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Zeta Tau Alpha ΖΤΑ
''Open Motto: Seek the Noblest
Nicknames: ZTA, Zeta
ZetaTauAlphaCrest.jpg The Coat of Arms''
Founded: October 15, 1898 at Longwood University (Farmville, Virginia)
Founders:
  • Maud Jones Horner
  • Della Lewis Hundley
  • Alice Bland Coleman
  • Mary Jones Batte
  • Alice Grey Welsh
  • Ethel Coleman Van Name
  • Helen M. Crafford
  • Frances Yancey Smith
  • Ruby Leigh Orgain
Members 187,000 Members
Official Philanthropy: Susan G. Komen Foundation (Breast Cancer Awareness and Education)
Official Colors: Turquoise Blue and Steel Gray
Official Flower: White Violet
Official Symbol: Five-Pointed Crown
[Zeta Tau Alpha Website]

Zeta Tau Alpha (ΖΤΑ) is a women's fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at what used to be the Normal School for Girls but is now known as Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The Executive office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Zeta Tau Alpha is the third largest National Panhellenic Group with over 187,000 initiated members and 236 chapters. Zeta Tau Alpha considers itself, officially, a women's not a .

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History

Zeta Tau Alpha was founded by nine young women: Maud Jones Horner, Della Lewis Hundley, Alice Bland Coleman, Mary Jones Batte, Alice Grey Welsh, Ethel Coleman Van Name, Helen May Crafford, Frances Yancey Smith and Ruby Leigh Orgain. The temporary name of Zeta Tau Alpha was "???" As legend has it, a member of another group met with the Founders. Raising her eyebrows and forming her fingers in the shape of a question mark, she asked “Who are you?” In unison, the group answered “Yes, Who? Who? Who?” Thus, the group came to be known as “???” while they sought an appropriate Greek name and symbols.

The Creed of Zeta Tau Alpha

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; to be true to ourselves, to those within and without our circle; to think in terms of all mankind and our service in the world; to be steadfast, strong, and clean of heart and mind, 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; to find satisfaction in being, rather than seeming, thus strengthening in us the higher qualities of the spirit; to prepare for service and learn the nobility of serving, thereby earning the right to be served; to seek understanding that we might gain true wisdom; to look for the good in everyone; to see beauty, with its enriching influence; to be humble in success, and without bitterness in defeat; to have the welfare and harmony of the Fraternity at heart, striving ever to make our lives a symphony of high ideals, devotion to the right, the good, and the true, without a discordant note; remembering always that the foundation precept of Zeta Tau Alpha was love, “the greatest of all things.” -- Shirley Kreasan Strout

Philanthropy

Zeta Tau Alpha's National Philanthropy is Breast Cancer Education and Awareness.

In 1992, Zeta Tau Alpha adopted The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation as its national philanthropy. In addition to Zeta's focus on the Komen Foundation, the fraternity also supports other educational means dedicated to fighting breast cancer through education, awareness and promoting breast health. Alumnae and collegiate chapters devote their service to Race for the Cure, Courage Night, THINK-PINK!, Yoplait, and other local philanthropies that support the cause.

Notable alumnae

For a full list of notable Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae please visit here. [link]

Chapters

Alabama Arkansas California Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

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