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Themis of Zeta Tau Alpha

Winter 2012

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From Where I Sit

A second chance to be a ZTA By Krystin Jones, ΛΗ Some decisions you regret, some you keep and some you change if you can. In the spring semester of 2009, I pledged Zeta Tau Alpha’s Alpha Chapter at Longwood University. Little did I know what was ahead. Shortly after my initiation on March 1, National Council received complaints of alleged inappropriate activities at Alpha Chapter. In the two months following my initiation, National Council suspended chapter operations, conducted a Membership Review and eventually closed Alpha Chapter on May 5, 2009. After the chapter closed, I had the opportunity to appear before a Special Judicial Committee to keep my membership as an alumna. But I chose instead to withdraw all together. I believed National Council’s decision to close Alpha Chapter took away what kept me grounded; the women initiated with me were my life, my heart and my home. I moved home and transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University.

was a bit leery of her wanting to join ZTA after all that we had been through with the closing of Alpha Chapter, however, I was not. I knew the true meaning of ZTA and knew that she would make a great founding member. I was constantly questioned about why I was encouraging potential new members at VCU to learn more about what ZTA has to offer. To me it was easy: ZTA had already taught me how to stand up for myself and fight for what is right. I had learned that I needed to be truthful not only with myself, but also with others about what happened during the investigation at Alpha Chapter. I greatly regretted waiting to tell my story and wanted to show that I am a strong enough woman to stand up for what I believe in. My being a bystander throughout the events at Alpha had led to the chapter being shut down and allowed other women to be hurt as well. While ZTA was colonizing at VCU, I was in constant contact with members of

National Council to see what I could do to reinstate my membership. I met with several members of National Council who were at VCU for the colonization and wrote many letters explaining my desire to return. On Nov. 16, I received the news I had been waiting for—a second opportunity to be a part of Zeta Tau Alpha. My membership was reinstated just two days before my sister was to be initiated. Ashton and I were overcome with joy and excitement. I was so grateful to have been given a second chance. It is extremely hard to put into words what ZTA means to me and how much I cherish being a member again. It is very important to realize that when you have a great opportunity in front of you, you should not let it slip away. My ZTA experience has been one of the hardest situations for me to go through, as well as now one of the best. ZTA has helped mold me into the woman I am today and I am truly so thankful for this amazing opportunity. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be granted a second chance, and mark my words, this one will NOT go to waste.

I soon regretted making the drastic decision to pass on an opportunity to remain a part of an amazing organization that I truly missed. ZTA stands for everything that I see in myself; Zetas are very strong women united by love. At the start of the fall 2011 semester, I learned that ZTA was going to colonize at VCU. I began to do my research to see what, if anything, I could do to become a part of this new chapter. I wanted to regain ZTA membership for myself and I wanted to ensure that all of the new members of this chapter would gain the true Zeta experience. Having been a bystander during some inappropriate times at Alpha Chapter, I knew that this was my chance to make things right. My twin sister Ashton decided she would try to become a founding member of Lambda Eta Chapter at VCU. My family

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Krystin Jones (right), asked for reinstatement when her twin sister Ashton (left), pledged ZTA at Virginia Commonwealth University. Scot and Susan are their parents.

Themis

Winter 2012 • Vol. 110 No. 2 (ISSN 1529-6709; USPS 627-120)

Contents On The Cover The Creed of Zeta Tau Alpha speaks of the opportunities that lie in ZTA membership. In this issue of Themis, we highlight some of the opportunities our Fraternity and members have found: the opportunities to grow the Chain of Chapters, to realize that Zeta Is Forever, to make a difference in the world through scholarship and service, and to better ourselves through programming and sisterhood.

Editor Ashley Martin Director of Communications Christy Marx Barber, ΑΨ Graphic Designer Haleigh Castino, ΑΨ Contributors Krystin Jones, ΛΗ Susan Beard, ΔΨ Patricia Cords Levitte, ΒΦ Harriette Baker, ΓΤ

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Features

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Installation News - This fall, ZTA reactived Beta Lambda Chapter, installed two new chapters and celebrated Delta Mu Chapter’s reorganization and 50th anniversary. Bertie McConnell - Seventy years after receiving a bid from Alpha Mu Chapter, Bertie McConnell, her new sisters and national media celebrate her initiation into ZTA. Talk to Someone - The ZTA Foundation launches a new video for collegiate members about the importance of face-toface communication.

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From Where I Sit

NPC News

Letters to Themis

Scholarships

Alumna Profile

Foundation News

Certificate of Merit

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White Violets

From the Archives

Zeta Days

Directory

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From Our Readers

Letters to Themis and at how quickly I ran out of ribbons. It really made the kids think about the importance of finding a cure for breast cancer. Thank you for doing this. Dan Hunt Dear Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation, I had several pink lemonade stands at my house to raise money for breast cancer education and awareness. I want ZTA to help find a cure for breast cancer and teach people about the disease. Enclosed is a money order for $33. I hope it helps. When I grow up, I want to be a Zeta and raise money for breast cancer.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha for its help and support of Pi Beta Phi’s chapter at Mississippi State University. This was the first recruitment for the MS Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi in its own chapter house. Zeta Tau Alpha took the time to guide Pi Phi through the house tour process. They not only shared knowledge of what to show, but also tips on timing, conversation and decor. Zeta Tau Alpha did this freely without concern of competition. They did it to make the Panhellenic community at Mississippi State a stronger one.

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Robin Thompson Chapter Advisor MS Gamma Pi Beta Phi

My name is Dan Hunt, and I am a teacher at Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg, Ill. I am a Bears season ticket holder, and some of your girls were walking around the tailgating lots at Soldier Field passing out the pink ZTA/ NFL breast cancer awareness ribbons. At the end of the day, they gave my sister (a Zeta) some of the extras. I brought those ribbons to my school and used it as an opportunity to talk about breast cancer, cancer in general, how it’s impacted my life, and how important it is to help find a cure. I then gave the students an opportunity to “buy” a ribbon with Crusader Cash (earned for doing various good things throughout the school). I was AMAZED at the reception these got

Dear Editor, I would like to thank all of those who helped Joplin after the May 22, 2011, tornado. For the wonderful and caring ZTA sisters who helped not only the strong women in Eta Upsilon but the families who lost everything, I am truly grateful. I always knew that ZTA sisters were always there for each other, but when this tragedy hit our town, we felt that sisterly love. I will be eternally grateful for the loving support and prayers you all sent. On behalf of the Eta Upsilon Chapter, thank you.

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Kaylee Washburn Eta Upsilon Chapter Washburn University

The ZTA Foundation provides academic scholarships and professional grants to collegians and alumnae. See p. 23-29 for a listing of scholarship recipients. ZTA Foundation, I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for being awarded the Maud Jones Horner Founders Grant for the upcoming year. This is a tremendous financial relief, honor and privilege all in one. I look forward to the day when I can give to the ZTA Foundation as it has so graciously given to me. Until then, I am thankful for the opportunity to continue to advise Eta Theta Chapter. Chantelle Lytle Beta Omicron Chapter University of South Carolina National Council, As representatives of our Fraternity, please accept my thanks for sending me to NLC and Advisor Academy. It was a great honor and an experience I will always cherish. I pledge to help Lambda Delta (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) “create the change” as its general advisor. Thanks again for a great NLC and for your dedication and hard work. Jessi Stone Reel Theta Eta Chapter Stephen F. Austin State University International Office, Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to attend the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute this summer. I cannot wait to use everything I learned from UIFI to make a change in Alpha Psi Chapter and Greek Life as a whole. I thank you again for this positive experience—I feel so lucky to have attended the conference! Jamie Scherping Alpha Psi Chapter University of Missouri

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Installation News

Beta Lambda Chapter returns to UofL Their initiations into Beta Lambda Chapter at University of Louisville were 61 years apart, but Joan Daugherty and Danielle Burns used the same words to describe how the 60th link in Zeta Tau Alpha’s Chain of Chapters came to be reactivated: enthusiasm and organization. Joan, president of the Louisville Alumnae Chapter and a former director of the ZTA Fraternity Housing Corporation, was initiated in 1950. Danielle, the new chapter president, was initiated Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. The other 91 new members of Beta Lambda were initiated on Friday, Nov. 11. The chapter, chartered in 1927, but closed since 1977, was reactivated on Sunday, Nov. 13, followed by the Installation of Officers Service and a celebratory luncheon. “We were heartsick when the chapter closed, but we understood,” said Joan who served as general advisor and House Corporation President for Beta Lambda in the 1970s. “Very few women were going out for rush then. It was such a sad occasion.” “When I got the notice that Beta Lambda was to be reactivated, I was thrilled to death,” Joan said. “The Reactivation Service was very emotional. To see the chapter reinstated was wonderful. I have so many happy memories of when Beta Lambda was on campus before.” At the celebratory luncheon, Joan was seated at a table with Suzanne Burns, who was initiated into Beta Lambda in 1971, while Joan was general advisor. Suzanne served as alumnae volunteer coordinator during the colonization and was among the many alumnae in Kentucky who helped out with the colonization at UofL. “I love her enthusiasm for getting volunteers together and organizing the alumnae,” Joan said of Suzanne. “I was so impressed really with the entire organization of the process—the national team, the Traveling Leadership Consultants and the new young members.” On behalf of those new members, Danielle greeted the alumnae, National Officers, parents and guests at the luncheon. “Thank you to each and every member,” Danielle said. “Your

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enthusiasm to see our chapter grow has not been unnoticed. It will take each of us to continue the legacy.” The new legacy for ZTA at UofL began in September 2011 with two weeks of public relations conducted by Traveling Leadership Consultants, and a colonization recruitment week led by a team of National Officers. Two of the TLCs, Gemma Leggere and Janell Gibson, stayed on campus after Bid Day to guide the new colony. “Without their love and encouragement, devotion and organization, we would not be Zetas today,” Danielle said of the TLCs. “ZTA has taken our campus by storm, essentially because of the support from these two ladies.” During their colonization, the new Zetas became full participants in the UofL community, including Homecoming, Greek philanthropy events and their own very successful Think Pink® week. “The way we have come together in the last few months has encouraged our bond to strengthen,” Danielle said. “I have not met one person who has not heard of Zeta Tau Alpha, nor have I seen one student on campus without a ZTA pink ribbon.” Many others contributed enthusiasm and organization for Beta Lambda’s Reactivation. National President Keeley McDonald Riddle and ZTA Foundation Vice President of Scholarship Catherine G. Slaughter conducted the Reactivation Service and the Installation of Officers. Teams from Beta Theta Chapter (Franklin College) and Eta Pi Chapter (Wright State University) conducted the Initiation Services. Former National President Charlotte Hervey Moore was the luncheon toastmistress and Laura Spalding was the luncheon chairman. Mrs. Riddle gave the keynote address and Executive Director Deb Ensor closed the luncheon with remarks and a song. The UofL extension effort was led by Extension Director Marlene Dunbar Conrad, with assistance from Extension Team members and National Officers. Lexie Orologas serves as Director of New Chapters for Beta Lambda.

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Installation News

Lambda Eta Chapter installed at VCU Zeta Tau Alpha has always had rich history with the commonwealth of Virginia. It is the birthplace of the Fraternity and eight of ZTA’s nine Founders. On Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, a mere 65 miles from the place ZTA began, the Fraternity added to its Virginia history with the installation of Lambda Eta Chapter, the 245th link in the Chain of Chapters, at Virginia Commonwealth University. “The Installation Service that you witnessed today makes me ever so grateful for the values our Founders set in place for us over 113 years ago,” said ZTA Foundation President Becky Hainsworth Kirwan during her keynote address at the Installation celebratory luncheon. “We are thankful that you have accepted these values as your own and we challenge you to live your life by the standards set forth for us by our Founders. They are watching over us today as we celebrate the Installation of our 245th link.” Lambda Eta Chapter’s journey began in late September 2011 as Traveling Leadership Consultants arrived on the VCU campus to host two weeks of public relations activities. During the first week of October, a team of National Officers and nearby collegiate chapters conducted a colonization recruitment that culminated in an Oct. 5 Bid Day celebration. In the weeks that followed, the colony members participated in the Zeta Is Forever new member program and bonded while building the foundation for Lambda Eta Chapter. The women hosted sisterhood events; formed intramural sports teams; and supported the VCU community by participating in events such as Alpha Omicron Pi’s volleyball tournament, Kappa Alpha Psi’s stroll off, and a Panhellenic-sponsored cleanup of a local cemetery. It even co-sponsored its own breast cancer awareness event with Kappa Alpha Psi. “These past few weeks we have had a glimpse of the possibilities that lie ahead in Zeta Tau Alpha,” said Lambda Eta Chapter president Abigail Banks. “We have learned the significance of our Founders’ values of loyalty, responsibility, service, leadership and commitment.” During her address, Mrs. Kirwan described how each of those values brought the chapter to life and will help it succeed. The loyalty of ZTA volunteers, staff and National Officers; the colony’s responsibility and service to the VCU campus and community; the leadership shown by charter members; and

the commitment to sisterhood each helped shape Lambda Eta Chapter. “You, as charter members, are the first leaders of Lambda Eta Chapter,” Mrs. Kirwan said. “You, like Maud (ZTA’s first president), took a leap of faith and showed leadership by deciding to become a part of a new sorority on campus. It’s a courageous thing to do and not always without its challenges. But you accepted those challenges with wisdom and the understanding that you were creating something of great value here at VCU.” The chapter’s 99 members were initiated on Friday, Nov. 18, at William Fox Elementary School in Richmond. Teams from ZTA’s Theta Chi (George Mason University), Iota Sigma (Old Dominion University) and Kappa Phi (Christopher Newport University) chapters conducted the services. Chapter president Abigail Banks was initiated on Saturday morning, Nov. 19, before the Installation of Chapter and Installation of Officers Services, conducted by Extension Director Marlene Dunbar Conrad and Mrs. Kirwan. The celebratory luncheon was held at the Richmond Marriott—the site of ZTA’s 1998 Centennial Convention—on Saturday afternoon. Robin Gardner was the luncheon chairman and Mrs. Conrad served as the toastmistress. Traveling Leadership Consultants Anastacia Ansell and Jessica Kosty lived on campus to guide the new colony to Installation, and alumna Shannon York serves as Director of New Chapters. Scan the QR codes on each Installation News story to watch the video montages shown at each celebratory luncheon.

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Installation News

Delta Mu Chapter celebrates past & future Delta Mu Chapter at University of Tennessee at Martin had a lot to celebrate this fall. ZTA’s 108th link honored its past with a 50year anniversary celebration and the beginning of the chapter’s reorganization under the supervision of ZTA Extension Director Marlene Dunbar Conrad. Zeta Tau Alpha was one of the first sororities on the UT Martin campus when the university created its Greek system in 1961. In the years that followed, Delta Mu Chapter became one of ZTA’s strongest links, winning its first Convention silver award in 1966 and the Helen Margaret Harrison Award for most outstanding collegiate chapter in 1980. But over time, declining membership numbers plagued the chapter, causing its dormancy in 2010. Thanks to its dedicated alumnae and the support of Traveling Leadership Consultants and National Officers, the chapter reorganized with a special recruitment in late September 2011. Following public relations weeks by TLCs, a team of National Officers conducted the recruitment, culminating in a Bid Day on Sept. 29. These events helped bring a new excitement to the UT Martin campus just in time for the chapter’s 50th anniversary celebration. During Homecoming Weekend—Oct. 7-9—Delta Mu alumnae from across the country came back to Tennessee to celebrate the chapter’s past. Highlights of the weekend included a Saturday lunch in Quad City—a UTM Homecoming tradition where campus organizations host alumni events in tents on the campus quad—and an evening Crown Ball that was attended by over 200 people. “The Crown Ball was so special,” said Martin, TN Alumnae Chapter president and Delta Mu alumna Betty Murphree Allen. “It really brought the history of the chapter to life.” During the event, seating assignments were arranged by members’ decade of initiation, and a representative from each decade made a presentation about her era of Delta Mu history. Dr. Shirley Raines, a Delta Mu charter member and current president of The University of Memphis, served as a guest speaker. A strawberry social was also held on Friday, Oct. 7, while Founders’ Day and Remembrance services were held on Sunday. On Saturday, Dec. 3, the chapter celebrated its future with family, friends and university guests during a reorganization celebratory luncheon on campus at the University Center

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Ballroom. Delta Mu’s 79 new members were initiated into the Fraternity on Friday, Dec. 2. ZTA Foundation Vice President of Scholarship Catherine G. Slaughter served as the luncheon toastmistress and Michele Johnson Spears as the luncheon chairman while ZTA National President Keeley McDonald Riddle gave the keynote address. “Delta Mu Chapter has a rich and storied past,” Mrs. Riddle said. “Your initiation is really just the beginning of your commitment to Zeta Tau Alpha. It is the beginning of the future of Delta Mu Chapter.” According to the alumnae in attendance, the celebratory luncheon was a day to celebrate not just the new initiates, but once again, the history of Delta Mu Chapter. “This reorganization means so much more to the alumnae than the collegians will ever know,” Betty said. “This day was the perfect event to celebrate these beautiful new Zetas and all of the Delta Mus before them. Just like the chapter, we have all been reenergized in Zeta Tau Alpha.” Throughout the new member period, the chapter held a successful yogurt eating competition and partnered with the UT Martin dining services to collect lids for the Yoplait® Save Lids to Save Lives® program, filled shoeboxes with gifts for Operation Christmas Child, created intramural sports teams, and hosted several sisterhood events. TLCs Casey Plastek and Jessica Patterson were on campus to guide the chapter and its officers. “In such a short time, we, as sisters in Zeta Tau Alpha, have accomplished so much,” chapter president Casey Hazlewood said during the celebration. “It brings me great honor to preside over this truly exciting moment in our Fraternity’s history.” Moving forward, a Traveling Leadership Consultant will remain on campus and Katie Lisi Totolo will serve as Delta Mu’s Director of New Chapters. http://vimeo.com/32982865

Installation News

Lambda Theta Chapter installed at NYU New York University is the largest private research university in America with over 41,000 students in 18 specialized schools and colleges. Located in the heart of the largest city in the country, NYU can be a difficult place for a student to find a sense of close community. That all changed for 84 young women who, on Dec. 10, 2011, became the charter members of Lambda Theta Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha, the 246th link in Zeta Tau Alpha’s Chain of Chapters. “I had struggled to find where I belonged amongst the massive crowds of students at New York University,” chapter president Olivia Segarra said at Lambda Theta’s celebratory luncheon following the installation. “I was seeking a sense of family and community life, yet these wants were crushed by the fact that I was merely anonymous. Zeta Tau Alpha has changed everything. I have found a place where my opinion and voice truly matter and I have found a group of young women who I am thankful to call my sisters.” The process of establishing a Zeta Tau Alpha family at NYU began in early October when a team of Traveling Leadership Consultants began two weeks of public relations efforts across the sprawling Manhattan campus, registering potential new members for infoviews with the Extension Team. At the same time, alumnae from the New York City and Northern New Jersey Alumnae chapters stepped up to volunteer to assist with the chapter, including 22 who agreed to serve as advisors and formed the largest advisory board of any recent ZTA colony. National President Keeley McDonald Riddle commended the alumnae in her keynote address at the luncheon. “We honestly cannot remember when or if a colony has ever had 22 advisors,” Mrs. Riddle said. “These women are loyal Zeta Tau Alphas who have heard the call and volunteered to do all they could to bring our Fraternity to NYU. We thank these ladies for staying the course so that we could share our bond of sisterhood with you.”

During their colonization weeks, the members of Lambda Theta used the Kimmel Student Center as their gathering point for meetings and impromptu lunches and chats with TLCs Jessica Panzarella and Brittany Lee. The colony competed with excellence in Greek events, placing first in Pi Beta Phi’s lip synching contest and second in the Greek God and Goddess event. They also co-sponsored their own campus Family Feud with Delta Lambda Phi, prepared sandwiches for a local food kitchen, participated in a fundraising project for an animal shelter, and made gifts that they will give to cancer patients at a local hospital for Valentine’s Day. Director of New Chapters Kimberly Zambito worked closely with the colony and its officers as they worked toward installation. On Friday, Dec. 9, teams from Alpha Beta (University of Pennsylvania), Iota Iota (Fairleigh Dickinson University) and Kappa Iota (Moravian College) chapters conducted the Initiation Services for Lambda Theta at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. The Initiation Service for Olivia, the Installation of Chapter and Installation of Officers Services were held on Saturday morning, Dec. 11. National President Keeley McDonald Riddle and Extension Director Marlene Dunbar Conrad conducted the installation services. Alumna Roberta Wodenscheck served as Installation Chairman for the luncheon held at the New York Hilton. Mrs. Conrad was the luncheon toastmistress, Mrs. Riddle gave the keynote address, and Executive Director Deb Ensor closed the luncheon with remarks and a song. As chapter president, Olivia sees a bright future for Lambda Theta at NYU. “I am beyond proud of all that we have accomplished so far. My perspective of what the future holds for ZTA at NYU is incredible,” she said. “We have such a creative and passionate group of young women, and I believe that as time goes on, this special bond of sisterhood will only grow stronger and deeper in the ideals of Zeta Tau Alpha.”

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Installations Before Installation/Reactivation, ZTA colonies get to “Experience the Possibilities” of ZTA just like any other ZTA chapter. 1) VCU new members met their Crown Sisters. Similar to Big/Little Sisters, Crown Sisters serve as each other’s ZTA mentors. 2) New members at UT Martin celebrated Homecoming with alumnae during a Las Vegasthemed lunch on the quad. 3) NYU Zetas cheered their new sisterhood during a Bid Day celebration. 4) The UofL colony hosted various service project to help the campus Think Pink®.

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Call For Nominations

To prepare for service...

he Zeta Tau Alpha Nominating Committee is preparing a slate of qualified nominees to serve as members of National Council for the 2012-2014 biennium. The committee invites all members to provide input for this process. The election will take place at Convention 2012 in Louisville, Ky. The following offices compromise the slate: • • • • • • • • •

National President Vice President Collegiate I Vice President Collegiate II Vice President Collegiate III Vice President Alumnae I Vice President Alumnae II Secretary-Treasurer Extension Director National Panhellenic Conference Delegate

Nominees must possess the following qualifications: • • • •

Belief in sisterhood and a commitment to ZTA’s heritage Talent as an effective administrator, as well as an effective motivator Critical thinking skills, including the ability to define problems, evaluate solutions, establish priorities and make decisions Availability to travel as needed, to communicate by phone and email daily, and to commit time to necessary office work.

Each nomination should include: • •

Explanation of why the candidate would be well-suited for the office Pertinent ZTA information such as collegiate chapter; alumnae chapter; collegiate and alumnae chapter positions held, such as experience as an advisor, house corporation or association officer, Province President or District President. Zeta Tau Alpha members who wish to submit names to the committee should send their nominations by February 20, 2012, to: Charlotte Hervey Moore, Nominating Committee Chairman 8425 Keller Road, Cincinatti, OH 45243 charlottemoore@fuse.net

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Bertie McConnell

ZTA becomes 90th birthday gift By Christy Marx Barber, ΑΨ Director of Communications Bertie McConnell had wanted to be a Zeta Tau Alpha at Washburn University for 70 years. Her daughter, Judith McConnell-Farmer, had five days to devise a plan to make her mother “feel” like at Zeta Tau Alpha for her 90th birthday. National Council needed just 24 hours to decide to make Bertie’s dream come true. That is the improbable timeline for the heart-warming story of how 90-year-old Bertie Grace Ross McConnell became initiated into Alpha Mu Chapter at Washburn on Dec. 4, 2011, amid an extraordinary outpouring of Zeta love and media attention. Bertie was a student at Washburn in Topeka, Kan., in fall 1941. Her best friend, Virginia Fink, invited Bertie to ZTA rush parties and Alpha Mu offered Bertie a bid for membership. “I loved all the girls I met. They were all so sweet,” Bertie recalls. “But it was a very hard time financially. I couldn’t join and I was just so blue about it.” Bertie hoped that perhaps in the next school year she would have the funds to pledge. But then came Pearl Harbor and the buildup of World War II. Bertie left school to work as a typist at Hercules Powder Company in nearby Lawrence. She met her husband there, they married and had three children, and Bertie never returned to Washburn as a student. But in later years, she did return to campus frequently with her daughter Judy who had become a professor of education at

The “Anderson” show films a segment about Bertie McConnell’s new bid to ZTA at the Alpha Mu Chapter house on Oct. 27. Washburn. From the car, Bertie would point out the ZTA chapter house on SW Jewell Avenue. “I remember from childhood,” Judy says, “that Mother would often say, ‘You know, Judy, my one regret is that I never became a Zeta at Washburn.’” As Bertie’s 90th birthday approached, Judy, an alumna of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority at University of Kansas, wanted to make her mother “feel” like a Zeta. She bought all the ZTA merchandise at the Washburn bookstore and ordered turquoise and gray balloons for the party on Saturday, Oct. 15, in Lawrence. Days before the party, she mentioned the event to her students as an example of how they should hold on to their dreams. One of those students, Zeta Maddy Mae Martin, suggested that Judy ask the Alpha Mu Chapter president if the members could sign a birthday card for Bertie.

Seventy years after receiving a bid to ZTA, Bertie McConnell celebrates her initiation into Alpha Mu Chapter with her new ZTA sisters.

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“When I got the email from Dr. McConnellFarmer,” chapter president Paige Martin said, “I thought it was the sweetest story I had ever heard. I thought our chapter could do so much more that just give Bertie a birthday card.” Paige forwarded the email to Province President Ashley Dolezilek Turman, who forwarded it to Vice President Collegiate III Kelley Snow Harmon.

Bertie McConnell “Two things struck me about Judy’s email,” Mrs. Harmon said. “First, Ms. Bertie’s birthday is on Founders’ Day. Second, the thought that she had held on to the dream of being a Zeta for 70 years showed me that she embodied our value of commitment and maybe we could help her realize her dream.”

Following the services, the chapter gathered around Bertie in the living room while a Kansas City television station captured the day. “From the first time the chapter president came to my birthday party,” Bertie told the news reporter, “I felt attached to ZTA. Now, tonight, I feel attached in the best way possible.”

So, Mrs. Harmon asked the rest of National Council to consider initiating Bertie, honoring Alpha Mu’s bid for membership from 1941. Within 24 hours, she had the unanimous vote of Council.

For Judy, her mother’s initiation was like adding the final bow on top of her amazing gift. “It’s a lovely position for a daughter to be in,” she said, “to have that feeling of giving your mother a wish that she had kept dreaming of.”

With a new bid card in hand, Paige surprised Bertie at her birthday party on Founders’ Day, offering her another chance to become a Zeta Tau Alpha. “I just couldn’t believe it,” Bertie said. “It was a complete surprise and one of the nicest things that has happened to me.” Like many stories in ZTA history, this one includes an assist from a helpful man. Judy’s husband, Weymouth Farmer, contacted the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Lawrence JournalWorld about the surprise. The Topeka newspaper ran a story in its Oct. 14 edition and the Lawrence paper sent a reporter and photographer to Bertie’s birthday party. Those two stories made their way to the Associated Press and, in two days, over 200 newspapers had published Bertie’s story.

Zetas across the country read Bertie’s story and sent her cards and gifts, including a 1956 copy of The History of Zeta Tau Alpha 1898-1948. Bertie inscribed it and presented it to the chapter. Each member also wrote Bertie a personal note, as is the tradition at Alpha Mu initiations. “I could not be prouder of Alpha Mu Chapter,” Mrs. Harmon said. “They recognized from the beginning how important becoming a member of ZTA was to Ms. Bertie and embraced her as though they had recruited her. Each of them recognizes what a treasure she is. The special circumstances of her membership have made them appreciate being a ZTA that much more.”

On Monday, Oct. 17, Judy found 300 mentions of her mother’s story in her office email. What’s more, her secretary told her that CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper’s staff had called. Judy at first thought it was a joke, but when the producer called back, she invited Judy and Bertie to appear on Anderson’s new nationally televised daytime talk show. Working with the Washburn administration, ZTA offered to have the show taped from the Alpha Mu Chapter house. On Oct. 27, Bertie arrived for the taping and, for the first time in 70 years, saw the inside of the house where she had dreamed of spending her college days. “It is so beautiful,” she said as she gazed at the spiral staircase in the foyer. “I remember the house was filled with so many beautiful girls and we had such lovely parties here.” Bertie’s segment for the “Anderson” show was taped on the front lawn of the house on a crisp, fall day with members of Alpha Mu lining the porch. Judy and Paige were also interviewed for the story that ran nationally on “Anderson” on Nov. 3. But the story didn’t end when the cameras stopped rolling. Bertie was still a new member with only a pledge ribbon. Her Pledge and Initiation Services were scheduled for Dec. 4. Paige had the honor of leading the services and being the first to present Bertie with her emerald ZTA badge, a gift from National Council and the Fraternity. “I could hear everyone crying,” Paige said after the services. “It was so monumental. Bertie lit up when I pinned her badge on her. Then I really knew that we had made her dream come true.”

Vice President Collegiate III Kelley Snow Harmon helps adjust Bertie McConnell’s badge following her initiation on Dec. 4. Winter 2012

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Talk to Someone

Communication is the key to sisterhood

Face-to-face interaction most effective By Ashley Martin Editor

message cues can severely change the meaning of a message each time a new person sees or hears it.

Have you ever played the game Telephone—the one where you and your friends sit in a circle, take a message, whisper it to the person next to you and see how different the message has become by time it reaches the end of the line?

“I’m all for people expressing how they feel, but it’s just as important to choose the best way to express it,” says Erin Dickey Niebylski, a ZTA alumna and conflict resolution specialist at the University of California, Berkeley. In her line of work, more often than not, relying on technology to share your thoughts and have a conversation can have devastating effects.

You may think you haven’t played this game since your last childhood sleepover, but you might not realize that many of your friends—and maybe even yourself—have played it via text messages, emails and social media posts. “So frustrated.” “Not in a good mood.” “Why are people so immature?” These are just a few cryptic messages that can get distorted when you post them online. Does your roommate, with whom you just had a small argument, believe one of these messages is about her? Or does your best friend worry something more troublesome is going on in you life than someone merely cutting in front of you in line at the coffee shop? This lack of context and important

This winter, Zeta Tau Alpha will release a new video that touches on the importance of face-to-face communication. The second video in a series sponsored by the ZTA Foundation and designed by The Basement Design + Motion in Indianapolis, this new educational tool is aimed at helping members realize face-to-face communication can be the most effective way to communicate with their friends and family. “Through working with chapters and reviewing our nationwide assessment, we’ve seen members struggle with communicationbased skills like confrontation, conflict resolution and building interpersonal relationships,” says ZTA Executive Director Deb Ensor. “In an organization built on friendship, communication is essential to creating a positive member experience. It will be even more important as members graduate and are expected to work with diverse colleagues and environments.” According to studies, today’s young adults are more social than ever before. With the advent of social media and other technologies, they count more people among their friends and interact with them frequently through these mediums. For many people, this can be viewed as an encouraging sign, but this lack of face-to-face communication can have long-term effects on interpersonal skills and their ability to form meaningful friendships. “I don’t think I can stress how important face-to-face communication really is,” says Tammy Tindle, ZTA Province President XVII-B and licensed professional counselor at Missouri State University. Described as the best way to communicate, here are some reasons why face-toface communication should be everyone’s go-to form of communication.

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Talk to Someone Message Cues

When communicating, six main cues help you deliver your message: words, visuals, voice, face, body language and presence. Face-to-face communication is the only communication type that uses all of these cues. “In order to have a full conversation, you need things like body language, facial expressions and tone of voice,” Tammy says. “Nonverbal cues tell you so much about how a person is perceiving you and your message—and that is vital.” Because social media, texting and emailing lack many of these message cues (they only use words and visual aids such as photographs, external links and emoticons), they leave room for miscommunication to occur. “It really is just like Telephone,” Erin says. “You read one thing, you see one thing, you hear one thing, and with each person, it becomes something different. It’s better to just go straight to the source instead of creating a gossip mill.”

Tone

When it comes to sharing your point of view online, tone is an important factor. Unless you know someone extremely well, it is very difficult to tell if someone is sincere or sarcastic, angry or matter-of-fact. Especially when building relationships, perceived tone can play a critical role when gauging someone’s character. It can also play an important role for ZTA’s chapter leaders. “I’ve dealt with a chapter where everyone thought the treasurer was just horribly mean because email was the only way she communicated with them,” Tammy says of her role as Province President. “Really, she was the most kind-hearted person. Her emails were just very straight to the point. Had she just taken the time to make some phone calls or schedule some meetings, people would have seen that.”

Conflict Management

For many young adults, college is often the first time they have to deal with conflict alone—without the help of parents, a trusted teacher or close friend. This, coupled with a lack of interpersonal skills, can often create larger, more complex problems.

who saw the post into the problem, and it didn’t need to be about that.” When dealing with conflict management, Erin suggests that before posting or texting, students should sit back and read the message. Ask yourself if you will later regret sending the message and if anyone could perceive a different message than the one you intended. Also ask how someone is going to feel when receiving your message. Even before speaking with someone face-to-face, it is important to write down the points you want to get across. This will help keep you on track and prevent you from going off in a tangent in the heat of the moment. Other conflict resolution tips involve meeting in a neutral place, bringing in a mediator if needed and all parties creating and upholding a mutually agreed upon solution.

Building Stronger Relationships

Not only can face-to-face communication help refine your message and handle conflict, it also helps you create stronger, more meaningful relationships—and a stronger ZTA sisterhood. “When you think about the basics of how to make a friend, faceto-face communication is key,” Tammy says. Simply sticking around after class or a chapter meeting and making small talk is an easy way to build stronger relationships and practice your interpersonal communications skills. “Face-to-face communication helps you build rapport,” she says. “Some of our most basic needs are love and belonging, and building deeper relationships is part of that belonging. Without knowing how or feeling comfortable talking with someone, it’s hard to make that happen.”

Scan this QR code to view the faceto-face communication video or visit http://tiny.cc/ZTACommunication

“I think that the ease of technology has allowed students to be more passive and hide behind it instead of just picking up a phone or meeting someone over coffee,” Erin says. At Berkeley, many of the situations she mediates deal with the backlash of avoiding confrontation and posting one’s feelings online. “In one case I recently worked on, a student was having an issue with her roommate due to their different sleeping patterns,” she says. “Instead of talking about it or bringing it to an resident advisor, the student kept posting statuses about how frustrated she was. When the roommate saw it, it then became an issue of talking behind the other’s back and having dragged everyone Winter 2012

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Alumna Profile

Black Girls Rock! honors Dyci Manns By Ashley Martin Editor “Dyci Manns, you rock.” Actress Regina King spoke these words as she announced Dyci Manns as a M.A.D. (Making a Difference) Girl during the Black Girls Rock! awards that aired on BET on Sunday, Nov. 6. But why exactly does Dyci rock? At just 22 years old, this Beta Nu Chapter (New Mexico State University) alumna has created a nonprofit organization, MODEL26, that helps place college students in study abroad programs designed to provide them with real-life experience while they educate the locals. This dedication to education was the reason Dyci was honored by BET and Black Girls Rock! Going into college, Dyci did not imagine herself starting a non-profit organization or even wanting to work in education. The University of Georgia freshman merely wanted to study abroad. This led her to Belize and Argentina and even into stateside exchange programs in New Mexico (where she joined ZTA) and Washington, D.C. It was through these experiences—interning for a literacy foundation in Buenos Aires and the Center for American Progress in Washington—that Dyci found her passion for education. In March 2010, as a junior in college, Dyci created Bookbags with the Basics, a nonprofit organization to collect money and school supplies for needy children both in the U.S. and abroad. “When I started Bookbags with the Basics, it was a completely random thing,” Dyci says. “I really wanted to do some sort of education fundraiser by the end of semester. But with kind of a ‘go big or go home’ attitude, I turned it into a nonprofit.”

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At 22-years-old, ZTA alumna Dyci Manns is the founder and executive director of MODEL26, a nonprofit education organization. But as time went on and her interest in education equality grew, so did the vision for her organization. Now called MODEL26—after Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states everyone has the right to an education—the organization’s main focus is not just to provide supplies, but to actually help educate those in need. “I began to ask myself, ‘now what?’” Dyci says. “Were we really making much of a difference? What could we do to actually help people build sustainable communities? The whole purpose of a nonprofit organization should be to help a community build a scaffold. Then, when you are able to pull away, that scaffolding is sturdy enough to let them continue the building and development process on their own.” Dyci says to think of MODEL26 as a consulting firm for students wanting to study abroad. With its pilot program launching in summer 2012, the organization will place students into programs abroad based on their

academic majors and ambitions. For example, MODEL26 will partner with a program in Ghana that teaches widows to maintain their own finances. College accounting students will be placed with this organization, giving them hands-on accounting experience. “It’s really a two-fold program, “Dyci says. “On one end, we help students develop their leadership skills, and on the other, we are really helping people figure out how to make a lasting change in their world. We’re taking the teach a man to fish metaphor and taking it to the next level.” In the coming months, MODEL26 will launch a marketing campaign and begin accepting applications from students wanting to study abroad. Dyci, with her passion to help and inspire others, will continue to rock. “All it takes is passion and motivation— it’s not rocket science,” she says. “You have to realize that the little that you’ve got is a lot for someone else.”

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Certificate of Merit

Certificates of Merit honor alumnae service The alumnae Certificate of Merit is a national award presented at Zeta Day or another special event. To receive this honor, members must have a minimum of seven years of significant post-collegiate service to Zeta Tau Alpha. Alumnae groups may submit the names and qualifications of alumnae to the District President by Oct. 1. National Council considers each recommendation and awards certificates to those who receive unanimous approval.

Illinois Ellen Berger Kus, Beta Delta, Miami University Indiana Kari Kragerud Mueller, Zeta Alpha, University of Evansville Jenny Brown Reed, Beta Theta, Franklin College Amy Rhoads Smith, Omega, Southern Methodist University

Congratulations to the following 58 dedicated Zetas, listed by their Kentucky current state of residence, who received Certificates of Merit in 2011. Leah Joyce Stewart, Alpha Chi, University of Kentucky Arizona Sarah Koons Leyvas, Eta Phi, Illinois State University Jodie Summer Nesta, Zeta Nu, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania California Jessica Dwyer, Theta Alpha, California State University, Chico Marty Marie Sutton-Garner, Gamma Upsilon, University of Oklahoma Georgia Lori Dixon Bunn, Omicron, Brenau University Lisa Wells Drawe Heiser, Gamma Rho, Auburn University Pat Simon Keahon, Theta, Bethany College Kery Reinkemyer Webb, Eta Iota, Valdosta State University Stephanie Rutledge Virag, Eta Alpha, Georgia Southwestern State University Dee Tucker Wallace, Eta Iota, Valdosta State University Iowa Kristy Sellers Rippentrop, Alpha Omicron, The University of Iowa

Louisiana Lynn Wilcox Chance, Epsilon, University of Arkansas Shari M. Fisher, Delta Nu, The University of New Orleans Amy Renee Gross, Delta Kappa, Louisiana State University Katie Barkley Loomis, Beta Iota, Centenary College of Louisiana April Plunkett Scamardo, Nu, The University of Alabama Maryland Mary McAuliffe Sysko, Gamma Beta, Washington College Gerry Sonnessa Weinberger, Eta Xi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michigan Barbara Ilene Cossman, Alpha Gamma, University of Michigan Gera Ballast Peel, Gamma Omicron, Central Michigan University Lynn Bruckner Robison, Alpha Theta, Purdue University Missouri Courtney Nicole Hayes, Delta Chi, William Jewell College Karen Rebecchi Stevenson, Kappa Eta, Rockhurst University Tammy L. Tindle, Alpha Upsilon, Oklahoma State University North Carolina Denise Lamon Amick, Zeta Alpha, University of Evansville New Jersey Julie Risden Lang, Eta Gamma, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Sharon McCarty Schemel, Eta Epsilon, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania New Mexico Kat Cornell Combs, Delta Pi, Eastern New Mexico University New York Cindy Marcil Howe, Delta Theta, Ohio Northern University

Jodie Nesta (left) receives her Certificate of Merit from District President Alicia Patten Williams at Arizona Zeta Day in 2011.

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Ohio Nancy Field Estep, Beta Xi, University of Akron Kim Susan Moore, Alpha Gamma, University of Michigan Dena Sievering Sabbagh, Iota Pi, University of Dayton

White Violets Oklahoma Carla Wademan Clark, Beta Eta, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cheryl Clark Melton, Delta Eta, West Texas A&M University Kimberly Regier Ross, Alpha Upsilon, Oklahoma State University Camille Homesley Wittenhagen, Mu, Drury University Pennsylvania Jessica Adams Meyers, Eta Beta, Duquesne University South Carolina Kelli Clinkscales Burnett Iota Omicron, Lander University Jacquelyn Starks Gayle, Theta Zeta, Wofford College Kim Webb Keable, Eta Lambda, College of Charleston Tennessee Cathy Clark, Gamma Rho, Auburn University Sonya Fleck, Iota Xi, Christian Brothers University Carrie Barger Hurt, Beta Omega, Union University Sheila Youngs Porada, Delta Kappa, Louisiana State University

Texas Barbara Paschall Averitt, Omega, Southern Methodist University Ginger Gurss Francis, Gamma Tau, Texas Tech University Utah Jennifer DeBernardi Carlston, Iota Tau, The University of Utah Virginia Betty Lyon Grizzle, Gamma Kappa, James Madison University Sarah Grubbs Layne, Eta Xi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Sarah Skipper McCullom, Nu, The University of Alabama Washington Jill Naas, Psi, University of Washington Kelly Willer Hamilton, Beta Iota, Centenary College of Louisiana

White Violets prove that Zeta Is Forever A White Violet is a Zeta Tau Alpha who has been a member of the Fraternity for 50 years. In 2011, ZTA honored 437 of these members with the Order of the Shield Recognition Service at a Zeta Day or other special event. These women receive a White Violet pin and a certificate from the Fraternity in recognition of their continuous dedication to friendship and sisterhood. Members who reach the 75-year membership milestone receive a White Violet charm as a gift from the Fraternity. Congratulations to these 26 sisters who have celebrated 75 years as Zeta Tau Alphas. Adrienne Higginbotham Foster, Zeta, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Helen Carr Saulsberry, Zeta, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mrs. Edwin A. Goldberg, Zeta, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mrs. W.S. McFadden, Zeta, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jane Isbell Conley, Nu, The University of Alabama Lucile Burnett Morris, Nu, The University of Alabama Sara Wise Cleage Henry, Nu, The University of Alabama Sarah Clayton Caden, Nu, The University of Alabama Doris Hobson Hotaling, Sigma, Baker University Margaret Lytle Hoffman, Sigma, Baker University Mary Jane Agnew Buzzell, Upsilon, University of California, Berkeley Barbara Summers Dwiggins, Xi, University of Southern California Helyn Taylor Walthour, Xi, University of Southern California Dorothy Creery Riley, Phi, Duke University Mary Evans Strong, Omega, Southern Methodist University Mildred Haag Parks, Alpha Delta, Butler University Mary Hobson Noojin, Alpha Nu, Birmingham-Southern College Mary Myers Milburn, Alpha Upsilon, Oklahoma State University

Three Zeta Ladies receive their White Violet pins in honor of their 50 years of membership during the Northern California/ Northern Nevada Zeta Day in 2011. Eleanor Locke Cunliffe, Beta Epsilon, University of California, Los Angeles M. Elizabeth Patterson, Beta Epsilon, University of California, Los Angeles Norma Rowe Jend, Beta Tau, Albion College Ruth Putnam Caldwell, Beta Tau, Albion College Wilma Tonn Boggs, Beta Upsilon, Kansas State University Jane Meadows Teagan, Beta Phi, Michigan State University Alice F. Clark, Beta Chi, Washington University Mary Roberts Roper, Beta Chi, Washington University Winter 2012

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Zeta Days Alabama/Mississippi February 25 – Crown Derby! Birmingham, AL Wyndrey Hotel Contact: Gina Lehman grlehman@gmail.com Arkansas/Oklahoma April 21 – The Zeta Triple Crown Oklahoma City, OK Magnuson Hotel & Convention Center Contact: Sarah Mulser sarah.musler@dot.gov 240-418-4676 Arizona April 28 – Churchill Downs & Crowns Scottsdale, AZ Arcadia Farms Contact: Jodie Nesta jodie.s.nesta@gmail.com 412-400-0940 Northern California/Northern Nevada March 31 – The Future Looks Bright Sacramento, CA McCormick & Schmicks Contact: Liz Krohn Lizk1956@comcast.net 916-782-3579 Southern California/Southern Nevada/Hawaii April 14 – A Day at the Races Anaheim Hills, CA Anaheim Hills Golf Course Contacts: Sylvia Rand & Erin Rosenblum scontreras@comoso.com or erosenblum@live.com 714-815-7620 Canada—Winnipeg April 21 – All Things Green - Let’s be environmentally responsible Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Contacts: Wanda Prychitko & Patricia Chegus prychitko@shaw.ca 204-889-4351

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Colorado/Wyoming April 7 – Kentucky Derby Ft. Collins, CO Lory Student Center Contact: Cindy Fiegenbaum cfiegenb@jeffco.k12.co.us 303-985-0250 Florida March 24 – Hats & Pearls Jacksonville, FL University of North Florida Contact: Robin Sullivan robinsullivan@bellsouth.net Georgia February 18 – Zeta Makes the World Go Round Atlanta, GA Carlos Hellenic Community Center Contacts: Jill Levine & Christina Lee georgiazetaday@gmail.com 678-640-5781 Illinois/Iowa/Wisconsin April 14 – Zeta Rewind Addison, IL Medinah Shriners Banquet Contact: Kerry Diminico kdiminico@gmail.com 847-687-4880 Indiana March 24 – Zetas in Wonderland Indianapolis, IN IUPUI Campus Center Contact: Ashleigh Kappos Woods IndianaZetaDay@hotmail.com 812-550-2760 International Zeta Day (North America) April 14 – Create Your Crown Rochester, NY Artisanworks Contact: Marisa Bennett marisabennett@hotmail.com 585-766-5070

Kentucky March 24 – How Sweet it is to be a Zeta! Louisville, KY University Club, University of Louisville Contact: Leah Stewart leah.stewart@insightbb.com 502-635-2550 Louisiana March 24 – Naturally N’awlins! New Orleans, LA Mardi Gras World Contact: Sumer Simone zetasumer@att.net 504-838-1360 Maryland/Washington, D.C. March 3 – The Lucky Ones Annapolis, MD Navy/Marine Corps Stadium Contact: Mary Sysko mcsysko@yahoo.com 410-707-3750 Michigan March 17 – Lucky to be a ZTA Hudsonville, MI Pinnacle Center Contact: Dawn Lawrence ztadawn@hotmail.com 616-890-0246 Minnesota April 21 – Zeta Through the Ages Edina, MN Edina Country Club Contact: Lisa Dierbeck ldierbeck@frontiernet.net 612-308-6281 Missouri/Kansas April 21 – Passport to Zeta Vacation Osage Beach, MO Tan-Tar-A-Resort Contact: Michelle Heck heckm@missouri.edu 573-474-3640

Zeta Days Nebraska April 21 – Yankee Doodle ZTA Lincoln, NE Yankee Doodle Hill Country Club Contact: Kris Peterson krisp@ned.rr.com New England March 31 – Changing Tides with ZTA Middletown, RI Atlantic Beach Club Contact: Kelsey Dugan dugankelsey@gmail.com 401-862-0533 New Mexico Feburary 25 – Churchill Downs & Crowns Los Cruces, NM NMSU Corbett Ballrooms Contact: Anita L. McGuire leopardlady.am@gmail.com 575-649-1976 New Jersey/New York March 24 – Team ZTA Mahwah, NJ The Sheraton Mahwah Contact: Lesley Blum aik789@aol.com 201-739-0837 North Carolina February 25 – Meet Us at the Derby! Winston-Salem, NC Benton Convention Center Contacts: Dana Atkinson & Danielle Benner ncztaalum@hotmail.com or ztabenner@gmail.com 919-779-1974 Ohio March 31 – ZTA in the USA Boardman, OH Boardman Holiday Inn Contacts: Jayme Kmetko ztajayme@hotmail.com 330-771-2380

Oregon April 28 – Zeta Treasures Junction City, OR Shadow Hills Country Club Contacts: Aileen Lee & Carolyn Story amlee@uoregon.edu or cstory@go-ducks.com Pennsylvania/West Virginia March 31 – Sweetest Sisterhood on Earth Hershey, PA Hershey Lodge Contact: Kathy Cenekofsky silgirl925@aol.com South Carolina February 18 – The Greatest Sisterhood on Earth Florence, SC Florence Civic Center Contact: Ansley Rush ztaansley@yahoo.com 843-269-5249 Tennessee March 31 – How Sweet it is to be a Zeta Franklin, TN The Factory Contact: Casey Pash caseg1229@hotmail.com 615-653-1773 Texas February 18 – Cowgirls & Crowns Round Rock, TX Marriott La Frontera Contact: Ginger Layman ginger.layman.lwtu@statefarm.com 512-460-9292

Virginia March 31 – Set Sail with ZTA Norfolk, VA Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel Contacts: Krissy Dorsey & Kim Chapman ksienk@snet.net or kimberly.chapman@hotmail.com 203-376-3984 or 757-373-5925 Washington March 3 – Strawberry Fields Forever Seattle, WA Salty’s on Alki Beach Contact: Melissa Kline melissareitbauer@hotmail.com 425-483-4567 Zetas Abroad March 10 – Strengthening Sisterhood London, England Contact: Kathleen Doyle kathleen.doyle295@googlemail.com

The Zeta Day information listed on these pages was current as of Jan. 5, 2012. Sometimes plans change due to unforeseen circumstances. Scan the QR code below or log in to Sisters Only at www.zetataualpha.org for the latest updates under the Calendar tab. We hope to see you at Zeta Day 2012!

Utah May 19 – Churchill Downs & Crowns Cedar City, UT Iron Gate Inn Contact: Georgia Beth Thompson thompson@emeriti.suu.edu 435-586-6139

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NPC News

February is NPC’s Month of the Scholar Every sorority woman knows that there is more to her membership than meets the eye. We all began as sisters, friends, and most of all, students. Both on the collegiate and alumnae level, all 26 National Panhellenic Conference groups strive to develop women of high moral character and intellect. To aid in this area, the National Panhellenic Conference established the Month of the Scholar in 2002 to highlight the importance scholarship and academics play in the lives of sorority women. “It is important to note that on an overwhelming majority of campuses across the country, sorority women maintain higher GPAs from semester to semester than the all women’s average on their campuses,” says Stephanie Arnette Powell, a Zeta and NPC’s Academic Excellence Committee Chairman. “It is a point of Panhellenic pride for all of us. Our women realize the expectation that they are students first and foremost.” From the beginning, academics have been an important part of Zeta Tau Alpha. Our Founders, nine college women, attended the State Female Normal School to become teachers. Scholarship and wisdom were valued enough to be included in The Creed, the ZTA mission and even our Ritual. But what does it mean to be a scholar? According to Darcy Russell, Ph.D., ZTA’s Academic Achievement Chairman and a professor at Baker University, being a scholar does not mean you have the highest IQ or best grade point average. It means being curious, creative and passionate about what you are learning.

“Our Creed is a call to be a scholar—a call to love learning and to take every opportunity to continually become that which we can be,” Dr. Russell says. “As collegiate members and alumnae, we should think of every day as an opportunity to learn something new as in so doing we will enrich our lives and truly live The Creed of Zeta Tau Alpha.” This February, there are many things your chapter can do to celebrate the Month of the Scholar. Collegians • Organize a stress and time management workshop for your members, other sororities and the entire campus. • Work with your Panhellenic Association to create a scholarship roundtable where participants discuss academic goals, past success and challenges chapters face. • Recognize your members who have made a commitment to their education. Honor women with improved GPAs, those on the Dean’s List and even those who have landed internships in their field. Alumnae • Host a book club with your members to encourage continuing education and thought-provoking discussion. • Sponsor a program on building a successful career. Include opportunities for members to connect through a career mentorship program.

Our Potential. Your Move.

In October, National Panhellenic Conference launched an inspirational video called Our Potential. Your Move. to help illustrate how sorority membership can help woman reach their potential—the potential that all women possess. The three-minute video can be shared with potential new members, parents and anyone who needs a reminder of what it means to be a sorority woman. Watch the video at www.youtube.com/NPCWomen.

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National Badge Day

Monday, March 5 is National Badge Day 2012. Share your pride in Zeta Tau Alpha and National Panhellenic Conference by wearing your badge!

Scholarships

ZTA Foundation scholarships aid members For the 2011-2012 academic year, the ZTA Foundation granted $602,288 in scholarships to 235 deserving Zeta Tau Alphas. This scholarship total is the largest amount the Foundation has awarded in a single year by nearly $100,000.

Mary Jones Batte Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Katherine Joy Hamm, ΔΟ - Lenoir-Rhyne College

Since 1954, the Foundation has helped 5,383 young women achieve their educational goals. In the pages that follow, learn how you or your chapter can help the Foundation continue to provide support for Zetas across the country. You can also read about four current scholarship recipients’ educational goals and love for ZTA.

Maud Jones Horner Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Chantelle Lauren Lytle, ΒΟ - University of South Carolina

Applications for 2012-2013 scholarships are due by March 1. Visit www.zetataualpha.org/scholarship to complete the Foundation’s new online scholarship application.

FOUNDERS GRANTS The $9,000 Founders Grants are awarded to graduate students who exhibit outstanding leadership, exceptional academic achievement and financial need. Individuals who have been admitted to recognized university graduate programs are eligible for these grants. Alice Bland Coleman Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Leigh Garrett Hill, ΙΞ - Christian Brothers University Attending Louisiana State University for Law

Alice Grey Welsh Founders Grant Endowed by the Beta Epsilon House Corporation Natalie Walker Isaacs, ΖΘ - East Central University Attending East Central University for Masters of Accounting

Della Lewis Hundley Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Megan Lynette Latchford, ΚΣ - University of South Florida Attending Loyola University Chicago for Higher Education

Ethel Coleman Van Name Founders Grant Endowed by the Beta Epsilon House Corporation Lacey Adkins Filkins, ΔΔ - Baldwin-Wallace College Attending University of South Carolina for Higher Education

Frances Yancey Smith Founders Grant Endowed by Mary Elizabeth McGehee Joyce Carol Ardon-McCullough, ΘΧ - George Mason University Attending George Mason for Counseling and Development

Helen M. Crafford Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Krista Lynn Harrell-Blair, ΙΣ - Old Dominion University

Attending Georgia Southern for Educational Leadership

Attending Elon University School of Law for Law

Ruby Leigh Orgain Founders Grant Endowed by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Kat Therese Lopez, ΒΝ - New Mexico State University Attending Kansas State University for Journalism

Megan Latchford

Alumna Kappa Sigma Chapter, University of South Florida Della Lewis Hundley Founders Grant Megan is currently enrolled in Loyola University of Chicago’s Master of Education Program for Higher Education. With this degree, she hopes to work with and advocate for college-aged students to encourage valuesbased leadership and civic engagement. In the Chicago area, Megan serves as the New Member Advisor for Alpha Phi Chapter (Northwestern University). She also works for Sigma Chi International Headquarters as the receptionist where she handles customer service, ordering and shipment of chapter materials, Sigma Chi’s Military Recognition Program, database management and more. “I am so honored to receive this Founders Grant. I really have to give the credit to ZTA for being the spark that lit the leadership and student involvement flame in me. I’m certain that had I not pledged ZTA, I would not have taken this course for my career. A great deal of my success thus far has been due to the mentorship, accountability, leadership and sisterhood I enjoyed as a member of ZTA. Being given this grant money has really been an affirmation for me that I am moving in the right direction.”

Attending Old Dominion University for Higher Education

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Scholarships ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Barbara Wackenhutt *Rachael Ginn, ΖΨ

Delista Prewitt Ashley Ann Kunkle, ΓΜ

Endowed scholarships are established with a one-time gift of at least $35,000. These permanent scholarships, which may vary in amount, are often named in honor or in memory of a special ZTA.

Jacksonville State University

Beta Epsilon/Kay McKelvey Honorary *Katie Nicole Rodhouse, ΗΘ

Dorthy Brown Barrett Lauren Ann McLaughlin, ΒΦ

*Denotes a graduate student

Betty & William Woods *Grace Strzelczyk, ΙΠ

Dr. May Agness Hopkins Bekah Elizabeth Thayer, Κ

Betty Hillix Foellinger Ashley Elizabeth Kwasigroh, ΒΩ

Elena DeVilliers Brittany Marie Doyle, ΓΑ

Carolyn Hendricks Hester Hannah Erin Strickland, ΓΠ

Epsilon House Corporation Katy Michelle Thomas, Ε

Connie Coleman Cagle Memorial Danielle Elizabeth Martin, ΗΑ

Founders of Alpha Upsilon Shelby Lynn Brawley, ΑΥ

Dallas Alumnae Association Sarah Catherine Taylor, ΓΤ

Gamma Nu Natalie Evelyn Carla Eller, ΓΝ

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Agnes & Tom Gwin *Robyn Michelle Coale, ΑΞ

University of Dayton

Alice McCann Mathews Kristen Marie Bantin, ΖΞ

Union University

Anne West Bruning Katie Ann Hobbs, Θ

The University of Georgia

Ashton Taylor Blackburn Memorial Christian Nicole Wright, ΗΡ

Georgia Southwestern State University

Atlanta Alumnae Cassie LizAnne Walker, ΚΖ

Texas Tech University

Indiana University

Georgia Southern University

Bethany College

The University of North Alabama

Clemson University

Monica Ng

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Michigan State University

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Miami

University of Arkansas

Oklahoma State University

University of Virginia

Gamma Pi Chapter in Memory of Diana Brooks Guest Lindsay Lucas, ΓΠ The University of Georgia

Junior Psi Chapter, University of Washington Ruth Riddiford Kerr Endowed Scholarship

Genevieve Von Strom Pitcock Erin Elise Armstrong, ΔΧ

Majoring in Public Health and minoring in Anthropology, Monica hopes to have a career in family medicine or public health.

Glenna Gundell Christina Marie Amerman, ΚΞ

In 2010, she served as Psi Chapter’s Vice President I/Coordinator of Committees and previously served as Public Relations Chairman. On campus, Monica is a member of a pre-med honor society, the Public Relations/ Membership Chairman for Rotract and a Peer Health Educator for UHELP (University of Washington Health Education Leadership Program). “Zeta Tau Alpha has given me so many opportunities and memories throughout my time as a collegian that I couldn’t have gained any other way. Over the years, I have built my leadership, communications skills, and in general, ZTA has allowed me to help define who I am. Through my membership in Zeta Tau Alpha, I’ve gained knowledge that will last a lifetime as well as a network of sisters who I can always rely on. I am so thankful that our Fraternity has this scholarship opportunity and supports all of our sisters in their academic ventures.”

William Jewell College

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Gregory Foundation Paige Nicole LaBarr, ΚΣ University of South Florida

Harriet & Carl Frische Michelle Ann Blose, ΖΒ Thiel College

Helen W. Jenkins *Laura Schmutz Meador, Μ Drury University

Hester South Memorial Alyssa Marie DiBernardi, ΖΓ Youngstown State University

Hester South Memorial *Amanda Woldarski Wlodarski, ΙΙ Fairleigh Dickinson University

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Scholarships Hester South Memorial *Ann Marie Papasodero, ΔΛ

Lynne Lawson Sarah Catherine Slate, ΔΖ

Sally Tucker Thompson Lauren Patin Taylor, Κ

Hester South Memorial *Kim Lee Valadez, ΓΓ

Margarethe “Peg” Livesay Megan Elaine Kunka, ΔΘ

Sora Embry Coulter Memorial Mana Alizadeh, ΒΓ

Hester South Memorial *Shannon Grinnan Weeks, Ο

Marguerite Wells Godfrey Kammie Madison Sims, ΒΓ

Tracy Pierce Kormylo Memorial *Alyssa Marie Martini, ΓΠ

Hester South Memorial *Shannon Ruth Rossall, ΘΦ

Marion Moore Todd *Emily Ann Lorino, ΚΩ

Tracy Pierce Kormylo Memorial *Claire Elizabeth Underwood, ΓΠ

Inez Bryan White Violet Michelle Marie Turner, ΘΦ

Marion Moore Todd *Melissa Haglund Judy, ΘΧ

Vallera Clough Ross Stacy Lynn Yowell, Σ

Ivalee Ramaker Simmons Memorial Veronica Catherine Adams, ΗΚ

Martha C. Edens Jade Kellie Chanda, Ο

Vena Bragg *Jaclyn Marie Walters, Θ

Joyce Barnhart Bee Memorial *Erin R Christopher, Κ

Mary Ann Stratford Stegall *Sheryl Villegas, ΚΘ

Virginia Irvin Ashley Nicole Brassard, ΔΖ

Joyce Derden Carey *Alexandra Constantina Kosmitis, Ε

Mary Harkness Anderson Jenna Michael Klassen, ΓΜ

SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS

Julia Marthaler Hill Katherine Elizabeth Vandiver, ΗΡ

Nelly G. Shearer Carly Rose Gordon, ΙΞ

Service Scholarships, which vary in amount, are awarded to students seeking degrees in medicine or related fields.

Kathleen Stroup Memorial Jen Suzanne Patterson, ΒΝ

Nora Nell Hardy Jackson Elizabeth Marie Shipman, ΒΓ

Kay Galm Memorial Megan Elizabeth Guice, ΓΙ

Nu House Corporation Rebekah Ray Vickery, Ν

Kitty Phelps Seitz Memorial *Victoria Huberty, ΔΔ

Patsy Ellis Roach Memorial Lauren Marie Levi, ΓΨ Texas Christian University

Bryana Marie Bonfanti, ΙΓ

Laura Kathleen Dobson Memorial Sarah Aiello, ΚΖ Clemson University

Rachel Pendray Memorial Sara Ann Thompson, ΔΖ

*Cameron Leigh Jordan, ΘΤ

Laura Mauro Melissa Ann Weatherall, ΘΨ

Rebecca J. Jakubcin Alexandria Nicole Walker, ΗΚ

LaVerne P. Skipper Samantha Emirch Emrich, ΗΖ

Ruth Riddiford Kerr Monica Ng, Ψ

Georgia State University

The University of Texas at El Paso

Brenau University

California State University, Fullerton

Baylor University

University of Central Florida

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Arkansas

The University of North Alabama

New Mexico State University

University of Florida

Baldwin-Wallace College

Texas State University-San Marcos

Elon University

Sam Houston State University

Ohio Northern University

Florida State University

Saint Louis University

George Mason University

Brenau University

California State University, San Bernardino

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Christian Brothers University

Florida State University

The University of Alabama

Sam Houston State University

University of Central Florida

University of Washington

The University of Texas at Austin

Florida State University

The University of Georgia

Baker University

Bethany College

Sam Houston State University

*Denotes a graduate student *Andrea Lynn Schneider, ΚΑ Colorado State University

Bailey Marie Huddleston, ΛΕ

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

*Beth Ann Hebert, ΗΙ Valdosta State University The College of New Jersey

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Emily Katherine Welborn, ΒΩ Union University

*Erika Michelle Harris Beals, ΘΤ

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

*Eva Nichole Woodward, ΑΥ Oklahoma State University

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Scholarships Brandy Yeoman Preslie Shea Clancy, ΘΨ

Eta Kappa Rachel Louise Perry, ΗΚ

Brittany Nabors Chelsey Renna Owens, ΘΗ

Eta Pi Megan Elisabeth Smalley, ΚΠ

Bruce and Mary Walcutt Sammie Claire Harris, Κ

Eta Zeta Kristen Charlotte Pollock, ΗΣ

Cass Elias McCarter Memorial Catherine Danielle Doylem, ΒΟ

Florence Dunn Memorial Kaitlyn Paige Salter, ΓΖ

Central Texas Alumnae Claire Cecilia Kirkland, ΘΟ

Fort Bend Alumnae Amy Jessica Moroz, ΙΓ

Cindy Lyster Memorial Kelsey Darlene Spang, ΔΥ

Fran Raine Memorial Courtney Lynn Sargent, ΙΡ

Dallas Area Night Alumnae Elizabeth Anna Bigler, ΖΣ

Gainesville, FL Alumnae *Katie Lynn McCann, ΓΙ

Dayton Alumnae Erin Leigh Kaltenrieder, ΙΠ

Gamma Omega Steel Grey Crystal Molari Ghoreishi, ΓΩ

Ann Arbor Alumnae Lisa Ruth Letourneau, ΑΓ

Deborah Bohannon McKinney Memorial Heather Leigh Sackett, ΔΟ

Gamma Omega Turquoise Blue Hanna Marie Miller, ΓΩ

Austin Alumnae Megan Beatrice Nauta, ΘΨ

Delta Beta Andi Viviana Ramirez, ΔΒ

Gloria Culberson Hice Emerald Elizabeth Dukes, ΖΨ

Barbara A. Peters Memorial Elyse Christine Gessler, ΖΓ

Denton Texas Alumnae Stefani Kay Hartley, ΓΦ

Greater New Orleans Alumnae *Brittany Theresa Garey, ΔΚ

Beta Gamma Amanda Teresa Cannon, ΒΓ

Dorothy Culbreath Bridwell Caprice Angelina Cortez, ΑΜ Washburn University

Greta Chubb Memorial Scholarship of Nursing Anna Jane Richards, Σ Baker University

Beta Gamma Rachel Baumanis, ΒΓ

Dorothy Culbreath Bridwell Milan Leora Piva, Σ

Hester South Memorial *Alexandra Terese Zoloty, ΔΘ

Beta Gamma Sammi Torrey Imrie, ΒΓ

Dr. Andrea Porter Lydia Leigh Elkins, ΖΨ

Jacksonville State University

House Corporation of Gamma Gamma Elizabeth Melissa Ogren, ΓΓ

The University of Texas at El Paso

Betty Steinhauer Ott Memorial Tess Marie Cardoza, ΔΔ

Elizabeth Emery Patterson Salena Roslin Soria, ΚΘ

House Corporation of Gamma Gamma Kristy Ivane Bolivar, ΓΓ

*Jill Marie Jonda, ΖΓ

Youngstown State University

*Lindsey Page Carter, ΓΠ The University of Georgia

*Megan Elizabeth Rice, Λ Southwestern University

Tiffany Marie Brewer, ΓΧ Indiana State University

*Tyechia Patterson, ΖΓ

Youngstown State University

*Virginia Ruth Regan, ΘΖ Wofford College

RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIPS These scholarships result from a minimum contribution of $1,200 by the sponsoring group along with $400 from the ZTA Foundation. An individual, alumnae chapter or collegiate chapter may establish a Recognition Scholarship. This scholarship may also be named in honor of or in memory of a special ZTA. *Denotes a graduate student

University of Michigan

Texas State University-San Marcos

Youngstown State University

Florida State University

Baldwin-Wallace College

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Texas State University-San Marcos

Stephen F. Austin State University

The University of Texas at Austin

University of South Carolina

Baylor University

West Virginia Wesleyan College

The University of Texas at Arlington

University of Dayton

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Florida Southern College

University of North Texas

Baker University

California State University, San Bernardino

University of Central Florida

University of South Carolina Aiken

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Mississippi State University

The College of New Jersey

East Carolina University

University of Florida

University of Houston

Jacksonville State University

Louisiana State University

Ohio Northern University

The University of Texas at El Paso

Scholarships House Corporation of Gamma Gamma *Mallory Ann Garcia, ΓΓ The University of Texas at El Paso

House Corporation of Gamma Gamma Victoria None Juarez, ΓΓ The University of Texas at El Paso

Houston Alumnae Association In Memory of Dick Bergstrom Laura Marcela Garcia, ΔΛ

Emma Friday

Senior Lambda Epsilon Chapter, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Achievement Scholarship With a major in Health Services Management, Emma plans to attend graduate school after graduation with the hope of becoming a hospital administrator. As a member of Lambda Epsilon Chapter, she served as the new chapter’s first President. At IUPUI, Emma is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies and is a Sam H. Jones Community Service Leader as a Freshman Service Scholar Mentor.

Georgia State University

Houston Northwest Alumnae Laura Christina Ornelas, Λ Southwestern University

“My membership in ZTA means opportunity, learning and friendship. I have had so many opportunities to grow as a leader, but also as an individual. Everything that I have learned from ZTA will be applicable for my future. I was very excited and surprised to learn I received an Achievement Scholarship. I’m so grateful to the ZTA Foundation for its support.”

Indianapolis Alumnae Chloe Marie Lipking, ΛΕ

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Iota Omicron Paige O’Bryan Kight, ΙΟ Lander University

Iota Pi Heather Elizabeth Armstrong, ΙΠ University of Dayton

Iota Pi Kaela Margaret Severa, ΚΗ Rockhurst University

Iota Theta Carolyn Elizabeth Mallow, ΙΘ Georgia Institute of Technology

Iota Theta Elyse Andrea Watkins, ΙΘ Georgia Institute of Technology

Iota Theta Emily Ann Boone, ΙΘ

Georgia Institute of Technology

Iota Theta Stephanie Lowell Tumlinson, ΙΘ Georgia Institute of Technology

Iota Theta Stephanie Marie Pollock, ΑΦ Northwestern University

Jaime Elduen Keith Tori Akemi Ogawa, ΚΜ Linfield College

Jean Branscomb Williams Candice Lindsay Berman, ΔΓ High Point University

Jennifer Hicks Aertker Paige Elizabeth Campbell, ΙΞ

Lawrence Wooster Memorial Audrey Linette Brock, Σ

Joanne Wehmueller Memorial Nicole Jenee Bell, ΘΩ

Lilajeanne Begue Arneson Memorial Jasminne Carrillo, ΘΦ

Jody Lewis Crawford Memorial Jenae Golden, ΒΝ

Lucille P. Maguire Brittany Nicole Beyer, ΒΘ

Kappa Iota Amanda Jayne Werner, ΚΙ

Mary Jane Schroeder Whitney Lauren Moore, ΒΘ

Kappa Rho Erica Leigh Lowery, ΚΡ

Mary Louise “Pat” Moulden & Margaret E. “Meg” Lindeman Memorial Kate Elizabeth Swanson, ΑΞ

Christian Brothers University

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

New Mexico State University

Moravian College

University of South Carolina Upstate

Kappa Zeta Cat Emelle Knotts, ΚΖ Clemson University

Kay Galm Rosemary Mullen Davis, ΓΙ University of Florida

Kelly Willer Hamilton Sarah Ashley Wilder, ΚΜ

Linfield College

Baker University

California State University, Fullerton

Franklin College

Indiana University

Melinda Kilpatrick Kim Anne Sargent, ΓΕ

Pennsylvania State University

Nancy Monteer Maddie Morgan Metcalf, ΑΨ University of Missouri

Nelia Bentley McLuckie Sarah Alexis Brunke, ΙΣ Old Dominion University

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Scholarships St. Louis Alumnae Chapter *Rachel Elizabeth Woods, ΚΩ

Jenissa Hendrickson

Senior Beta Upsilon Chapter, Kansas State University Achievement Scholarship A Communications Studies major, Jenissa would like to work as a business consultant and events coordinator for a large corporation. Jenissa served as Beta Upsilon Chapter President following its reactivation in fall 2010. On campus, she is an active member of Lambda Pi Eta, a communications studies honorary society. “I live to be a member of ZTA. I try my hardest to live up to the expectations of our organization that our Founders set for us. There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful to be a part of such a strong and respectable group of women. There is nothing more electrifying to me than to tell people I am a Zeta Tau Alpha! I am a self-dependent student and could not be happier to receive this gift from the ZTA Foundation.”

Saint Louis University

Stephanie Arnette Powell Keri Lynn Howard, ΓΠ The University of Georgia

Stephanie Gilbert *Tiffany Adams, ΙΘ

Georgia Institute of Technology

Susan Jones Baker Allyson Frymark, ΙΞ

Christian Brothers University

The Collin County, Texas Kelsey Lee Higgins, ΓΤ Texas Tech University

Theta Chi Gabrielle Francesca Rimmaudo, ΘΧ George Mason University

Theta Omicron Christina Nicoline Iversen, ΘΟ Nina Beth Feinzig Memorial Erin Marie Evers, ΒΝ

San Antonio, TX Alumnae Karissa Leigh Garza-Vale, ΛΓ

Nina Beth Feinzig Memorial *Leslie Nickels Patterson, ΚΔ

San Diego Alumnae Courtney Denise Moran, ΚΘ

NW Suburban Alumnae of Illinois Leanne Marie Longtin, ΗΦ

Shamim Syed Wu Kim N. Haycraft, ΘΦ

Oklahoma City Alumnae Haleigh Rees McKinzie, ΖΘ

Shannon Ferguson Jamie Lee Scherping, ΑΨ

Research Triangle Alumnae Leah Virginia Finch, ΙΦ

Shari Ellis-Hawkins Leadership Award Blair Nicole McCarver, ΘΨ

Rocky Mountain Alumnae Haley Roxanne Moore, ΚΑ

Shari Ellis-Hawkins Leadership Award Kingsley Chyane Gourley, ΘΨ

Roxanne T. Wood Amanda Louise Fitzgerald, ΙΩ

Shari Ellis-Hawkins Leadership Award Nicky ELane Visser, ΘΨ

Sally Tucker Thompson Memorial Emily Paige Schwabenland, Κ

Sharon Keenum Sophie Assman, ΓΦ

New Mexico State University

University of Arizona

Illinois State University

East Central University

North Carolina State University

Colorado State University

University of Maryland

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at San Antonio

California State University, San Bernardino

California State University, Fullerton

University of Missouri

Texas State University-San Marcos

University of North Texas

Baylor University

Theta Phi Christine Jeanette Hassell, ΔΜ

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Theta Tau *Amanda Dawn Wyant, ΔΔ Baldwin-Wallace College

Theta Tau *Lauren Nicole Hobson, ΘΤ

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Theta Tau Melissa Anne Fournier, ΘΤ

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Theta Tau Tori Lauren Bliss, ΘΤ

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Theta Zeta Kirsten Rebecca Hulon, ΘΖ Wofford College

Theta Zeta Graduate Studies Lara Ann Cottrell, ΘΖ Wofford College

Toledo/Akron Nikki Marie Carlo, ΔΘ Ohio Northern University

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Scholarships Winifred Dinsmoor Nightingale Memorial Emily Erin Simpson, ΓΒ

Emily Elizabeth Boatright, ΚΡ

Carlee Marcene Pett, ΔΓ

Ann-phillips Bostic, ΓΚ

Rachel Ann Renna, ΘΚ

University of Maryland

Katie Ann Bowman, ΖΨ

Tarah Marie Reynolds, ΔΧ

Zeta Alpha Chapter Freda Hamm Brett Alicia Enneking, ΖΑ

Andrea Brittney Bridges, ΔΟ

Caitlyn Rose Riehl, ΓΒ

Kaylyn Hendricks Busch, ΘΘ

Angela Marie Robinson, ΙΝ

Youngstown State University

Rochelle Carol Claire, ΑΘ

Kaitlin Erin Schock, ΔΚ

Zeta Psi Emily Lauren Glaser, ΖΨ

Devon Marie Cooley, ΒΦ

Courtney Denise Shropshire, ΛΑ

Cheryl Elizabeth Culp, ΚΧ Shorter University

Hannah Joy Smitherman, ΔΚ Louisiana State University

Marion Ann Edwards, ΖΒ

Caitlin Ann Solomon, ΓΡ

Paulina Ann Evoy, ΙΨ

Jennie Han Sun, ΗΡ

Emma Renee Friday, ΛΕ

Dora Tomberlin, ΘΣ

Caroline Gladden, ΔΟ

Alison Leigh Treval, ΙΙ

Carole Elizabeth Greenwell, ΙΔ

Kari Dawn Wagoner, ΒΥ

Emilie Paige Hall, ΖΓ

Tyla Marie Elizabeth Warner, ΒΘ

Jenissa Kay Hendrickson, ΒΥ

Morgan Diane Winters, ΓΧ

Sam Lynn Houck, ΚΙ

Melissa Lynn York, ΖΘ

McKenzie Elizabeth Meares, ΓΧ

Lauren Catherine Young, ΔΓ

Washington College

Winifred Dinsmoor Nightingale Memorial Veronica Lynn Redmond, ΙΩ

University of Evansville

Zeta Gamma In Memory of Aunt Paula Caputo Katie Lee Gettman, ΖΓ

Jacksonville State University

ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS Achievement Scholarships are funded by the ZTA Foundation General Scholarship Fund and are awarded to students who demonstrate leadership, maintain high GPAs and have financial need. These scholarships focus on individuals from chapters that do not have designated scholarships. Graduate Achievement Scholarships Whitney Lauren Cochran, Ο Brenau University

Whitney Blair Hill, ΗΡ

The University of North Alabama

Taryn Michelle Kadar, ΗΖ Elon University

Tonia Michelle Karpowicz, Σ Baker University

Samara Catherine Pals, ΑΦ Northwestern University

Lesley Anne Roddy, ΖΓ

Youngstown State University

Ashley Ray Sharek, ΔΩ Westminster College

Achievement Scholarships Ali Hennigan Anderson, ΙΨ Rochester Institute of Technology

University of South Carolina Upstate James Madison University

Jacksonville State University Lenoir-Rhyne University

Arkansas Tech University Purdue University

Michigan State University

Thiel College

Rochester Institute of Technology Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Lenoir-Rhyne University Towson University

Youngstown State University Kansas State University Moravian College

Indiana State University

High Point University

University of Missouri-St. Louis William Jewell College Washington College

Susquehanna University

Louisiana State University Sacred Heart University

Auburn University

The University of North Alabama Winthrop University

Fairleigh Dickinson University Kansas State University Franklin College

Indiana State University East Central University High Point University

Katie Marie Moga, ΔΩ Westminster College

Emily Anne O’Rourke, ΗΞ

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alexandra Elise Pappas, ΘΤ

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Foundation News

Foundation mission inspires programming

Your

Passion Our Mission ZTA Foundation

In its fall newsletter, the ZTA Foundation introduced its new fundraising campaign theme: Your Passion. Our Mission. “Without our members’ passionate commitment, we could not fulfill our mission,” says Foundation President Becky Hainsworth Kirwan. “Our members’ passion for service is so impressive and it allows us to live out our mission in new ways every year.” The Foundation’s mission calls for it to provide support for programs that are educational, philanthropic and always responsive to the needs of a changing society, further enhancing Zeta Tau Alpha’s leadership position in the Greek community and its influence in the world. You will see in this recap of recent activities that the Foundation continues to follow that mission into 2012.

Online scholarship applications The Foundation is living out the “responsive to the needs of a changing society” portion of its mission this year by implementing an online application for its Scholarship Program. Collegians and alumnae who wish to apply for scholarships must complete the form completely online, following the instructions on the link posted at www. zetataualpha.org/scholarship.

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Employers, professors and advisors who are asked to provide recommendations for applicants will have the option to submit forms via email or by mailing a hard copy. “We are excited to offer this new feature,” says Foundation Vice President of Scholarship Catherine G. Slaughter. “Our members are used to submitting their classwork and other financial aid documents online. It will be a natural process for them. It will also greatly reduce the amount of paper required for our Scholarship Committee to review the hundreds of applications.” The deadline for applying for scholarships is March 1, 2012. During the current academic year, the Foundation has awarded $602,288 in scholarships to 235 collegians and alumnae for undergraduate and graduate studies.

Advance U. Thinking Differently. Working Differently. Advance U, a virtual-based classroom for campus professionals and headquarters staff in the fraternity/ sorority community,

launched in January with the first in a series of monthly online seminars. Over the past two years, the ZTA Foundation has awarded grants totaling $50,000 to the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) Foundation to make Advance U possible. The programs will help fill an educational need, especially during recent tough budgetary and staffing time, says Heather Matthews Kirk, ZTA’s Director of Education & Leadership Initiatives, who helped to develop the program for campus and headquarters professionals. “Advance U will help AFA’s goal to ensure year-round education for the fraternity/ sorority community in addition to its annual conferences. The program will allow these professionals to explore new topics for one hour each month at no cost to them.” ZTA partnered with AFA from the original conceptualization of the program to its launch, including brainstorming topics and researching technology and best practices for the online presentations. The first seminar, “The Tipping Point: Critical Higher Education Decisions Impacting the Fraternity and Sorority Experience,” was offered in January. In February, Advance U will offer a threepart seminar on “Enhancing Learning through the use of Social Media.” The March seminar topic is “Why Social Justice is Central to our Profession.” In announcing the seminar topics at the association’s meeting in December, AFA past president Monica Miranda

This program is made possible through a gift from Zeta Tau Alpha

Foundation News Smalls said, “these educational programs are specifically designed to enhance the alignment of the fraternity/sorority experience with the changing dynamics of higher education through new skill development and the application of new concepts. We thank ZTA for investing in the professional development of our members in such a meaningful way.” The AFA Foundation created a new donor level—the Founders’ Club—as result of ZTA’s grants, the first totaling more than $50,000 to AFA.

New Foundation microsite

Each year, Zeta Tau Alpha parents, alumnae and collegians have the opportunity to send ZTA Valentines by donating to the ZTA Foundation. Personalized messages from the sender are inserted inside. Proceeds help fund the Fraternity’s educational programming. This year’s card features candy hearts with fun ZTA sayings.

The ZTA Foundation has a new online presence in the form of a “microsite,” accessible through its own link (www. zetataualpha.org/foundation) or from the pull-down menus of the main ZTA website (www.zetataualpha.org)

The microsite was launched on Oct. 1, 2011, as Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Month began. Its background color was pink throughout October and returned to ZTA turquoise in November. It features a homepage video, news stories and quick links to Foundation activities like the Race for the Cure®, NFL’s Crucial Catch campaign and Yoplait’s Save Lids to Save Lives®. Members and friends can also donate to the Foundation directly from the microsite at www.zetataualpha.org/donate.

Another awesome pink October Zeta Tau Alpha collegians, alumnae and staff members experienced another successful Think Pink® month of October

with promotional and fundraising activities in support of breast cancer education and awareness across the country. (See pictures on pages 32 & 33.) ZTA members participated with 26 National Football League games as part of the league’s A Crucial Catch campaign. Social media played a large role in spreading the word about our involvement with the NFL. Nearly 40 NFL players and staff members included ZTA’s Twitter messages on their own “tweets,” sending ZTA’s Think Pink® message to hundreds of thousands of fans. In the seventh year of our partnership with Yoplait®, Zetas collected 358,202 lids, surpassing the goal of 350,000. For the fifth consecutive year, Iota Theta Chapter at Georgia Institute of Technology collected the most lids of any collegiate chapter with 35,243. The top collecting alumnae chapter was Evansville, Ind., with 6,896 lids. For complete Save Lids to Save Lives results, visit www.zetataualpha.org/yoplait.

ZTA Foundation Valentines Zeta Tau Alpha parents, alumnae and collegians could again this year send personalized Valentines by donating to the ZTA Foundation. Proceeds from the sale of the ZTA Valentine help to fund educational programming like My Sister, My Responsibility, GreekLifeEdu™ and National Leadership Conference. Depending on when the US Postal Service delivered this issue of Themis to your mailbox, you may still have time to send a Foundation Valentine to a favorite ZTA member. The deadline is Feb. 6. To order your Valentine online, visit www. zetataualpha.org/foundation or call 317872-0540. Each Valentine costs $15. Those donating $25 or more for the Valentine will be recognized in the ZTA Foundation donor list in the fall 2012 issue of Themis.

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3 1) Theta Tau Chapter (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) members pose with a pink breast cancer awareness fire truck. 2) California alumnae volunteer with the San Diego Chargers. 3) Susan G. Komen® founder Nancy Brinker meets Delta Kappa Chapter collegians at an event sponsored by the (Louisiana State University) Student Activities Board. 4) Beta Lambda Chapter (University of Louisville) cheers on contestants during the colony’s first yogurt eating contest. 5) Collegians from Lambda Gamma Chapter (University of Texas at San Antonio) and a ZTA legacy volunteer at the San Antonio Race for the Cure®.

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6) Indianapolis Colts mascot, Blue, receives a ZTA ribbon. 7) Zetas volunteer at the Greater New York City Race for the Cure®. 8) Guests sign a poster at Iota Eta Chapter’s (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) yogurt eating contest. 9) Cincinnati Bengals fans receive pink ribbons from Beta Delta (Miami University) Zetas. 10) Collegians from Nu Chapter (University of Alabama) greet survivors at the Birmingham Race for the Cure®.

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From the Archives

The meaning and history of ZTA’s badge By Susan Beard, ΔΨ Patricia Cords Levitte, ΒΦ Archives Committee Co-Chairmen What is it about our fraternal jewelry, the visible sign of membership in ZTA, that is so special? Our Founders had a very specific vision of the emblems they wanted to represent Zeta Tau Alpha and today’s badge is very close to what they had envisioned 113 years ago. The Founders were familiar with men’s fraternity pins and those of the other sororities already organized at the State Female Normal School. Maud Jones Horner wanted something distinctive and representative of the ideals of her Fraternity. According to The History of Zeta Tau Alpha, Frances Yancey Smith’s brother, Giles Mebane Smith, suggested the design of the badge; Maud, Frances and Mary Campbell Jones Batte made the final selection. The first form of our badge is very similar to what members wear today. The black enamel shield is the same shape as the one on current badges, only larger in size and with a less dimensional surface. The size of this badge was easily seen from a distance, which was just the impact that Maud and Frances wanted it to have. Very few of these original badges were made and only the very earliest members of ZTA wore them. In the ZTA Archives, you can see the Founders badges of Frances, Helen Crafford and Alice Bland Coleman, plus other early, Founderssized badges From the start, members could personalize their badge with stones or pearls, just as Zetas can today. The earliest jeweled badge in the Archives is the beautiful opal pin of Grace Elcan Garnett, one of the first three Alpha Chapter new members. This badge, created in 1899, is the only remaining ZTA badge to have a three-pointed crown. This was not intentional; rather, it was a miscommunication with the

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jeweler, but several early badges had this historic oddity. Early jeweled badges were often made with opals. Pearls became a favorite choice for customization by World War I. ZTA has no restrictions on the type of jewels on a badge-only that it may contain no more than two types of stones. Maud believed that the badge should only be worn as intended, over the heart, to represent the beliefs on which ZTA was founded. All of the Founders thought that “fashionable” alterations to the badge devalued its meaning. Stickpins of the badge’s shield were popular in the early 1900’s, as were miniature versions of the badge, worn as dress pins. In 1906, Grand Council designated the badge could be worn only by initiated members (no fraternity men), and that it could not be altered into any other piece of jewelry, such as a necklace or ring. The size and usage of the badge was officially standardized at the 1908 Convention. ZTA did not have an official new member pin until 1910. In the earliest days, new members received ribbons only. In 1906, the second Constitution designated a five-pointed crown as the new member pin. The Archives contains a gold, diamond-shaped stickpin containing a red enameled shield with a five-pointed crown on top. This design never became an official new member pin, because its design fell short of what the Fraternity had expected. In 1910, the familiar carpenter’s square was chosen as the new member pin. These pins were significantly larger than what we use today. In 1912, the Convention body

declared that the new member pin would only be made of silver, and in 1928, the size was reduced to what we currently use today. The gradual evolution of our official jeweled emblems mirrored our growth. We kept the foundations and basic structure of our symbols, but refined them to meet the needs of an expanding organization. When you wear your badge over your heart, remember that you are wearing an outward symbol of what our Fraternity represents. Wear your badge with pride!

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1. Fances Yancey Smith’s Founders badge. 2. The opal badge worn by Grace Elcan Garnett, one of the first Alpha Chapter new members. 3. The first new member pledge pin—a design that was never officially approved but worn by a few early members.

Directory of Zeta Tau Alpha Founded at Longwood University • Farmville, Virginia • October 15, 1898 INTERNATIONAL OFFICE (IO)

Executive Director — Deb Ensor 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Phone: (317) 872-0540; Fax: (317) 876-3948 Website: http://www.zetataualpha.org Email: zetataualpha@zetataualpha.org Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

FOUNDERS

Maud Jones Horner, Died August 20, 1920 Della Lewis Hundley, Died July 12, 1951 Alice Bland Coleman, Died June 11, 1956 Mary Jones Batte, Died December 3, 1957 Alice Grey Welsh, Died June 21, 1960 Ethel Coleman Van Name, Died January 24, 1964 Helen M. Crafford, Died September 17, 1964 Frances Yancey Smith, Died April 23, 1977 Ruby Leigh Orgain, Died October 22, 1984

HISTORIAN EMERITA

Mrs. Ross P. Strout (Shirley Kreasan), Died August 21, 1978

SECRETARY-TREASURER EMERITA

Mrs. Helen Winton Jenkins, Died July 1, 1987 Mrs. Nelly Galloway Shearer

NATIONAL SERVICE CHAIRMAN EMERITA

Mrs. Anne Winnes Redmond, Died November 17, 2006

EDITOR EMERITA

Mrs. Betty Hillix Foellinger, Died April 17, 1992

PUBLICATIONS

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NATIONAL COUNCIL

NATIONAL PRESIDENT — Keeley McDonald Riddle, 96 Ford Road, Landing, NJ 07850 VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGIATE — Natalie M. Yingling, 328 Fawn Trail, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 (Director of Area I, including Provinces I-Alpha, I-Beta, II-Alpha, IIBeta, II-Gamma, II-Delta, III-Alpha, III-Beta, III-Gamma, IV-Alpha, IV-Beta) VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGIATE — Stacey Verkest Voigt, 1301 Tuscany Drive, Colleyville, Texas 76034 (Director of Area II, including Provinces VIAlpha, VI-Beta, VI-Gamma, VII-Alpha, VII-Beta, VII-Gamma, VIII-Alpha, VIII-Beta, VIII-Gamma, IX-Alpha, IX-Beta, X-Alpha, XI-Alpha, XI-Beta, XIGamma, XI-Delta) VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGIATE — Kelley Snow Harmon, 2803 Elizabeth Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703 (Director of

Area III, including Provinces XII-Alpha, XII-Beta, XIII-Alpha, XIV-Alpha, XV-Alpha, XVI-Alpha, XVI-Beta, XVII-Alpha, XVII-Beta, XVII-Gamma XVIII-Alpha, XVIIIBeta, XIX-Alpha, XIX-Beta) VICE PRESIDENT ALUMNAE — Lori A. Peters, 3784 Nathan Court, Brunswick, OH 44212 (Director of Area I, including Districts I-Alpha, I-Beta, II-Alpha, III-Alpha, III-Beta, IV-Alpha, VI-Alpha, VII-Alpha, VII-Beta, VIIIAlpha, VIII-Beta, IX-Alpha, XII-Alpha, XVI-Alpha, XVIBeta) VICE PRESIDENT ALUMNAE — Diane Hanson Keegan, 23855 Mountain Laurel Court, Murrieta, CA 92562 (Director of Area II, including Districts X-Alpha, XI-Alpha, XIBeta, XI-Gamma, XI-Delta, XIII-Alpha, XIV-Alpha, XVAlpha, XV-Beta, XV-Gamma, XVII-Alpha, XVIII-Alpha, XVIII-Beta, XVIII-Gamma, XIX-Alpha, XIX-Beta, XIXGamma) SECRETARY-TREASURER — Dinah Jackson Laughery, 3513 Savoy Court, Austin, TX 78738 NPC DELEGATE — Laura Ladewig Mauro, 801 Circle Drive, Winnsboro, TX 75494 EXTENSION DIRECTOR — Marlene Dunbar Conrad, 5637 Harbormist Drive, Powder Springs, GA, 30127

ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY HOUSING CORPORATION (NHC)

PRESIDENT — Julia Marthaler Hill, 290 Highland View Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242 VICE PRESIDENT — Martha Gorum Jackson, 4187 North Sabino Mountain Drive, Tucson, AZ 85750 TREASURER — Dinah Helms Cook, 188 Gregg Parkway, Columbia, SC 29206 SECRETARY — Marty E. Sik, 1217 Newbridge Trace, Atlanta, GA 30319 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Susan Beard, 2309 Empire Road, Birmingham, AL 35226 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Cynthia Byars Courtney, 5644 Pillsbury Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55419 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Jayne Ann Scoggins Hungate, 1671 E. Caracas Ave, Hershey, PA 17033 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Jan Spradley McCarthy, 903 Sleepy Hollow Cove, Oxford, MS 38655 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Kay McCoy McKelvey, 5635 Mistridge Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Terri Dew Millsap, 111 E. Edgewood Drive, Homewood, AL 35209 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Lacy Schneider O’Connor, 5403 Braxtonshire, Houston, TX 77069 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Dorothy Coates Pataky, 5830 Old Ranch Road, Riverside, CA 92504 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Nancy Jo Floyd Stipp, 210 King George Road, Greenville, SC 29615 DIRECTOR AT LARGE — Christine Flora Stull-Walter, 1044 Saratoga Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46280

DIRECTOR — Keeley McDonald Riddle (See National President) DIRECTOR — Dinah Jackson Laughery (See National Secretary-Treasurer) DIRECTOR — Becky Hainsworth Kirwan (See Foundation President)

ZETA TAU ALPHA FOUNDATION

PRESIDENT — Becky Hainsworth Kirwan, 14601 Beach Road, Chesterfield, VA 23838 VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT — Deb Ensor (See Executive Director) VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY — Sherry Server Tilley, 8028 Fawnwood Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46278 VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOLARSHIP — Catherine G. Slaughter, 9212 Cedardale Drive, Plano, TX 75025 SECRETARY/TREASURER — Kay Dill Kreutzer, 25035 W. Beachgrove Road, Antioch, IL 60002 DIRECTOR — Ms. Martha C. Edens, 6311 Eastshore Road, Columbia, SC 29206 DIRECTOR — Nora Nell Hardy Jackson, 7219 FM 755, Rio Grande City, TX 78582 DIRECTOR — Keeley McDonald Riddle (See National President) DIRECTOR — Dinah Jackson Laughery (See National Secretary-Treasurer) DIRECTOR — Julia Marthaler Hill (See NHC President) DIRECTOR — Dinalh Helms Cook (See NHC Treasurer)

NPC DELEGATES

PD — Laura Ladewig Mauro (See NPC Delegate) PDA I — Deb Ensor (See Executive Director) PDA II — Stephanie Arnette Powell, 2421 Bagley Road, Cumming, GA 30041 PDA III — Malaea Nelms Seleski, 440 SE. 1st Terrace, Pompano Beach, FL 33060

TRAVELING LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTS

Anastacia Ansell, Liz Austin, Janell Gibson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jessica Kosty, Brittany Lee, Gemma Leggere, Casey Moore, Caitlin Moulton, Jessica Panzarella, Jessica Patterson, Casey Plastek, Louisa Roberts, Kaitlyn Thompson, Lauren Vardaman, Lauren Weilbacher. Send TLC mail c/o ZTA International Office, 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.

INSURANCE CONSULTANT

MJ Insurance, Inc., Sorority Division, 9225 Priority Way West Drive, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240; 888-442-7470; www.mjinsurance.com/sorority.

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ZTA Convention 2012

Make Kentucky your ZTA home June 27-July 1. Join your sisters for Convention at the Louisville Marriott Downtown June 27-July 1, 2012. Innovative leadership programming Outstanding Alumna Award Honor Ring and Crown Chapter dinners Recognition Banquet/Silver Awards Initiation and Memorial Services Election of National Council Registration forms will be available in February on the ZTA website (www.zetataualpha.org) or by calling International Office at 317-872-0540.