About the Fraternity |
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The Creed of Zeta Tau AlphaTo realize that within our grasp, in Zeta Tau Alpha,
lies the opportunity to learn those things which will ever enrich and
ennoble our lives; to be true to ourselves, to those within and without
our circle; to think in terms of all mankind and our service in the
world; to be steadfast, strong, and clean of heart and mind, remembering
that since the thought is father to the deed, only that which we would
have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought; to
find satisfaction in being, rather than seeming, thus strengthening in
us the higher qualities of the spirit; to prepare for service and learn
the nobility of serving, thereby earning the right to be served; to seek
understanding that we might gain true wisdom; to look for the good in
everyone; to see beauty, with its enriching influence; to be humble in
success, and without bitterness in defeat; to have the welfare and
harmony of the Fraternity at heart, striving ever to make our lives a
symphony of high ideals, devotion to the Right, the Good, and the True,
without a discordant note; remembering always that the foundation
precept of Zeta Tau Alpha was Love, “the greatest of all things.” --
Written by Shirley Kreasan Strout, adopted by the 1928 ZTA Convention Our Symbols:The Five Pointed Crown The Coat of Arms  The Strawberry  |
 Zeta Tau Alpha was founded on October 15, 1898 at Longwood University in Farmville, VA by nine women.Our PhilanthropyZeta Tau Alpha's philanthropy is breast cancer awareness and education. We are partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Yoplait, National Football League, Self Magazine, and Lifetime Television. On the University of Missouri- St. Louis' campus, we host events to raise money for the Zeta Tau Alpha foundation to support the awareness and education of breast cancer. These events include the Just Stand Up Cheer Classic, the Car Bash, and Dig for a Cure, among others. Each semester we host a Think Pink Week, in which we have brought mammogram buses, speakers, and other events to campus to help the campus become more aware of the severity of breast cancer.   Theta Kappa's Just Stand Up Cheer Classic- Fall 2009  Zeta Tau Alpha's Car Bash during Think Pink Week |
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