Alpha Zeta is generally described as Cook’s honors/service fraternity, and this pair of adjectives is certainly at its core. “Honors” refers to the fact that students must be among the best in their class in order to be eligible for membership. Academic performance is really the sole tangible criterion used for this purpose, in keeping with Alpha Zeta’s history. Membership truly is an honor and reflective of accomplishment. While there is far more to the Cook experience than getting good grades in the classroom, a standard or benchmark of achievement remains desirable and necessary.
“Service” is equally important. Service requires no special talent or unique ability beyond the willingness to contribute to the betterment of our community and environment. The centrality of service goes back to the designation of Rutgers as New Jersey’s land grant school under the Morrill Act of the 1860s. George H. Cook was the person most responsible for wresting that designation away from Princeton – one of our relatively few triumphs over them. First as the “Ag School”, later as the “College of Agriculture”, the “College of Agriculture and Environmental Science”, then “Cook College” and now the “School of Environmental and Biological Sciences”, service remains at the core of our mission. Similarly, Alpha Zeta has been service-oriented since its founding more than a century ago.More
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Alpha Zeta is generally described as Cook’s honors/service fraternity, and this pair of adjectives is certainly at its core. “Honors” refers to the fact that students must be among the best in their class in order to be eligible for membership. Academic performance is really the sole tangible criterion used for this purpose, in keeping with Alpha Zeta’s history. Membership truly is an honor and reflective of accomplishment. While there is far more to the Cook experience than getting good grades in the classroom, a standard or benchmark of achievement remains desirable and necessary.
“Service” is equally important. Service requires no special talent or unique ability beyond the willingness to contribute to the betterment of our community and environment. The centrality of service goes back to the designation of Rutgers as New Jersey’s land grant school under the Morrill Act of the 1860s. George H. Cook was the person most responsible for wresting that designation away from Princeton – one of our relatively few triumphs over them. First as the “Ag School”, later as the “College of Agriculture”, the “College of Agriculture and Environmental Science”, then “Cook College” and now the “School of Environmental and Biological Sciences”, service remains at the core of our mission. Similarly, Alpha Zeta has been service-oriented since its founding more than a century ago.
