I am a ZTA at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches Texas and our mascot is the bunny. It used to be the teddy bear at the beginning of our chapter in Nac but it is to my recollection that Zeta has no official mascot that each chapter picks there own mascot. A very popular one is the bunny but there is no meaning behind this. It's just a popularity. Hope that helped. ZETA LOVE!

The Beta Psi chapter at Stetson recently changed their mascot from the bunny to a butterfly.

In 1988, the province president came in and lit into us for using teddy bears. "Crowns, crests, white violets and strawberries only!" I still have a bunch of stuff with bears on it from my first year as a Zeta at SFA. I don't know when Theta Eta starting using bunnies. I graduated in 1989 and they weren't using bears or bunnies then or for a couple of years after that.

I have always collected bunnies and didn't find out that they were considered a Zeta thing until a couple of years after college.

Raggady Ann and Lady Bugs
 

I think it's great to get to know other chapter's mascots and traditions! At Beta Iota (Centenary College Shreveport, LA) we were given a very large Raggady Ann Doll by the wife of one of our Presidents in the 60's. From that point on Ann was usually in our Bid Day pictures and it is customary to receive a Ragady Ann Doll on Big Sis/Little Sis night.

Our mascot is the Lady Bug, which is tre' popular these days!
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