On October 2nd, a total of 30 brothers and alumni of the Cook Chapter met on Busch campus to tailgate before the homecoming game. Two pledges also attended the event. The entire event was planned by Alumni committee. Unfortunately Rutgers lost the game but it was still a fun filled event were friends got to catch up after not seeing each other for a while.

On December 11th on a very chilly Saturday morning at 9 a.m., 22 brothers of the Cook Chapter woke up to run/walk the Big Chill. The Big Chill is an annual charity run for children in need that Rutgers University holds. Every participant brings a toy as their entry fee for under privileged children of the New Brunswick area to help make their holiday season a little brighter.

On December 11th 10 brothers from the Cook Chapter spent their afternoon participating in service event for low-income New Brunswick children and families. Our chapter ran the face painting table for the children and helped clean up the event after it was over. It was a lot of fun for everyone and the kids all enjoyed the face painting...

On December 13th 20 brothers and 2 alumni attended the Cook College first annual baking competition. There were 5 judges and 6 different dishes that were entered into the competition. One of our world famous cooks (Wayne) made some excellently seasoned, home made potato chips that came in first place. Everyone then watched holiday movies and celebrated the end of the semester.

On December 14th 8 brothers and 2 alumni of the Cook College Chapter got together and had a tea party to celebrate the holidays and talk about future events that the chapter would like to have. Many of the members of the brotherhood committee attended to discuss this past semesters events and how they could be improved and events that brothers would like to see happen in the future. A good time was had by all and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas played in the background as a nice touch.

On December 3rd of 2010 27 brothers and 6 alumni of the Cook College Chapter attended the Botanical Society of America's holiday happy hour featuring our dear friend, the potato. There were potato related trivia questions, arts and crafts, and meeting and greeting with the members of BSA. It was a good bonding experience for both the brothers and those outside of the fraternity as we showed our support for other campus organizations.

This is the second year we have turned our last fall semester meeting into a White Elephant gift exchange. The rules are pretty simple: everyone brings a wrapped gift valued at $5-$10. We number slips of paper 1-however many people we have, and each person takes a number from a hat. Whoever gets #1 goes to the front and unwraps a gift. Number 2 may unwrap his own gift or steal the gift of number 1. We continue until everyone has a gift! A gift may be stolen only 3 times, and if your gift is stolen, you unwrap another! The 22 members that participated had a lot of fun and went home with a unique present.

This service project was planned by our service chair, Kaitlyn Summerfield. The UF AZ chapter benefited by coming together in order to make the lives of others better. The 10 members that participated made holiday cards that will be delivered to Royal Oak Nursing Home in Titusville, FL.

D'Lites is a local ice cream/frozen yogurt shop. We were given part of the proceeds from any sales within a certain time frame. Our fundraising chair, Gernide Zamor, planned this event. The UF AZ chapter benefited by earning more funds to help in our endeavors.

For 12-02-10, this service project was planned in order to collect items for care packages and pack the boxes that we have sent to soldiers over seas. Our service chair, Kaitlyn Summerfield, planned this event. Planning included setting a convenient time and place to meet, setting requirements for what could be donated as far as gifts and money to help ship the boxes, and then being in charge of actually shipping the boxes. Our chapter benefited by being a part of supporting our troops and seeing how our efforts directly impact their lives...