What is a fun fact about Zeta?

Zeta Tau Alpha has no "brother" fraternity. ZTA has 225 chartered collegiate chapters in the US and Canada making ZTA an International Fraternity. We are the Third Largest National Women's Fraternity.

What is Zeta known for?

Zeta chapters and auxiliaries have given untotaled hours of voluntary service to educate the public, assist youth, provide scholarships, support organized charities, and promote social and civic change legislation. As the sorority moves toward its centennial, it retains its original zest for excellence.

What is a fun fact about Zeta Phi Beta?

In addition to being the only organization constitutionally bound to a fraternity, the sorority was the first to charter international chapters in West Africa and Germany, to form adult and youth auxiliary groups, and to organize its internal affairs within a central office, administered by a paid staff.

What do zetas stand for?

Zeta Phi Beta was founded on the principles of Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, and Finer Womanhood and the precepts that "elitism and socializing had overshadowed the real mission of sororities-to address and correct the problems of society, particularly, those plaguing the African-American community."

How many pearls do zetas wear?

Five Pearls: Zeta Phi Beta.

FACTS ABOUT ZETA YOU SHOULD KNOW

Who wears 20 pearls?

This is a pin for honorary members of the AKA sorority. It features three ivy leaves and 20 pearls. NMAAHC, gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Another member badge for AKA that was created after 1908.

What colors do zetas wear?

What is the Zetas mascot?

Zeta. Colors. Royal Blue and Pure White. Symbols/Mascot. White Dove.

What color is Zeta blue?

Zeta Phi Beta's colors are Royal Blue and White. Their flower is the White Rose and their symbol is the White Dove.

What do Zetas call themselves?

Zeta Tau Alpha can refer to the organization itself or an individual member or alumna, though they often call themselves Zetas for short.

What is Zeta white violet?

White Violet Pin

Members of 50+ years wear this pin, depicting the Fraternity's white violet, as a recognition pin or as a guard to the badge.

What does Zeta Omega mean?

Zeta—a mnemonic of the founder's names, a symbol of the link between the creation and eternity. Omega—the last letter of the Greek alphabet, was taken to represent the end of time.

Who created Zeta?

The five founders, known as our Five Pearls are, Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings and Fannie Pettie Watts.

Who was the first Zeta?

Founded January 16, 1920, Zeta began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington D.C.: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, Fannie Pettie Watts, and Pearl Anna Neal.

What famous person is a Zeta?

Soror Dionne Warwick, internationally-known recording artist, became an Honorary Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in 1978 as she soared in her wide-ranging musical entertainment career.

Who said there is a Zeta in every girl?

Founder Viola Tyler was oft quoted to say “[In the ideal collegiate situation] there is a Zeta in a girl regardless of race, creed, or color, who has high standards and principles, a good scholarly average and an active interest in all things that she undertakes to accomplish.”

When was Zeta founded?

As such, Sorority members Myrtle Tyler, Gladys Warrington, Joanna Houston, Josephine F. Johnson and L.O. Goldia Smith first incorporated Zeta Phi Beta Sorority on March 30, 1923 in Washington D.C. In 1939, the Sorority was incorporated in the state of Illinois.

What color is the star Zeta?

Zeta 1 Reticuli has a mass equal to about 96% that of the Sun, and a radius about 92% of the Sun. It is a yellow main sequence star of class G3 with a magnitude or brightness of 5.52 (for more on this, read our guide to stellar spectral classifications and stellar magnitude).

Why is the strawberry special to Zeta?

The strawberry is special to Zeta Tau Alpha because a secret admirer of one of the founders gave her a basket of strawberries, and this gave them the inspiration for their first meeting.

Who are the Zetas brothers?

He is the brother of the former Zetas leaders Omar Treviño Morales (alias Z-42) and Miguel Treviño Morales (alias Z-40).

What does the Zeta crown mean?

The five-pointed crown is an official symbol of the Fraternity. The significance of the five points is revealed to each member upon her Initiation. Many examples of crown artwork can be found within ZTA, and all are acceptable as long as the crown contains exactly five points.

What is Zeta open motto?

Our open motto is to “Seek the Noblest” meaning we are continuously looking for beautiful, strong, and stimulating young women to join our sisterhood. If you are interested in joining Greek Life we encourage you to keep Zeta Tau Alpha on your mind.

Is Zeta a black sorority?

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority will serve as the first historically Black sorority on campus in 40 years, strengthening the university's connection with the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Black Fraternities and Sororities (NPHC).

Where are the Zetas based?

The city of Nuevo Laredo is home of the Zetas. During the peak of cartel violence in Tamaulipas, infighting among different Zetas cells contending over the cartel's supremacy chastised the city. In 2012, violence in Nuevo Laredo reached unprecedented levels.