Zeta Day Awards

I enjoyed seeing many of you in Kansas City on Saturday for Zeta Day! "Zeta Through the Decades" was a wonderful day with highlights like Mrs. Julia Hill playing heads or tails and then giving a speech, recognizing 5 White Violets including one 75-year member, viewing historical photos and artifacts from our district, playing many games, recognizing graduating seniors, and celebrating with awards.

My favorite part of Zeta Day is presenting awards to deserving women and chapters, so I wanted to post the awards here.

St. Louis alumnae won the attendance award again because 12 members made the trip to Kansas City.

10% Membership Awards went to Flint Hills, KS (19% growth) and Mid-Missouri (75% growth) chapters.

The Alumnae-Collegiate Relations Award went to Mid-Missouri.

Lawrence, KS Area won the Alumnae Website Award.

The Alumnae Service Award went to St. Louis.

Congratulations to our hostess chapter, KC Metro, for winning the District President's Silver Award for Public Relations!

Julia Hill Attending Zeta Day

Julia Marthaler Hill, President of the ZTA Housing Corporation and former National President, will be speaking at KS/MO Zeta Day! Make plans to join us in Kansas City April 9 for the event. It will be a great day of sisterhood, service and celebration!

Award Winning Alumnae

The alumnae chapters in district XVIIA are amazing and very deserving of awards. Congratulations to these chapters for their achievements!

10% Membership Increase: Lawrence, KS Area and Kansas City Metro

Alumnae Chapter Programming: St. Louis

Alumnae-Collegiate Relations: Springfield

Alumnae Service: Mid-Missouri

Alumnae Membership: Lawrence, KS Area

Alumnae Panhellenic: Kansas City Metro

District Silver for Fundraising: St. Louis

Alumnae Zeta Day Attendance Award: St. Louis

KS/MO Zeta Day 2010 a Success

On Saturday, April 10, 2010, 312 Zeta Tau Alpha collegians, alumnae and guests gathered in Springfield, MO for Zeta Day. We celebrated Queens Day Mardi Gras Style and enjoyed sisterhood and service throughout the day.

The day started with traditions like Zeta Day roll call and the national greeting, but it also included a fun Heads or Tails game to raise funds for our ZTA Foundation. It was especially meaningful to recognize our sisters with significant membership anniversaries with the Order of the Shield service. We had one 75-year member and five 50-year members join us!

Collegians decorated candles to give as "beacons of hope" for breast cancer patients and then enjoyed a chant and song competition. Alumnae and graduating seniors networked and shared alumnae membership experiences with one another.

Our national Vice President Collegiate Area I, Mrs. Keeley McDonald Riddle, gave us a keynote speech about "Recruiting Everyday" during lunch. She challenged all of us to be our ZTA best at all times so that we can attract the best women to our sisterhood.

We celebrated with awards for individual members, alumnae chapters and collegiate chapters in the afternoon. Finally, we concluded with the Zeta Spans a Lifetime service for our graduating seniors and a sisterhood circle.

We'll see you in Kansas City for Zeta Day 2011!

National Speaker for KS & MO Zeta Day

We are very fortunate to have our Vice President Collegiate for Area I, Keeley Riddle, attending our Zeta Day! You will not want to miss the opportunity to meet her and hear her speak, so make plans to join us in Springfield, MO on Saturday, April 10. It will be a great day celebrating our sisterhood, crowning achievements, completing service projects, and raising funds for the ZTA Foundation. Stay tuned for more details.

Certificate of Merit Award for Alumnae

It is time to nominate outstanding alumnae for the Certificate of Merit (COM)!

Awarded by National Council, the COM is granted to ZTA alumnae who have made an outstanding contribution to the Fraternity over an extended period of time. Recipient recommendations can be made by the alumnae organization's President (or another officer, if the President is recommended), the District President or a member of National Council.

* Nominations are due to the District President October 1st; they can be emailed
* The candidate must have held a significant position within the Fraternity for at least 7 years; the current year does not count.
* If a candidate has served in more than one position in a year, list each position separately.
* Multiple positions within a year do not count as more than one year of service.
* Remember, there must be a minimum of seven entries for years of service. Dates must accompany these entries.
* Only the following positions are considered by National Council as officers: President, Vice President (I & II), Secretary, Treasurer and Historian-Reporter.
* Committee Chairs do not count as significant service (although we realize that many women put a great deal of effort into this).
* After listing the nominee's service, provide a brief paragraph about the candidate's special talents or efforts.
* Nominations are SECRET; do not let the candidate know she has been nominated. It will be a fun surprise at Zeta Day!
* For more information, contact your DP (mokszetas@yahoo.com).

Zeta Day 2010 in Springfield, MO

Save the date and plan to attend Kansas & Missouri Zeta Day 2010! We will be gathering in Springfield, MO on Saturday, April 10. You will not want to miss this day of sisterhood, service and awards. More information will be coming soon.

District Silver Award 2010: Fundraising

This year the district silver award will be given at Zeta Day to the alumnae chapter who demonstrates excellence in fundraising for the ZTA Foundation. A special scorecard will be created and sent to chapters soon so that you know the award criteria and can start working to achieve the award. Chapters are encouraged to evaluate fundraising plans now, and we will have a district conference call to support your efforts soon. Make fundraising a priority in 2010!

Zeta Day Recap

Pink-A-Palooza was fabulous! Over 300 Zetas from KS and MO gathered in St. Louis for Zeta Day. We honored a White Violet, bought crowns to support the ZTA Foundation, played Zeta Jeopardy, and raffled off a quilt and handmade ZTA bags. Highlights include sharing philanthropy ideas and learning how to network. We gathered items for a local shelter, made more than 30 blankets for the shelter and created keychains for breast cancer survivors. Of course we celebrated our successes with awards too! Alumnae awards are below:

10% Membership Increase: Lawrence, KS Area, Mid-Missouri and Springfield, MO

Alumnae-Collegiate Relations: Lawrence, KS Area

Alumnae Website: Springfield, MO

Alumnae Service: Mid-Missouri

Alumnae Public Relations: St. Louis, MO

District President's Silver for Programming: Lawrence, KS Area

Congratulations!

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.

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!

Save the Date: Zeta Day 2009

Kansas/Missouri Zeta Day takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Mark your calendars and plan to attend now. We will gather in St. Louis to celebrate Pinkapalooza!

Alumna Certificate of Merit Award

Awarded by National Council, the COM is granted to ZTA alumnae who have made an outstanding contribution to the Fraternity over an extended period of time. Recipient reccommendations can be made by the alumnae organization's President (or another officer, if the President is recommended), the District President or a member of National Council.

• Nominations are due to the District President October 1st; they can be emailed
• The candidate must have held a significant position within the Fraternity for at least 7 years; the current year does not count.
• If a candidate has served in more than one position in a year, list each position separately.
• Multiple positions within a year do not count as more than one year of service.
• Remember, there must be a minimum of seven entries for years of service. Dates must accompany these entries.
• Only the following positions are considered by National Council as officers: President, Vice President (I & II), Secretary, Treasurer and Historian-Reporter.
• Committee Chairs do not count as significant service (although we realize that many women put a great deal of effort into this).
• After listing the nominee's service, provide a brief paragraph about the candidate's special talents or efforts.
• Nominations are SECRET; do not let the candidate know she has been nominated. It will be a fun surprise at Zeta Day!
• For more information, contact your DP (mokszetas@yahoo.com).
  

Zeta Day 2009 in St. Louis

Kansas and Missouri Zetas are headed to the Gateway City for Zeta Day 2009! The St. Louis alumnae chapter will be our hostesses this year, and they are busy planning an amazing time for everyone. Make plans now to make a road trip to St. Louis.

District Silver Award 2009: Programming

It gave me great pleasure to polish up the district silver platter (okay, so my dear husband and favorite Zeta Man actually polished it) and award it at Zeta Day 2008. The award had been out of circulation for 8 years, and I decided to give it for excellence in membership. Congratulations to the Lawrence KS Area chapter for receiving it!

This year, I am inspiring District 17 chapters to excel in alumnae programming. I have created a new scorecard and published it, so I look forward to seeing some amazing events. I only wish that I could attend more of them!