ZTA Extension Opportunity at Kansas State!

We have exciting news! Kansas State University is open for expansion to colonize a new NPC group on campus in the fall of 2010. Zeta Tau Alpha applied for this opportunity to reinstate our Beta Upsilon Chapter and has been invited to present as part of that process. We are excited about the prospect of restoring the 69th link in our Chain of Chapters at this wonderful Big 12 campus.

Our extension presentation at K-State will be Thursday, April 23. National President Laura Ladewig Mauro, Executive Director Deb Ensor, National Housing Corporation President Julia Marthaler Hill and National Extension Director Karen Farmer Mills will represent the Fraternity. Alumnae are encouraged to attend a reception at 6 p.m., so please save that date on your calendars.

To prepare for our presentation, we invite you to an organizational meeting of ZTA alumnae at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at the Holiday Inn in Manhattan. ZTA Fraternity Housing Corporation Director Cynthia Byars Courtney, a former ZTA Extension Director, will host that gathering. Cynthia made an exploratory to K-State and has all the background information on the University’s expectations of the new sorority. A large group of excited and committed alumnae makes a big impression on a school’s extension committee and can be a deciding factor in the selection process.

ZTA has very successful collegiate chapters at Baker University and at Washburn University and wonderful alumnae chapters in Kansas City and Lawrence. The K-State Panhellenic has also invited Delta Gamma and Alpha Phi to make presentations. Delta Gamma has chapters at Washburn and Wichita State; Alpha Phi has chapters at Washburn and Wichita State. So we know the “competition” will bring many Sunflower State representatives to their presentations. We need to represent ZTA in a big way!

If you can attend the reception on April 14, if you cannot attend but are interested in being involved with a new colony at K-State, or if you are interested in finding out more information about a ZTA alumnae chapter in your area, please contact me at mokszetas@yahoo.com.

Famous Zetas

Every sister of ZTA is special and close to every other member's heart. However, some of the women in our midst set them selves apart in unique ways. Here are two of Zeta's most current "famous" sisters:

Erin Andrews

* An alumna of Gamma Iota Chapter, University of Florida, 2000

* Sideline reporter for ESPN on Major League Baseball, NCAA football, basketball and baseball

* Member of the Gator basketball dance team from 1997- 2000

* Narrator for ZTA's New Member DVD

Geralyn Lucas

*Special Initiate of Theta Xi Chapter at Rutgers University during Convention 2006

*Author of “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy” which become a Lifetime Television movie in 2006

*Director of Public Affairs for Lifetime Television

*Member of Lifetime's Stop Breast Cancer for Life initiative

District President Travels & Official Visits

It has been a busy couple of months for your humble District President! In January, I traveled to Springfield, MO to visit alumnae and participate in Province Wide Officer Training (PWOT). I enjoyed a delicious coffee at a local hangout in Springfield and had a great conversation with the President and PR/Historian of the Springfield alumnae chapter. When the President and I got back to her house, we chatted until the wee hours of the morning and thoroughly enjoyed each other's company! PWOT was an excellent day for everyone, and I assisted with the PR/Image session for collegians. I met with the Zeta Day Chair-women, and I also enjoyed spending time with other alumnae I do not see very often.

In February I met with KC Metro alumnae EC officers for a great officer training session. We all brought salad toppings to make our own salad bar buffet, and we covered a broad range of topics that included the Crown Chapter Award, ZTAF contributions, alumnae recruitment and retention, programming and service. KC Metro officers have created useful and attractive notebooks to assist them and the future officers to follow in their footsteps.

In March I stayed closer to home (literally, since I hosted the meeting at my house) for the Lawrence, KS Area chapter visit. The chapter elected its new EC officers for 2009-10 and enjoyed some delicious brunch items. They have had a food/cooking theme all year, so members who attend meetings with food take home a couple of recipes for the things that they sample! I talked about Zeta Day and showed the philanthropy recruitment video and parts of the new member education video.

In April I am headed to St. Louis for Zeta Day, and in July I will travel to Indianapolis for National Leadership Conference. My ZTA travels are a fun way to connect with my Zeta sisters and serve the fraternity that I love dearly.

Register Now to Attend Zeta Day!

Please join us for Pink-A-Palooza in St. Louis on April 18! We will:

Honor our 50-year-member “White Violets”
Cheer our chapters’ accomplishments
Create pretty-in-pink bling for breast cancer survivors
Construct cozy blankets and contribute items for local families in need
Be inspired by special guest: ZTA Executive Director Deb Ensor
Share the Love with unique Zeta Day Crowns
Support the ZTA Foundation AND have the chance to take home handcrafted totes, purses, jewelry bags… plus a quilt
Enjoy the company and companionship of an amazing array of ZTAs

Go to www.stlouiszta.org to get more details and register.