that it was late on a weeknight. Brothers who were able to drive were generous by carpooling everyone who wanted to go. Once there, everyone genuinely seemed to have a good time eating good food and meeting one another. Since there was so many of us, it was impossible to get everyone seated together but people made the extra effort to walk around and introduce themselves or sit at other tables for a bit. It proved to be a great night.

The first new member mixer was a great success with a fairly high turnout. This was the first opportunity for the brotherhood to make their first impressions on prospective new members. By creating different icebreaker games and mixing the new members into groups of brothers, we were able to give both the new members a chance to meet different brothers in order to learn more about what it means to be a part of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, while giving the brothers a chance to meet the prospective new members so that they could decide if they wanted to have a little. Overall, the prospective new members felt welcome and fun was had by both the brothers and the prospective new members.

Game night was another event for prospective new members to learn about the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta. Game night strengthened the chapter by allowing for a fun, relaxed time where new members could meet the brothers in a less formal setting during the week. Brothers worked to reserve the room and kindly supplied their own board games or video games for everyone to use for the night. It was a smaller, more intimate event where everyone could hang out and let the potential new members acquainted with the people who make up the chapter.

On Friday, September 5, 2014 the brothers of the Cook Chapter of Alpha Zeta sponsored a Responsible Happy Hour at the Cook Cafe in the Cook Campus Center. The event had free food and discounted drinks for those over 21. The brothers got to socialize with each other as well as the rest of the Rutgers community that attended the event. Everyone had fun catching up with their friends after a nice summer. The event provided potential new members the opportunity to come and learn about the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, while at the same time provided an opportunity for the chapter to spread its awareness to the Rutgers community

To start off the Fall 2014 semester, the Cook Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta held its annual ice cream social at the Cook Campus Center. This was one of our first recruitment nights as part of RUSH week at Rutgers University. During this event, potential new members were invited to join the Cook Chapter for some ice cream, provided by the Cook Cafe. This was the Cook Chapter's opportunity to make a first impression on potential new members and answer any questions about who we are or what we do. Many potential new members attended and enjoyed the night as they socialized with the brothers of the Cook Chapter

The pledges finally met their Bigs! The brothers of the Florida Chapter gathered on October 21st to reveal themselves to their Littles. The reveal happened during a Halloween themed potluck that the pledges put together. The brothers were dressed in costume and the pledges had an assigned costume that matched their Big. When the Bigs entered the location it was a nice little adventure as the Littles searched for their matching pair. Overall it was a fun night with spooky treats, scary tunes, ...

Each semester, the NC Chapter holds Family Dinners to fulfill the fellowship pillar of our Fraternity.  Last week before our business meeting, the Lanier Family met at Village Draft House in Raleigh to catch up with each other and simply enjoy each other’s company.  Six of our Brothers attended, including a Brother who joined just this semester.  We look forward to these dinners and love how we all have Brothers that many of us never would have had without Alpha Zeta.

The Florida Chapter had their last pledge meeting this past Tuesday November 4th. It was a bittersweet moment. Pledges finally finished their stressful 7 week process and were successful in fulfilling all of their requirements. It coincidentally was also Founder's Day, so we had a little celebration with cookies, chips, and subs. Each pledge had to complete 5 hours of service, social, and fundraising each. Their service projects varied from working with monkeys in a Monkey Sanctuary to ...

This fall, we participated in one of our annual community service events, the Adopt-A-Highway program. Every year. Alpha Zeta Cornell sponsors a section of a local roadway in Ithaca. Our members, along with our just newly initiated brothers and sisters, started their Saturday morning by heading out to this road section armed with orange safety vests, garbage bags, and gloves. Walking along the road, we picked up any litter that had been left behind and filled many garbage bags full of trash. ...