Symbols
What is the official flower and fruit of the Fraternity?
White Violet, Strawberry
Name five of the nine founders
1. Frances Yancey Smith
2. Ruby Leigh Orgain
3. Ethel Coleman Van Name
4. Della Lewis Hundley
5. Alice Bland Coleman
6. Helen May Crafford
7. Alice Grey Welsh
8. Maud Jones Horner
9. Mary "Cammie" Campbell Jones Batte
Name at least two lines in the Creed.
Bro I am not typing the entire Creed into this thing... so hopefully you got it. But here is my favorite line for good measure:
"To seek understanding that we might gain true wisdom." and "To be humble in success and without bitterness in defeat."
Also, does anyone want to explain the line "...remembering that since the thought is father to the deed, only that which we would have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought;" for extra points?
What date and location was ZTA Founded?
October 15th 1898, Farmville Virginia at State Female Normal School, aka Longwood University
What is ZTA's OPEN motto?
Seek the Noblest
Who is the patron goddess of ZTA and what is her name used for today in ZTA?
Themis, Themis the national quarterly magazine of Zeta Tau Alpha
Who wrote the Creed and in what year?
Shirley Kreason Strout, 1928
Name all the five areas of sisterhood
1. Shared Social Experiences
2. Support & Encouragement
3. Belonging
4. Accountability
5. Common Purpose
What was the original name of the Fraternity?
???, they called themselves "The Three Question Mark Girls"
What is the official name for the President and Vice President II in a chapter?
Basileia (President) and Meion Basileia (VPII)
What is the current official logo and when was it adopted into the Fraternity?
2014 Convention
Who wears the purple of the Fraternity? Extra points if you name the current person's name.
The National President, currently Dinah Jackson Laughery
What is ZTA's National Philanthropy?
Breast Cancer Education and Awareness
Who was the first elected ZTA President?
Maud Jones Horner
What Women's Greek Letter organization was the FIRST in the state of Virginia?
ZETA TAU ALPHA!
Yes, ZTA was the FIRST successful, operating Greek Letter organization in the state of Virginia for women. (pg. 64)
What is the "Mystifying Picture" of ZTA?
A photograph of all nine founders each with their own attributes; the photo was originally thought to be a long-forgotten ritual. It was later discovered that it was not a ritual and instead just for humor as it was published in The Normal Light (the school publication) as a means to "Mystify the Normal" with the odd, yet intriguing photo of the nine women.
Name one other person, not the founders, who helped with the creation of ZTA
1. Giles Mebane Smith
2. Plummer Jones
3. William Emrys Davis
Name three of the five practices of Noble Leadership
1. Be true to yourself and others
2. Be humble and serve others
3. Be a visionary
4. Seek harmony
5. Think critically
Explain the importance of oysters to ZTA
Oysters were used as the main dish when the nine founders officially celebrated their founding of Zeta Tau Alpha with the rest of the Longwood University campus in 1898; Alice and Ethel Coleman's father sent the oysters to the women to share on campus as he owned an oyster farm!
Name the four women's organizations in the "Farmville Four"
1. Zeta Tau Alpha
2. Sigma Sigma Sigma
3. Kappa Delta
4. Alpha Sigma Alpha
Up until the 1920's, alongside the badge, what did members of ZTA wear to signify membership per the first two constitutions?
A stickpin; this stickpin was made with the ZTA badge symbol on top of a pin that could be stuck to collars of shirts.
Fun fact about the stickpin: in 1908 Nationals made a statement saying that no stickpins were allowed to be mounted on umbrellas! (pg. 246)
Name one fun fact about Maud Jones Horner (that is not related to her being president/founder of ZTA)
1. Maud has two degrees- education and music.
2. She was known as "the girl we all love" and "our guardian angel" to all the women she knew.
3. She was a devout member of the Normal School Tennis Club.
4. Maud was the business manager of the school's publication The Normal.
5. She lost her baby daughter, which prompted her to devout her life to her husband and church, and eventually adopt a baby boy.
6. She was unfortunately the first founder to pass away, doing so in 1920, after she was unable to recover from a weakened heart following influenza.
Name six or more of the nine key values
1. Lifelong Learning
2. Leadership
3. Responsibility
4. Being rather than seeming
5. Service and philanthropy
6.Seeking Understanding that we might gain true wisdom
7. Humility
8. Loyalty and Commitment
9. LOVE!!!
What binds us today to our founding?
Ritual Services
What are ALL (current and past) publications of ZTA?
HINT: There are three of them!
1. Themis: this is the oldest and current-running publication of ZTA. Created in November of 1903, this ZTA publication historically and currently stands to display and disperse chapter and nationals news to all members, actives and alumnae.
2. The Link: This ZTA publication is the secret, or private, bulletin of the Fraternity. This publication contains secret information about the organization, but mainly served as widescale communication for only members who requested it, alongside National Officers, Committee Members, and National Office. This publication also contained what was known as Secret Letters (Read pg. 292-293). Today, The Link is just a part of history, as it is no longer in publication.
3. The Chain: this was ZTA's publication solely about Convention news and happenings, for all who were absent or did not attend but wanted to know all the details. Started in 1923, The Chain was headed by Shirley Kreason (Kreig Strout) and was a HUGE success, both informationally and financially. As a matter of fact, this publication made a whole $300 during it's first round of publication, amounting to about $4,212.60 today. This publication is also no longer in print.