{ Sister Scrapbook 2015 }
New Member Sister Scrapbook 2015 Zeta Tau Alpha – Kappa Eta Chapter Rockhurst University – Kansas City, MO
Samantha Adams Hometown: St. Louis High School: Incarnate Word Academy Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 6/18/1993 Celeb Crush: Adam Levine Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Big Island of Hawaii How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Spend time with friends, workout, and read
Secretary
Involvement Outside of ZTA: SGA, RSNA
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Roller skating at Bid Day freshman year
Advice for the New Members: Reach out to people outside of ZTA
Ellen Altman Hometown: Omaha High School: Mercy Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 5/19/1993 Celeb Crush: Adam Levine Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Chicago How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? I lurve to read!
Panhellenic Delegate
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Green Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Greek Week 2k12
Advice for the New Members: “Be Urself”
Maggie Beacom Hometown: Omaha High School: Westside High School Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Marketing
Birthday: 3/17/1974 Celeb Crush: Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? San Fransisco and the Bay Area How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? If I'm not working, I'm trying out a new cooking technique, recipe, or learning about wine and food pairings.
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Orientation Leader, Coordinator, SAA Vice President, Student Ambassador, Pi Chi Recruitment Counselor
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Getting ready with the roommates/ sisters before dances of nights out- so many laughs!
Advice for the New Members: Get to know the upperclassmen!
Emily Bibb Hometown: Kansas City High School: Notre Dame de Sion Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Marketing and Communications
Birthday: 3/3/1993 Celeb Crush: Chris Pine Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? New York City How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Working, Hiking, & Rock Climbing Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Have fun & don’t sweat the small stuff!
Positions Held In ZTA: N/A Involvement Outside of ZTA: Delta Sigma Pi Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day Advice for the New Members: Get involved!
Maigan Bridgette Hometown: Leavenworth, KS High School: Leavenworth High Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Nonprofit Leadership
Positions Held In ZTA: VP 1, Director of Philanthropy Birthday: 8/22/1994
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Celeb Crush: Taye Diggs
Nonprofit Leadership Association
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? France when I was 8 years old with my family
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Uhh.....I don't have a lot of it. But when I do I like to read and go to flea markets!
Getting my Littles my sophomore year! they have definitely become my best friends
Advice for the New Members:
Definitely make sure you are active and participating in as much as you can. You will only get of your experience as a ZTA collegiate as much as you put into it. Get to know people in the sorority who you aren't already friends with. You will be surprised who you might have something in common with.
Audrey Hall Hometown: Wichita High School: Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Accounting
Birthday: 10/25/1992
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Activities, BMOC Chairman
Celeb Crush: Guy: Miles Teller Girl: Mary Louise Parker
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Rome!
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Netflix
FASB, Becker Ambassador
Think Pink Week! All of them
Advice for the New Members: Get involved, get out of your comfort zone, get crazy!!
Kristen Holmes Hometown: St. Louis High School: Rosati-Kain High School Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 12/11/1992 Celeb Crush: Liam Hemsworth Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Hawaii How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Run, workout, and lots of shopping
Director of Family and Alumnae Relations
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Opening my bid and Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Enjoy your freshmen year, time flies and before you know it you will be a senior.
Abby Kayser Hometown: Columbia, MO. High School: Rock Bridge Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Law & Economics
Positions Held In ZTA: None Birthday: 7/12/1993 Celeb Crush: Bradley Cooper (obviously...those blue eyes) Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Turks and Caicos. How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Eat and spend money I don't have on bomb a$$ clothes. My favorite thing to do during the spring time is to go get a milkshake from Winsteads and then go swinging on a random playground. lolz.
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Women's Tennis Team (until this year), and Economics Club.
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: First night out with the seniors my freshman year.
Advice for the New Members: Get involved as much as possible. What you put in is really as much as you get out of this organization, and that's my biggest regret is not taking a position. But I still had so much fun because I went to so many events and volunteered for random things.
Maddie Lueke Hometown: Kansas City High School: St. Teresa's Academy Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: VPII, Panhelleneic Exec Board Birthday: 5/25/1993 Celeb Crush: Stephen Amell
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Student Alumni Leadership Committee
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Crown last spring
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Glacier National Park
Advice for the New Members:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Sleep, research French Bulldogs
Get to know the older members! Some of your best friends and maybe even bridesmaids (yeah, weird) may be among them
Angela Neumeister
Hometown: St. Louis High School: Nerinx Hall Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: International Business and Spanish Positions Held In ZTA: Academic Achievement
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Birthday: 2/8/1993 Celeb Crush: Shia Labeouf Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Spain How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Listen to music, think about ideas to get rich
Delta Sigma Pi, Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honors Society
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: My Bid Day 2012 when all the seniors gave the new members ghetto rapper names
Advice for the New Members: Get to know your sisters, but especially your class; do well in school but focus on your future outside of Rockhurst; develop relationships with your professors; go out often
Lauren Nieto Hometown: Kansas City High School: Notre Dame de Sion Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: Corresponding Secretary Birthday: 9/6/1992 Celeb Crush: N/A Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Prague How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Ukulele, play with my cats, watch football & eat
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Grounds Crew, BBB, Psi Chi
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day, every year
Advice for the New Members: Reach out to all members, being "clicky" really limits your ZTA experience and there are so many awesome girls to meet
Kayla Rathert Hometown: Wichita High School: Kapaun Mt Caramel Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Risk Reduction and Education Chair & Director of Membership Enrichment Birthday: 5/14/1993 Celeb Crush: Dylan O'Brien
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Nicaragua How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Netflix
Involvement Outside of ZTA: NSGA
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Crush my Freshman Year
Advice for the New Members: Get to know all your ZTA sisters!
Meghan Ruzicka Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph's Academy Pledge Class: Upsilon Major: Elementary Education
Birthday: 6/6/1992 Celeb Crush: Joseph Gordon Levitt (heart eye emoji)
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Cabo How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Eat breath sleep Netflix
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Sisterhood
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Green Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day 2012
Advice for the New Members: Get involved and branch out!
New Member Sister Scrapbook 2015 Zeta Tau Alpha – Kappa Eta Chapter Rockhurst University – Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth Albrecht Hometown: Lincoln High School: Pius X Pledge Class: Phi Major: Accounting
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 6/25/1993 Celeb Crush: Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarachy) Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Wyoming How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? I love to travel, hike, run, and of course watch some good Netflix (especially murder mysteries)
Treasurer
Involvement Outside of ZTA: CLC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2013 or Winning the volleyball championship during Greek Week
Advice for the New Members: Get involved BUT also balance ZTA into your life. ALWAYS stand up for your ZTA sisters and be extremely proud to wear your letters there are so many amazing girls in this organization! Enjoy every second of it and make sure to get to know someone on a deeper level from each pledge class! ZLAM
Bria Buchheit Hometown: Waterloo IL High School: Cor Jesu Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Biochem
Positions Held In ZTA: Treasurer, President, Director of Sisterhood
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Birthday: 5/3/1994 Celeb Crush: Patrick Dempsey
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? St. Thomas How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Attempt cooking
Pre-Dental Society, Order of Omega
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Laser Tagging Chapter
Advice for the New Members: Get involved and branch out from your regular crowd. Taking on a position forced me to do that and I could not be more grateful for that opportunity. Everyone is in this organization for a reason and you really get to understand why when you get to know them. Attend as many events as you can and you'll really fall in love with this great organization.
Clare Carr Hometown: Saint Louis High School: Cor Jesu Pledge Class: Phi Major: Accounting
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 2/9/1994 Celeb Crush: Adam Brody Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Barcelona (like the Cheetah Girls) How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Work, Play Super Mario Bros with jDizzle
Recording Secretary, House Manager
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Finance and Accounting Student Body
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day as a Freshman
Advice for the New Members: Don't be cliquey, go out and have fun!
Antonia Curry Hometown: Atchison KS High School: Maur Hill-Mount Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Sisterhood, Night head Philanthropy night Birthday: 12/13/1993 Celeb Crush: Liam Hemsworth
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Seattle How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Visit a lot of coffee shops
Involvement Outside of ZTA: SALC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Winning tug of war 2 years running
Advice for the New Members: Try to get to know people, don't be scared of your sisters!
Jennifer Duffie Hometown: St. Louis High School: Notre Dame High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 11/5/1993 Celeb Crush: Chad Michael Murray Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Hawaii How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Binge watch Netflix, craft, going to happy hours.
Apparel Chairman; Think Pink Week Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Exercise and Sports Science Club and Pre-PT/OT Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
The first night out with the seniors. It was a very eventful.
Advice for the New Members: Get involved within ZTA. It will make you love it even more then you already do. It will also help you get to know even more people in the sorority. If you choose not to get involved then go to the events. Hang out with Zetas as much as you can, they're the best.
Katelyn Edgar Hometown: St. Louis High School: Rosati-Kain Pledge Class: Phi Major: Accounting
Positions Held In ZTA: Treasurer, Director of Parent and Alumnae Relations Birthday: 1/18/1994 Celeb Crush: John Krasinski
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Barca Barca Barca How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Spend money I don't have
Involvement Outside of ZTA: FA$B
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Sleepover before Initiation
Advice for the New Members: Go to everything, even when you don't want to!
Rachel Elder Hometown: St. Louis High School: Rosati- Kain Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Risk Management Birthday: 12/14/1993
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Celeb Crush: Bradley Cooper
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Hawaii! How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? I watch a lot of Netflix! :)
APO
Passing out ribbons with my sisters at the NFL game
Advice for the New Members: Get to know your sisters early on you only have four years to make friends you will have for a lifetime!
Nina Gallo Hometown: Fenton, Missouri High School: Rockwood Summit Pledge Class: Phi Major: Accounting
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 9/14/1993 Celeb Crush: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Gulf Shores, Alabama How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Shopping, hanging out with friends and family Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? I have 3 tattoos...?
None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Green Club, community service at Academie Lafayette Elemtary School
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2013
Advice for the New Members: Get to know everyone! I found some of my best friends in ZTA!
Moira Graham Hometown: San Francisco High School: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing Birthday: 3/13/1994 Celeb Crush: Josh Turner Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? New Orleans
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Socials, VP 2, Risk Manager
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Eucharistic Minister, CLC
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? workout and Horseback ride
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? That I cannot wait to get to know you all!
Advice for the New Members:
Bid Day 2013 and Crown 2014
Do as much as you can with your pledge class!
Ani Haroian Hometown: St. Louis High School: Cor Jesu Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Spanish Education
Birthday: 2/8/1994 Celeb Crush: Joseph Gordon Levitt Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Costa Rica How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Travel, Hangout with my Dogs Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? ZTA is here to stay. We got your back, girls!
Positions Held In ZTA: Songs Chair, Panhellenic Delegate, & Chapter President
Involvement Outside of ZTA: CLC, SAA, SALC, Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi (Education Fraternity)
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Days!
Advice for the New Members: Get outside your comfort zone and go to things!
Kara Hoegerl Hometown: Baldwin City High School: Baldwin High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Psychology/ Pre OT
Positions Held In ZTA: No Birthday: 12/15/1993 Celeb Crush: Liam Hemsworth
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Tennis first semester, APO
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? London
Recruitment because I never got to go through it!
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Work out so I can eat more!
Get to know as many girls as you can!
Advice for the New Members:
Megan Howley Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Mathematics
Positions Held In ZTA: Judicial chairman Birthday: 12/13/1993
Involvement Outside of ZTA: APO, volunteer for BHYP, CSD Club
Celeb Crush: Ryan Reynolds
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Cayman Islands
Advice for the New Members:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch movies
Flip being Randy
Go to everything. You will have so much fun and you'll be glad you got involved in the long run!
Marissa Kramer Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joe Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Corresponding Secretary Birthday: 10/13/1993 Celeb Crush: Vince Vaughn
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Panama City How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Binge watch Scandal!
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Lots of babysitting!
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day Freshman Year
Advice for the New Members: Go out of your way to meet your sisters!
Lauren Krumwiede Hometown: Omaha High School: Westside Pledge Class: Phi Major: Sports Marketing
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 1/28/1994
VP1, Director of Socials
Celeb Crush: Patrick Dempsey
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? British Virgin Islands
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Shop, hang out with friends, take walks, play golf
Advice for the New Members:
Golf team
National Convention
Get involved and don't be afraid to give your input!
Katie Lockee Hometown: Pierce, Nebraska High School: Pierce High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing
Birthday: 7/3/1994
Celeb Crush: Jesse Williams (Dr. Avery on Grey's) *insert heart eyes emoji here* Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? France How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Sleep, eat, workout, and watch Netflix. Sometimes all at once.
Positions Held In ZTA: Spirit Chairman, Estela co-chairman, Ritual chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Ambassadors, CLC, Frosh get-a-way leader, Pi Chi
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Skating on bid day--I literally look forward to it every year.
Advice for the New Members: Get to know your sisters! Not only the members of your pledge class, but also the older members!
Miranda LoGrasso Hometown: St. Charles, MO High School: Incarnate Word Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Marketing, International Business and Nonprofit Leadership Birthday: 10/11/1994 Celeb Crush: Every actor in Sons of Anarchy. Currently recruiting for my own motorcycle gang… HMU Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Cinque Terre, Italy How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? I have a moderate addiction to watching Netflix and online shopping during class… Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? YOCO (you only college once) and also STUDY ABROAD
Positions Held In ZTA: VP 1, Director of Philanthropy, Pledge Class Prez
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Ambassadors & Student Giving Committee
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2013
Advice for the New Members: Step outside of your comfort zone by meeting new people and running for a leadership position. You will be surprised with what you learn about yourself and your sisters.
Mallory Lusa Hometown: Saint Charles, Missouri High School: Francis Howell North Pledge Class: Phi Major: Exercise Science/Physics of Medicine
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 3/31/1994 Celeb Crush: Chris Pratt
Music Chairman and Director of Activities
Involvement Outside of ZTA: RAKERS, Healthy Hawks, PT/OT club, Exercise Science Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Chinandega, Nicaragua
Singing "For Good" with my little Hannah Rios during recruitment this year.
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Volunteer around KC, practice my piano and attempt to learn how to play the ukulele.
The best advice I can give is to break out of your friend group and get to know everyone in your class. As cheesy as it sounds, go for a position. You will meet so many new people through holding a position. Lastly, BE YOURSELF! Everyone in Zeta is different so don't be afraid to be yourself!
Advice for the New Members:
Allison Martin Hometown: Sedalia, MO High School: Sacred Heart Pledge Class: Phi Major: Criminal Justice/ Psychology
Birthday: 2/25/1994
Celeb Crush: Nick Jonas Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? London How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Yoga, reading Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Meow
Positions Held In ZTA: Judicial Chairman, Special Events Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Pi Alpha Delta, Voices for Justice
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2013
Advice for the New Members: Get involved!
Maria Merlo Hometown: St. Louis Mo High School: Cor Jesu Pledge Class: Phi Major: Elementary Education
Birthday: 3/29/1994 Celeb Crush: Sean Faris from the movie "Sleepover" Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Bahamas How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Soccer, Pray, Paint, Run, Eat, hang with family and friends! Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? My favorite quote " Before you talk listen. Before you
Positions Held In ZTA: Panhellenic Programmer, Pledge Class Prez
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Soccer, Rakers, SAAC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Freshman year Crown when we came together as a class to sing our class song!
Advice for the New Members: Don't be afraid to be yourself... stepping out of your comfort zone will help you make so many new friendships and help you get to know the upper classman :)
Kailey Mullen Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joe Academy Pledge Class: Phi Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Activities & Director of Activities
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Birthday: 12/15/1993 Celeb Crush: Channing Tatum Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? San Diego How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Hanging out with friends!
CLC and APO
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: My Bid Day Advice for the New Members: You will get more out of going to every ZTA event you can. Just because your friends aren’t going, doesn't mean you can’t go and hang out with your sisters!
Preslee Nast Hometown: O'Fallon High School: St. Charles West Pledge Class: Phi Major: Non-Profit/Development
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Philanthropy/ Think Pink Week Chair Birthday: 10/5/1993 Celeb Crush: Dwayne Wade
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Miami How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Volunteer, intern and shop :)
Involvement Outside of ZTA: VP of Student Alumni Association, Member of Student Alumni Leaders Council, VP of Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Beating ASA in Volleyball freshman year
Advice for the New Members: Get involved, get to know your sisters. Your 4 years are going to fly by!
Ana Pellumbi Hometown: Kansas City High School: St. Pius X Pledge Class: Phi Major: Biology-Pre-Pharm
Birthday: 6/8/1994 Celeb Crush: Cristiano Ronaldo Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Rome, Italy How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Go to sporting events, read, cook, blast Beyoncé
Positions Held In ZTA: Corresponding Secretary
Involvement Outside of ZTA: SAB, Voices for Justice, HC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2013
Advice for the New Members: Get involved!
Anne Perry Hometown: St. Louis High School: Lafayette Pledge Class: Phi Major: CSD
Birthday: 4/29/1994 Celeb Crush: Adam Wainwright
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Hawaii How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Nap
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: None…
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Recruitment and Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Meet everyone in your class!
Morgan Rezaei Hometown: Elkhorn, NE High School: Elkhorn South High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Marketing
Birthday: 9/6/1994 Celeb Crush: Ryan Reynolds
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Lake Tahoe How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Netflix!
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Relay for Life Committee, Green Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Handing out ribbons at Chiefs Games
Advice for the New Members: Get to know your sisters!
Kylie Rietzke Hometown: Kansas City High School: Staley High Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing
Birthday: 6/2/1993 Celeb Crush: Channing Tatum Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Estes Park, Colorado How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Shop, bake & watch Grey's Anatomy Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Zeta is fun! Make the most of it.
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Volleyball team & SAAC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Work week/recruitment. You get so much closer with everyone during this time!
Advice for the New Members: Talk to everyone! Branch out!
Melissa Riley Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: St. Joe Pledge Class: Phi Major: Nursing/ Psychology
Birthday: 3/19/1994 Celeb Crush: Channing Tatum Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Discovery Cove in Orlando Florida How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Nanny, hang out with friends, fun exercise classes, homework (mostly, ha!)
Positions Held In ZTA: Run Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Social Mentors Steering Committee, Supervisor for the Admissions Calling Team
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day (every year)
Advice for the New Members: Get involved! Branch out of your comfort zone!
Josie Ruggeri Hometown: St. Louis High School: Ursuline Pledge Class: Phi Major: Psychology pre OT
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 7/14/1994
Fred Chairman
Celeb Crush: Robert Downey Jr
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Belize/France
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Workout and eat
SALC
NFL Think Pink Week
Advice for the New Members: Get to know everybody!!!!
Alison Sanfilippo Hometown: St. Louis High School: Rosati-Kain Pledge Class: Phi Major: Exercise Science & Physics of Medicine
Birthday: 10/4/1993 Celeb Crush: Jimmy Fallon Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Costa Rica How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? what is spare time? lolz I go to Chipotle Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Call me Flip. I'll answer to it more than I will Alison. And please don't be shy! I want to get to know all you kool kats
Positions Held In ZTA: BMOC Chair; Signs Chair; current FRED Chair
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Ambassadors, PT/OT Club; Honors Program
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Handing out pink ZTA ribbons at the Chiefs game my sophomore year. It was such a cool experience, and some lady gave me a bacon wrapped shrimp so yeah.
Advice for the New Members: Be spontaneous
Nicki Schebaum Hometown: Jefferson City, MO High School: Helias High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Mathematics and Medical Physics
Birthday: 3/16/1994 Celeb Crush: Dave Franco Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Gulu, Uganda How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch movies, catch up on some shows, listen to music, sleep
Positions Held In ZTA: Service Chair
Involvement Outside of ZTA: CLC, Phonathon
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day freshman year
Advice for the New Members: Don't forget to put the books down from time to time and have some fun!
Rachel Shepard Hometown: Kansas City, MO High School: St. Pius X Pledge Class: Phi Major: Psychology
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 11/12/1993 Celeb Crush: Chris Pine
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Vermont How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Read, ride horses, Netflix
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Involvement Outside of ZTA: Rakers, Players
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Our bid day
Advice for the New Members: Get to know the upper classes!
Emily Steffensen Hometown: Pierce, NE High School: Pierce High School Pledge Class: Phi Major: Molecular Biology/Physics of Medicine
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 11/9/1993 Celeb Crush: Bradley Cooper Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Oregon! How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch movies, read, try new restaurants
VPIII, Spirituality Chair
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Phi Delta Epsilon, Beta Beta Beta, Order of Omega, CLC, Honors Program, volunteering
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Beating ASA in finals of volleyball for Greek Olympics freshman year
Advice for the New Members: Get to know your class and get involved in ZTA! You get out what you put in :)
New Member Sister Scrapbook 2015 Zeta Tau Alpha – Kappa Eta Chapter Rockhurst University – Kansas City, MO
Maggie Altman Hometown: Omaha High School: Mercy High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Birthday: 6/4/1995 Celeb Crush: Adam Levine. (my actual boyfriend) Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? DC How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Babysit and watch Netflix Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? I love prunes and cheese!
Positions Held In ZTA: Intramural Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Exercise Science Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Participate as much as possible!
Jenna Anderson Hometown: St. Louis High School: Villa Duchesne Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Musical Bingo Chair Birthday: 7/11/1994 Celeb Crush: Beyonce Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Paris How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Binge watch Netflix (rn I'm watching Gossip Girl)
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Relay for Life
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Making up the Chi Class song
Advice for the New Members: Go to all the zeta events because it really helps you meet new friends!
Monica Berner Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: St. Joseph's Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 9/2/1994 Celeb Crush: James Lafferty Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Chicago How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Netflix and read mom blogs
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Involvement Outside of ZTA: Phonathon, CLC, Volunteer at Children's TLC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Work Week and recruitment 2015
Advice for the New Members: Get to know every girl in your class!
Lexi Boschert Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph's Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Business Birthday: 8/31/1994 Celeb Crush: Jake Gyllenhaal
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Punta Cana, Dominican Republic How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Run and shop! Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? I love my sistas and they have some very bright futures!
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: DSP, SAAC, SAA,
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day 2014!
Advice for the New Members: Get involved and have fun!
Elizabeth Buhr Hometown: Washington, MO High School: St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing, Psychology minor
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 8/3/1994 Celeb Crush: Adam Brody (Seth Cohen from the OC) Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Beverly Hills, CA How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Catch up on my TV shows, go shopping, and watch She's The Man.
BMOC Chair
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Ambassador, CLC, Voices for Justice
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Crush my freshman year!
Advice for the New Members: Enjoy getting to know the other new members and encourage each other to participate in ZTA. Also try to attend both Crush and Crown!
Alaina Calabrese Hometown: KC High School: St. Pius X Pledge Class: Chi Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: Corresponding Secretary Birthday: 12/2/1994 Celeb Crush: McDreamy Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Vegassss! How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Nap and watch greys and PLL
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Pre-Dental Society, Children’s Mercy Volunteer
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Recruitment 2015!!
Advice for the New Members: Step out of your friend groups and meet new people!!
Rachael Dreher Hometown: St. Charles, MO High School: Nerinx Hall Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Director of Sisterhood & Director of Socials Birthday: 6/18/1995 Celeb Crush: Nick Jonas and George Clooney Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Switzerland How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Binge watch Netflix
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Ambassadors
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Hanging out with all of my sisters whether it be a night out on the town or a girls night with Netflix
Advice for the New Members: Have fun while you can but never blow off school work!
Mary Kate Faust Hometown: St. Louis High School: Cor Jesu Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Exercise science
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Varsity volleyball and SAAC Birthday: 6/26/2015 Celeb Crush: Zac Efron
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? California How Do You Spend Your Spare Time?
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Greek week skit
Advice for the New Members: Get involved if you have the chance and just try to take advantage of the opportunities ZTA offers!
Ally Figura Hometown: Omaha High School: Millard West Pledge Class: Chi Major: Elementary Education
Birthday: 7/21/1995 Celeb Crush: Nick Jonas Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Colorado- I love skiing! How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Eat, netflix, read, go for runs Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? So excited you all are in ZTA :)
Positions Held In ZTA: Not yet!
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Society)
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Laser Tag
Advice for the New Members: Meet every Zeta, each girl is unique!
Madeline Gilstrap Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joe Pledge Class: Chi Major: Biochemistry and math
Positions Held In ZTA: Academic Achievement Chair Birthday: 6/28/1995 Celeb Crush: Beyonce Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Cabo How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch a lot of Netflix
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Lacrosse, Tri Beta, SAAC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Go to everything!
Annie Haman Hometown: St. Louis High School: Visitation Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Math
Positions Held In ZTA: Spirituality Chairman & Signs Chairman Birthday: 2/11/1995 Celeb Crush: Jennifer Lawrence Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Bad Lands, South Dakota How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Online shop for things I can't afford
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Cross Country, Tri Beta, Calc SI, UMKC Pre-Dent Society
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day/Week 2014
Advice for the New Members: Volunteer for whatever you can!
Haven Herndon Hometown: Fayetteville, AR High School: Fayetteville high school Pledge Class: Chi Major: Psych—Pre OT
Positions Held In ZTA: None Birthday: 2/8/1995 Celeb Crush: Ryan Gosling Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? California How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Netflix!
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Voices for Justice, College Democrats, OT Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: The car ride to STL for ZTA Day last year
Advice for the New Members: Talk to everyone!
Alex Hill Hometown: Lawrence, KS High School: Freestate Pledge Class: Chi Major: Psych, Pre-OT Grade Level: Junior
Birthday: 7/15/1994 Celeb Crush: Jensen Ackles Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Charleston, SC How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Lord of the Rings, Eat Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Laughing is my favorite hobby!
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Softball, SAAC, OT/PT Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Skit Night of Recruitment
Advice for the New Members: Get to know everyone early!
Holli Hogge Hometown: Kansas City, MO High School: St. Teresa’s Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major:
Positions Held In ZTA: None Birthday: 11/18 Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? South Carolina! How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Playing volleyball and hanging out with friends!
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Volleyball
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day!
Advice for the New Members: Get involved!
Katlin Kalish Hometown: St. Louis High School: Ursuline Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: CSD
Birthday: 6/28/1995
Positions Held In ZTA: Apparel Chairman
Celeb Crush: Bradley Cooper
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Montana
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Eating...
Golf Team
Making our class song
Advice for the New Members: Have fun!
Maddy Kayser Hometown: Columbia, MO High School: Rock Bridge High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Biology
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 1/27/1995 Celeb Crush: Patrick Dempsy Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Close tie between Turks and Caicos and Haiti How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Binge watch Netflix
Director of Philanthropy & Chi Class Prez
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Tennis, SAAC, Tri Beta
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Get involved!!! You honestly get as much as you put into it.
Allie Kirklin Hometown: Omaha High School: Elkhorn South Pledge Class: Chi Major: Elementary Education
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 3/28/1995 Celeb Crush: Channing Tatum Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Australia How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Netflix, Pinterest, Eat Ice Cream, Shop
Family & Alumnae Relations Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Orientation Leader, APO
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Recruitment and Bid Day 2015
Advice for the New Members: Get to know everyone! Get out of your comfort zone and try new things!
Annie Niemann Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph's Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: CSD/Psychology
Birthday: 6/3/1994 Celeb Crush: Zack Efron Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Germany/Austria How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Netflix Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Say yes to life.
Positions Held In ZTA: VP II & Musical Bingo Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Speech Therapy Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Think Pink Week
Advice for the New Members: Get Involved!
Kaitlin Petersen Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: Cor Jesu Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Psychology, Pre-OT
Positions Held In ZTA: Special Events Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Birthday: 9/27/1994 Celeb Crush: Ron Swanson Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Padre Island, Texas How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Hang out with my friends
PT/OT club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bonding with older ZTA sisters last year and being in the Greek Week skit
Advice for the New Members: Make sure you never lose sight of your priorities (but always make room for fun!)
Perrin Pierson Hometown: Kansas City, MO High School: Helias High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Finance and Econ
Birthday: 7/22/1995 Celeb Crush: Lady Gaga! Girl crush! Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Thailand How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Cook! I love to cook. I also love to work! (yes I know I'm weird)
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Delta Sigma Pi
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid day, crush 2014
Advice for the New Members: Remember that no matter what happens, we are all sisters!
Jamie Potter Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Elementary Education
Birthday: 4/27/1995 Celeb Crush: Ryan Reynolds Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Cancun How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Watch Netflix and workout Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? So excited to have you all in Zeta!
Positions Held In ZTA: Spirit Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Orientation Leader last year
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: ZTA Day last year
Advice for the New Members: Talk to everyone not just your friend group!
Taylor Revling Hometown: St Louis High School: St Joseph Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: Accounting
Positions Held In ZTA: None Birthday: 3/8/1995 Celeb Crush: Josh Duhamel Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Colorado How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Work out, eat, shop, Netflix, hang out with friends
Involvement Outside of ZTA: SAAC, Intramural Soccer
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day
Advice for the New Members: Get involved!
Hannah Rios Hometown: Mesquite High School: Dr. John Horn High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Birthday: 12/20/1994 Celeb Crush: Freddie Prince Jr. Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? New York City How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Trying new places to eat, exploring KC, and acting crazy with my friends! Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? If you ever need anythingyou can always come to me! Oh and I'm from Texas, the best state ever of course.
Positions Held In ZTA: None
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Resident Assistant, Theatre, Choir, & CLC
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: We go together- I secretly loved doing it every single time!
Advice for the New Members: Talk to everyone in Zeta- don't be shy and try to get to know as many sisters as you can!
Abigail Schaefer Hometown: Sioux City High School: Bishop Heelan Catholic High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Biology/Psychology- Pre-med
Birthday: 8/29/1994 Celeb Crush: Josh Duhamel Where is Your Favorite Place You’ve Ever Visited? Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Positions Held In ZTA: House Manager
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Honors Program/Panhellenic
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Run, read
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? ZLAM <3
Advice for the New Members:
Driving to ZTA day last year!
Make new friends and try to get to know you pledge class!
Anna Schilligo Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Joseph Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: CSD and Psychology
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 5/8/1995
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Celeb Crush: Hemsworth brothers
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Nicaragua
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Friends, movies, shop
SAB, Rakers
Recruitment this year
Advice for the New Members: Get to know everyone!
Emily Sisco Hometown: St. Louis High School: St. Francis Borgia Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 10/22/1994 Celeb Crush: DRAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Destin, Florida How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Nap and listen to music
Ritual Chairman & Greek Philanthropy Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Voices for Justice, CLC Coordinator
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day 2014
Advice for the New Members: Have as much fun together as you can!!
Monica Unnerstall Hometown: Washington High School: St. Francis Borgia Pledge Class: Chi Major: Nursing
Birthday: 7/20/1995 Celeb Crush: Leonardo DiCaprio. Yummy Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Venice, Italy How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Netflix, read, hangout with friends, watch movies, workout, EAT!! Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? Always hang out with your sistas, even if its a Tuesday night!
Positions Held In ZTA: Greek Philanthropy Chairman & PR of Panhellenic
Involvement Outside of ZTA: APO, Panhellenic
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Going through Recruitment and being a Preference speaker!
Advice for the New Members: 1) What you put into it, is what you will get out of it. 2) GO to as much stuff as you can! 3) You only get 3 1/2 years in ZTA, make the most of it.
Paige Valaika Hometown: Lincoln, NE High School: Pius X Pledge Class: Chi Major: Exercise Science
Birthday: 10/24/1994 Celeb Crush: Ryan Gosling Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Jamaica How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Nap and eat mac & cheese Anything Else You Want the New Members to Know? So excited to have you all in Zeta!
Positions Held In ZTA: Preference Night Head
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Soccer, Bible Study
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day this year!
Advice for the New Members: Always wear your invisible crown!
Brandi Vollmer Hometown: Lee's Summit High School: Lee's Summit West Pledge Class: Chi Major: Exercise science
Positions Held In ZTA: Service Chairman
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Varsity soccer, SAAC, pre pt/OT club Birthday: 12/19/1994 Celeb Crush: McDreamy and McSteamy Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Madrid, Spain How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Travel, go to the gym, watch Greys and The Bachelor
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: The whole week right after bid day my freshman year
Advice for the New Members: Get involved and do stuff with ZTAs as much as you can. I literally wish we had berry buddies every week to get to know people in our chapter better so talk to every one of your sisters! They are all awesome!
Meg Walukonis Hometown: St. Louis High School: Cor Jesu Academy Pledge Class: Chi Major: CSD
Positions Held In ZTA: Panhellenic Delegate Birthday: 12/21/1994 Celeb Crush: ZAC EFRON Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Rome How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Netflix, shop, and hang out with friends/family
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Theatre, Speech Therapy Club
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: Bid Day and when ZTA won volleyball last Greek Week
Advice for the New Members: Get to know as many Zetas as you can! They're all so unique and fun!
Caitlin Winschel Hometown: St. Louis High School: Nerinx Hall Pledge Class: Chi Major: Exercise Science Grade Level: Junior
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 7/15/1994
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Celeb Crush: Justin Timberlake
Involvement Outside of ZTA:
Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Costa Rica
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far:
How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Read, draw, watch Netflix
Varsity Soccer, SAAC
Bid Day 2014
Advice for the New Members: Get involved and get to know people!
Lauren Wojdyla Hometown: Brentwood (STL) High School: Brentwood High School Pledge Class: Chi Major: Chemistry/Psychology
Positions Held In ZTA: Birthday: 5/18/1995 Celeb Crushes: George Clooney and Dave Franco
Where is Your Favorite Place Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Ever Visited? Destin, Florida How Do You Spend Your Spare Time? Cooking and crafting
VP III
Involvement Outside of ZTA: Intramurals
Favorite ZTA Memory So Far: The New Member Initiation Retreat
Advice for the New Members: ZTA is what you make of it-Get involved!