On February 5th, 2014, Cook Chapter of Alpha Zeta held an ice cream social for new prospective members to interact with current AZ brothers. Everyone enjoyed delicious ice cream and other snacks provided while mingling. The potential members were able to learn more about what AZ has to offer and what the fraternity stands for. In addition, the interested students were able to form new friendships with the brothers and with one another.

To continue on our week of fun and exciting rush events, the brothers of the Cook Chapter hosted a game night on January 30th. We hosted the event in a public lounge on campus and the event was open to everyone. We brought video game systems and set them up on a huge flat screen TV in the lounge, and we even brought some classic board games like Scrabble and a deck of playing cards. Current members of our chapter brought snacks to share with everyone. Even though the event was ...

During the first Brother / Potential New Member mixer of the semester, held on January 29th, potential new members of the Cook Chapter came out to view a slideshow presentation given by the executive board describing who Alpha Zeta is, what we do, and why they would want to be a member of such a great organization. After a short question and answer session and an outline of the requirements for initiation, the potential new members were introduced to the brotherhood through various ...

At the beginning of every semester, Cook AZ has an event called S’mores Night where we welcome everyone back from the break and brothers get to socialize and meet with potential new members. This spring it was held on January 23rd. The event usually takes place outside around a bonfire with lots of chocolate, crackers, and marshmallows to eat, but due to the mountains of snow we’ve gotten here in Jersey, we thought it was a better idea to have S’mores Night indoors. Although there ...

On December 8th the brothers of the Cook Chapter came together for our annual Friendsgiving potluck. This post Thanksgiving tradition is a great way for brothers to catch up after the break and unwind before the start of finals. We had a potluck dinner held at one of the brother’s homes where we spent the evening talking, eating, and enjoying each other’s company. We truly consider our brotherhood a family, that's why we have our own special holiday to celebrate!

On November 22, the Cook Chapter held our Fall Formal. Brothers got dressed up and spent the night eating and dancing at the Heldrich Hotel in downtown New Brunswick. The formal is always the wrap up to our semester, before finals begin. Additionally, all of our brother awards for the semester are given out at formal.

On November 21, the brothers of the Cook Chapter took a night off from studying to go see the premier of the new Hunger Games movie. Everyone had fun munching on popcorn while enjoying the movie. Afterwards we went out for late night ice cream. It was a great time for everyone.

On November 16th, 2013, 29 new members were initiated into the brotherhood of Alpha Zeta Cook Chapter. The Chi Class worked very hard for towards initiation day and they have finally made it to the end of their pledging process. Brothers and alumni came together to celebrate with the newly-pledged brothers.

On November 13th, a few members of the Cook AZ chapter visited Fulper Family Farmstead in Lambertville, NJ. The Fulper Farm is a family owned and operated dairy farm that still uses most of their original farm equipment. It’s a relatively small function, so we talked a lot about being able to keep up with larger commercial dairies. Fulper uses other aspects of the business such as cheese making and tourism to make up for not being as large as other dairies. Another interesting ...

On November 6th, several members of the Cook AZ Chapter visited Erick Doyle’s bison farm in Readington, NJ. We learned about the difficulties of managing an animal operation where the farmer is not able to have much contact with the animals due to their lack of domestication. We talked about silage making and bison nutrition and how to make the best of the resources available to you. Erick gets a lot of the milk he feeds to his calves from a nearby dairy that donates product they ...