Zeta Tau Alpha Creed Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards defining key terms, core precepts, and foundational principles from the Zeta Tau Alpha Creed.

Zeta Tau Alpha

The Fraternity whose Creed emphasizes learning things to enrich and ennoble lives, service to mankind, and living by high ideals, with Love as its foundation precept.

Foundation Precept of Zeta Tau Alpha

Love, "the greatest of all things."

"Thought is father to the deed"

The principle in the Creed stating that only that which we would have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought.

Satisfaction in being, rather than seeming

Finding fulfillment in authentic inner character rather than outer appearance, thus strengthening the higher qualities of the spirit.

Nobility of serving

Preparing for service and learning to serve, thereby earning the right to be served.

Symphony of high ideals

Striving ever to make our lives filled with devotion to the right, the good, and the true, without a discordant note.