Mu Centennial: 100 Years of ZTA Love

Zeta Tau Alpha's Mu Chapter at Drury University in Springfield, MO is 100 years old! The Centennial celebration takes place on Saturday, February 14 along with Drury's Homecoming. Festivities include a ZTA Open House, Campus Tours, Drury Men's and Women's Basketball Games and a Banquet. Mu alumnae can register online to attend: www.drury.edu/alumni.

Apply for ZTAF Scholarships

The Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation (ZTAF) provides thousands of dollars in scholarship to support its members in their academic pursuits. Alumnae who are working on graduate degrees are eligible for scholarships, so consider applying. Also, encourage your ZTA legacies (sisters, daughters, etc.) who are in college to apply.

ZTAF scholarship applications are now available online at www.zetataualpha.org
(click under the graduate picture) or http://www.zetataualpha.org/default.aspx?action=Content&ContentId=226.

Complete ZTAF scholarship applications are due March 1st. Applications are available using EITHER a Word fill-in document, OR a PDF file. Both formats are available on-line.

Advising Opportunities

Hear me calling...hear me calling...Zeta! Zeta! Do you hear the call of Zeta? Are you interested in giving back to your beloved Fraternity? Do you want to be more involved with our collegians? We are looking for several alumnae to volunteer as collegiate chapter advisors.

We have needs at several chapters: Kappa Eta (Rockhurst in Kansas City, MO), Delta Chi (William Jewell in Liberty, MO), Eta Upsilon (Missouri Southern in Joplin, MO), Alpha Psi (Missouri in Columbia, MO) and Eta Theta (Missouri S&T in Rolla, MO).

Opportunities include General Advisor, New Member Advisor, Membership (Recruitment) Advisor, Financial Advisor, Program Council Advisor and Ritual Advisor.

Many of these roles can be filled remotely because most support can be offered via email and phone. We are also getting creative by looking at ways for women to co-advise in some situations. Our Province Presidents and existing advisors will support you along the way and provide excellent training!

If you are interested in learning more, please email mokszetas@yahoo.com.

Inviting all Alumnae: Join ZTAlways

ZTAlways is the new virtual alumnae chapter for Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae. It is now in its second year, and many new updates are in store! Why join ZTAlways? Here are some reasons:

--Members receive periodic newsletters and information to stay informed about ZTA
--Members support the Fraternity nationally, enabling excellent programming for all members and chapters
--Members receive a FREE subscription to Conde Nast's Travel magazine (a benefit for all dues-paying alumnae in 2008-09)
--Members can connect with other Zetas around the world through the new virtual chapter and its online networking tools

Any alumna member can join ZTAlways, even members of geographic alumnae chapters. However, ZTAlways is ideal for Zetas who are in more remote areas or who find themselves too busy to connect in person.

To join, go to www.zetataualpha.org.

Zeta Day Speaker

Kansas and Missouri Zeta Day will feature Zeta Tau Alpha's Executive Director, Deb Ensor! For those of you who have heard Deb speak and sing, you know what a treat this is. If you have never heard her, make plans to attend Zeta Day. You will not want to miss it!

District Happenings: Reorganization of Tri-State Chapter

I am happy to announce that reorganization efforts for the Tri-State of Joplin, MO alumnae chapter are making progress! This chapter has been established for quite some time to serve women living in three states: Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. The chapter provides support to local collegians in the Eta Upsilon chapter at Missouri Southern, and many alumnae in the area are members of this chapter.

The chapter has been inactive for about two years now, but there are several alumnae in the area who are interested in reviving the chapter. In fact, one loyal Zeta lady has agreed to serve as a President!

I am working with local women to appoint a new set of officers, and we will proceed with calendar planning from there. If you are interested in joining this chapter, becoming an officer or just learning more, please contact me at mokszetas@yahoo.com.

District XVII Yoplait Lid Challenge

This year, Zeta Tau Alpha's goal is to collect 300,000 pink Yoplait lids in the Save Lids to Save Lives campaign. I am happy to say that last year our district had three chapters participate, and we turned in 2,386 lids!

My goal this year is for all five of our active alumnae chapters to participate and turn in a total of 3,000 lids. This would be only 1% of ZTA's overall goal, but it would mean collecting 614 more lids than last year.

I challenge all of you to make a difference. Every lid matters! Even if you do not belong to an alumnae chapter, you can save lids and turn them in on behalf of an alumnae (or collegiate) chapter. Just mail them to ZTA's International Office (for details, go to www.zetataualpha.org).

Alumnae chapters should do just a little more this year than you did last year. For some, that might mean giving the collection boxes and posters to your members. Encourage them to put them out at their workplaces, churches, gyms, or other areas. Other chapters might host specific events and partner with grocery stores. Media loves this cause, so get a local radio station to give your event some PR!

Pink lids are in stores now and can be turned in up to December 31. Get out there, eat some yogurt and save the lids!