General
Founding of ZTA
ZTA at WAC
Symbols
Jewlery
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What was the Original Name?

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Who was the First President of ZTA?

Maud Jones Norner

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What is our Chapter at Washington College

Gamma Beta

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What is the Fraternity Flower

The white Violet

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What Pin are you Given Prior to Initiation?

The Pledge Pin

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What is the Purpose of the Initiation Ceremony?

To allow every member of ZTA to have a shared experience and learn about the true values of ZTA

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What are the 3 Entities of ZTA?

Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity

Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation

Zeta Tau Alpha Freaternity Housing Corporation

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What Trademark is on the Pins we Pass Out During Tabling?

Think Pink

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What is ZTA's Patron Goddess

Themis

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When do you Wear your Badge?

Any Occasion in Formal Attire

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Why Does ZTA not Allow Scavanger Hunts?

They may be considered hazing

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At what School was ZTA Founded?

State Female Normal School or Longwood University

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What Year was ZTA chartered at WAC?

1938

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What is the ZTA Motto?

Seek the Nobelest

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What is the Highest Individual Honor Granted by the Fraternity?

The Honor Ring

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Why is ZTA Considered a Women's "Fraternity"

ZTA was founded in its own right, not in connection with any men's fraternity.

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Where did the First Founders Meet?

By Candle Light in their dorm bathroom

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What Allumnae Chapter Sponsors our Chapter?

Annapolis Alumnae Chapter

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What Symbol is a Pin?

The Carpenter's Square

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Who may you Present a Mother's Pin to?

A maternal figure or a ZTA House Director

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Name 5 of the 9 Key Values

Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Responsibility, Being Rather than Seeming, Service & Philanthropy, Seeking Understanding that we Might Gain True Wisdom, Humility, Loyalty and Commitment, Love

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What are the Names of the 9 Founders?

Frances Yancey Smith, Ruby Leigh Orgain, Ethel Coleman Van Name, Della Lewis Hundley, Alice Bland Coleman, 

Helen May Crawford, Alice Grey Welsh, Maud Jones Horner, and Mary "Cammie" Campbell Jones Batte

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What is Our Link on the Chain of Chapters?

75th

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What is the Story Behind the ZTA Strawberry?

Mary was sent strawberries by an admirer, she brought them to her sisters, and they were eaten together as a chapter

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What does the 75-Year Charm Look Like?

A black circle with a White Violet with 75 on the petal