Founding Facts!
Sisterhood & Symbols
Creed & Motto
Leadership!
ZTA Fun & Tradition
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What year was ZTA founded?
1898
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What are ZTA’s official colors?
Turquoise Blue & Steel Gray
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Who wrote the Creed of ZTA?
Shirley Kreasan Strout
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How many founders created ZTA?
9
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What is ZTA’s national philanthropy?
Breast Cancer Education & Awareness
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Where was ZTA founded?
Longwood University
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What is the official flower of ZTA?
White Violet
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What is ZTA’s open motto?
“Seek the Noblest”
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Who was the first elected president?
Maud Jones Horner (the real anna gabe)
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What should you wear to ZTA rituals?
White dress or white skirt/top
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In what city and state was ZTA founded?
Farmville, VA
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What are ZTA’s five areas of sisterhood?
Accountability, Common Purpose, Shared Social Experience, Belonging, Support & Encouragement
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Which event does NOT follow the Creed of ZTA?
Chapter Bar Crawl
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Name any three founders:
Frances Yancey Smith, Ruby Leigh Orgain, Ethel Coleman Van Name, Della Lewis Hundley, Alice Bland Coleman, Helen May Crawford, Alice Grey Welsh, Mary Campbell Jones Batte, and Maud Jones Horner.
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What is the name of our chapter at JMU?
Gamma Kappa
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What inspired the first social gathering of ZTA?
An admirer sent strawberries to Cammie Jones!
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Which of the following is NOT a ZTA symbol: oyster, crown, or strawberry?
Oyster!
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Name one practice of noble leadership.
Thinks critically, builds others up, serves others, is true to herself, is gracious and kind
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What two leadership opportunities exist in chapter?
EC & PC
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Who is the patron goddess of ZTA?
Themis
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Put these founding events in order: invitation, oyster stew, founding, expansion.
1. Invitation 2. Oyster stew 3. Founding 4. Expansion
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What symbol grows every time a new chapter is added?
Chain of Chapters
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finish that line: "to realize that within our grasp in Zeta Tau Alpha..."
"Lies the opportunity to learn those things which will ever enrich and ennoble our lives..."
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What is the highest individual honor a member can receive?
The Honor Ring
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What is ONE of the three entities that make up ZTA as a national organization?
Fraternity, Housing Corporation, Foundation