ZTA Founding
What year was Zeta Founded?
1898
Founding Flower?
White Violet
What is our chapters name?
Gamma Alpha
What is our open motto?
"Seek the Noblest"
What percentage of Gamma Alpha hold leadership positions?
60% SO PROUD
Where was Zeta Founded
Longwood University, Virginia
Who is our Patron Goddess? Represents?
Themis: Justice, Divine order, Law
When was our Chapter founded?
March 1938 and then recolonized in the 1980s.
What are the three entities of Zeta?
ZTA foundation; ZTA National Housing Corp; ZTA Fraternity
What was the original name of Zeta?
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How many Founding Members does Zeta Have
Nine
How many points are on the crown?
5 points
When is our Philanthropy week?
October, breast cancer awareness month
What is the trademarked motto that symbolizes our philanthropy?
"THINK PINK"
Where is our headquarters
Carmel, Indiana
Name the 9 Founding Members
Maud Jones Horner, Frances Yancey Smith, Ruby Leigh Orgain, Ethel Coleman Van Name, Della Lewis Hundley, Alice Bland Coleman, Helen May Crafford, Alice Grey Welsh, Mary Campbell Jones Batte
Zeta colors and what they represent?
Strength (gray/Argent) and truth/friendship (turquoise/Azure)
Name a national award our chapter has received
Crown Chapter Status — Awarded at the 2022 Zeta Tau Alpha Biennial Convention.
High Chapter Scholarship — Also awarded at the 2022 Biennial Convention.
Recruitment Achievement — Recognized nationally in 2022 for recruitment success.
Name 4 requirements new members must complete before initiation
-Be regularly enrolled in the college
-Sign Member Expectations and Obligation Agreement
-Complete NM program with 90% attendance at all meetings
-Score 90% or better on NM final exam; Memorize The Creed of ZTA;
-Purchase a badge and sign the Initiate Agreement Regarding Badge Ownership
-Complete an approved alcohol education course
Where do we have 2 International Chapters?
Canada and Europe
Who were Plummer Jones and Giles Mebane Smith?
Two fraternity members who helped develop the Zeta Tau Alpha rituals. Plummer Jones was the brother of Maud Jones Horner
What is the significance of Strawberries?
An admirer of Founder Mary "Cammie" Campbell jones Batte sent her a gift of strawberries. This present promoted the 9 founding sisters to to host their first social gathering and to become officially recognized as a campus organization
What link our we in the chain of chapters?
74th Link
When do we celebrate Founders' day?
celebrated every October 15 with rituals and alumnae gatherings.
This Miami ZTA sister became famous on TLC’s The Little Couple
Dr. Jennifer Arnold