ZTA Delta Delta Chapter Initiation test

What are the official symbols of the fraternity?

Five-pointed crown and strawberry

Why is the strawberry significant to ZTA?

Mary "Cammie" Campbell Jones Batte received the gift of strawberries from an admirer, which prompted the first sisterhood event

What are the colors of Zeta Tau Alpha?

Turquoise blue and steel gray

What is the official flower of ZTA?

White violet

Who is allowed to wear the crest of ZTA?

Initiated members only

The purple of the fraternity is worn by whom

The national president

Who is the name of ZTA's patron goddess, and the name of ZTA's national quarterly magazine

Themis

How many total new member meetings do you have to attend

7

Who wrote the creed?

Shirley Kreasan Strout

What is the only acceptable color to wear at rituals?

Chalk white

When was ZTA founded?

October 15, 1898

What university was ZTA founded?

Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia

What was the temporary name for ZTA?

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Who are the nine founders of ZTA?

Frances Yancy Smith, Ruby Leigh Orgain, Ethel Coleman van name, Della Lewis Huntley, Alice Bland Coleman, Helen May Crawford, Alice Grey Welsh, Maud Jones Horner, Mary "Cammie" Campbell Jones Batte

What is ZTA's philanthropy?

Breast cancer education and awareness

What is our chapter greek name?

Delta Delta

What link is delta delta in the chain of chapters?

101

What are the five areas of sisterhood?

Belonging, accountability, support and encouragement, common purpose, shared social experiences

Order of founding events

1. Alice Coleman was asked to join another sorority

2. They hosted an oyster stew announcement party

3. The official founding of Zeta Tau Alpha

4. The group expanded to other colleges

What is ZTA's open motto?

Seek the Noblest

What are the five practices of Nobel leadership?

1. Is true to herself and others

2. Is gracious and kind

3. Builds others up

4. Serves others

5. Thinks critically

What are the two different leadership opportunities within the chapter?

Program counsel and executive committee

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

Honor ring

Who was elected as the first president of ZTA?

Maud Jones Horner

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 this:

Chain of chapters