Zeta Tau Alpha initiation test

When was ZTA founded?

October 15, 1898

What was the original name of ZTA?

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Where was ZTA founded?

Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Why is the strawberry special to ZTA?

An admirer sent strawberries to Cammie Jones and the founders used it as the reason for the first purely social gatherings of ZTA

What are the 5 areas of sisterhood?

1. Shared social experiences

2. Common purpose

3. Accountability

4. Support & Encouragement

5. Belonging

What are the official colors of ZTA?

Turquoise blue & steel grey

What is the national philanthropy of ZTA?

Breast cancer education and awareness

Place founding events in order:

-The official founding of ZTA

-Alice Coleman was asked to join another sorority

-The group expanded to other colleges

-They hosted an oyster stew announcement party

1. Alice Coleman was asked to join another sorority

2. They hosted an oyster stew announcement party

3. The official founding of ZTA

4. The group expanded to other colleges

Who wrote the creed of ZTA?

Shirley Kreasan Strout

Which is not a symbol of ZTA?

-oyster

-crown

-strawberry

Oyster

What is the opening motto of ZTA?

Seek the noblest

5 practices of noble leadership

1. Thinks critically

2. Builds others up

3. Serves others

4. Is true to herself and others

5. Is gracious and kind

Which event DOES NOT follow the creed of ZTA?

-Chickfila with ZTA late night dinner

-Chapter bar crawl

-Zeta Spa Alpha

Chapter bar crawl

What are the 3 entities of ZTA?

1. Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Housing Corporation

2. Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity

3. Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation

How many points are on the ZTA crown?

five

Who are the founders of ZTA?

1. Frances Yancey Smith

2. Ruby Leigh Orgain

3. Ethel Coleman Van Name

4. Della Lewis Hundley

5. Alice Bland Coleman

6. Helen May Crawford

7. Alice Grey Welsh

8. Mary Campbell Jones Batte

9. Maud Jones Horner

What should you wear to ZTA ritual ceremonies?

White dress or white skirt and top

What is the full name of our university and chapter?

University of Wisconsin Madison Zeta Tau Alpha Lambda Upsilon

2 leadership opportunities with the chapter?

1. Program council

2. Executive committee

What piece of jewelry is the highest individual honor granted by the fraternity?

Honor ring

who was the 1st elected president of ZTA?

Maud Jones Horner

What is the official flower of ZTA?

White violet

What is the patron goddess of ZTA?

Themis

What type of sisterhood is finding your "home away from home"?

Belonging

Each time a new chapter is added, a new link is added to?

Chain of Chapters

Creed of ZTA?

To realize that within our grasp, in Zeta Tau Alpha, lies the opportunity to learn those things which will ever enrich and ennoble our lives; to be true to ourselves, and to those within and without our circle; to think in terms of all mankind and our service in the world; to be steadfast, strong, and clean of heart and mind, remembering that since the thought is father to the deed, only that which we would have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought; to find satisfaction in being, rather than seeming, thus strengthening in us the higher qualities of the spirit; to prepare for service and learn the nobility of serving, thereby earning the right to be served; to seek understanding that we might gain true wisdom; to look for the good in everyone; to see beauty, with its enriching influence; to be humble in success, and without bitterness in defeat; to have the welfare and harmony of the Fraternity at heart, striving ever to make our lives a symphony of high ideals, devotion to the Right, the Good, and the True, without a discordant note; remembering always that the foundation precept of Zeta Tau Alpha was Love, "the greatest of all things."

what number is our chapter on the chain of chapters and how many links are on the chain?

258 out of 259