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).

ZTA & Yoplait: 6 Years of Partnership

ZTA will soon begin its sixth year of a partnership with Yoplait and its Save Lids to Save Lives® program. The partnership began in 2004, when Yoplait asked ZTA to help collect lids on 10 college campuses as part of a pilot project. Now, Yoplait and ZTA have expanded the effort to all of our collegiate and alumnae chapters. For every lid collected by ZTA, Yoplait donates 5 cents to the ZTA Foundation and 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. By placing Yoplait lid collection boxes all over campuses and hosting special events, Zetas collected over 311,000 lids in 2008!

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.

Free Lucky Magazine Subscription

All 2009-10 dues-paying alumnae members will receive a complimentary subscription to Lucky magazine thanks to ZTA's partnership with Self Magazine. Since alumnae annual dues range from $20 to $40, this makes it a bargain when you consider the sisterhood benefits, magazine subscription and direct support of the fraternity and the ZTA Foundation. To find an alumnae chapter near you or to join the new virtual chapter ZTAlways, visit www.zetataualpha.org. Pay your dues and get involved! All Zeta alumnae are LUCKY!

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!

Make Emotional Connections

The basic idea behind emotional connections is taking the time to get to know ZTA alumnae as individuals and then to apply the information to benefit each of them and the chapter. This may mean tailoring communication styles, modifying chapter programming or meeting days/times, matching or introducing members based on interests, creating special interest groups, or any combination of activities. If your chapter hasn’t surveyed your current members and potential members, please consider doing so this year to help you achieve at least 10% membership growth and to make your alumnae chapter the GROUP OF CHOICE!

ZTA National Leadership Conference 2009

I recently returned from National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Indianapolis, where the topic was “The Business of Sisterhood.” What is Zeta selling? SISTERHOOD! What is our goal? TO BE THE GROUP OF CHOICE! The entire week was focused on the topic of marketing Zeta to not just potential new members at the collegiate level, but to our own collegiate and alumnae members as well. With so many choices available to us, how do we decide where to direct our time and resources? Of course, we will choose the organization that best meets our interests and needs, and ZTA can do that for each of us.