On Tuesday September 11th, around 20 prospective new members joined the brothers of Alpha Zeta Cook Chapter to find out more about the fraternity and mingle while enjoying ice cream. It was a casual gathering, allowing prospective members to meet the brothers and speak with them one-on-one in an informal and fun setting. Everyone enjoyed themselves, ate some ice cream and made new friends. We look forward to seeing the potential new members at future events.

This semester, Cook Chapter welcomed a new Sargent at Arms onto our executive board. Danielle Clancy was elected at the end of last semester by the brotherhood to replace our graduating K.C. Murray. At the beginning of the first meeting, K.C. introduced Danielle and handed her the Sargent at Arms binder of Words of Wisdom, letters from previous Sargents explaining her duties, giving advice and offering a personal connection if she ever needs help. The ceremony was ended by a short speech by Danielle thanking K.C. for his dedication to the fraternity and for the excellent job he did last semester. With Cook Chapter's new E-Board installed, we are ready for a wonderful semester.

On Wednesday September 19th, prospective new members and the brothers of Alpha Zeta Cook Chapter gathered in the Cook Campus Center. We ate snacks and played a bunch of fun icebreaker games to help the new members feel more comfortable. Games included the toilet paper game, 2 truths and a lie, the human knot and trainwreck...

Roundtable interviews were held the Sunday at 12:30pm on September 16^th in our chapter meeting room. Those applicants with valid reasons for not attending Sunday’s Roundtable were invited interview with the brotherhood on Wednesday September 19^th an hour before our regular business meeting. This interview is the next step in the North Carolina Chapter's recruitment process for new brothers. Everyone who attended Rush events was invited to come to Roundtable on Sunday afternoon for a formal interview...

On Tuesday September 11^th, we held our first Rush event in the Bragaw residence hall activity room.  We had 3 potential candidates come out to get to know us and receive applications.  Our committee heads and officers spoke on our many activities, and then we showed a slide show of activities. We enjoyed Little Caesar’s pizza and deserts made by brothers.  22 brothers were in attendance.

On September 15^th, the North Carolina Chapter of Alpha Zeta, participated in the College of Agriculture and Life SciencesAlumni tailgate with many other NC State organizations. This is a time for graduates of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to enjoy a barbecue meal and see what has been going on with the organizations that they participated in in college. After this time of fellowship, the alumni then goon the NC State vs South Alabama football game. Many alumni also bring their children that are enrolled at NC State or mayenroll at NC State in the future.

To encourage fellow students to attend information sessions, we set up our boards on the brickyard September 11^th, 12^th and 13^th. Brothers stood at the boards in between classes so that if a student had questions about Alpha Zeta they could answer them. Two to six brothers stood by the boards for each hour-long shift from 10am to 3pm. We had several students who were interested. This was a good time for the brotherhood to interact with other students and each other. This semester, we also included a bake sale fundraiser. Brothers graciously baked and donated cookies, brownies, and other goodies. Two or three items were wrapped or in Ziploc bags to sell for $1. We made about $30, which will go towards chapter activities or trips.

On Friday September 7th, the brothers of Alpha Zeta gathered on the College Avenue campus during the fall semester’s Involvement Fair. There was a table set with banners and signs promoting the service, leadership, and goals of the fraternity. Brothers talked one-on-one and in small personal groups with their peers; among them hopefully a few prospective new members. The event attracted at least 5,000 people, featuring 300 student organizations, 55 fraternities and sororities, and numerous departments. The weather was beautiful and we certainly made some great new friends.

For the first meeting of the semester the Eta chapter started with a balloon mixer to get know the new members. The main business of the meeting was a brainstorming workshop to set goals for the year     and share ideas.  First, we discussed the pros and cons of last year and then set goals. We then had idea sheets for Service Projects, Fundraisers, Initiation, and a theme for the year.  We also made sure that all of the members which attended were registered on the National Website and could access it.  Now, our officer team will consider the ideas from the members and schedule all the events for the year before our next meeting.

On the first Tuesday of the new semester, Cook Chapter got together in an informal hangout to catch up on each other's summers and plans. Our Censor talked to all the brothers about upcoming Rush Events and brotherhood meetings as well as mandatory requirements. Brothers were asked for input on what they wanted from the semester and what their goals were. It looks to be a great semester, and it was great to see everyone again after a long summer.