I get that all the time... And I'm an only child! :D

ztabchbum, we have a lot in common. After more years than I care to mention, anybody who knows me knows that I am a Zeta and a BIG Bama fan. Outside of my familiy, those are the two things that define who I am. Almost everything I do revolves around the two - volunteer work, socializing, friends, etc. May you have many more years as a devoted Zeta - I hope you are active with your local alumnae chapter. It is the trip of a lifetime - and Zeta is Forever!!

Oh, I forgot to mention 2 other things...

...you have I <3 ZTA as your wallpaper - AT WORK!

and I also have an itallian charm bracelet and so for the only charms I have are a turtle and a strawberry - BUT this is the new one I'm bidding on...ZTA Charm

when before you joined insects creeped you out and the color yellow annoyed you, but now your room is covered with bumblebees and sunshines, and there is something yellow and black on every surface in your apartment. Not to mention that really cute black and yellow comforter that you saw and just have to have...

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*You own a pin-hole infested black dress for every season!

That was just too awesome. And as for....

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*You have at least one box marked "ritual" in your basement or crawl space that, if someone else picks it up, you command them to "Put that down NOW!!!"

I once threw myself in front of our closet door on homecoming so that my OWN MOTHER wouldn't go in. It was a sore spot for months, but I wasn't about to let her see "just what's behind that door?" ;-)

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While at a convention this summer, after telling a story, I was asked, "How many sisters do you have?!" Mr. honeychile said, "She means her sorority. You'll get used to it."

I get that ALL the time! "Wait I thought you only had a brother?!"

I always tell stories mentioning my "sister so-and-so"specifically to delinate them from my GDI friends ;-)

...your father is on a road trip and sees someone wearing your letters and HE runs up to her and says, "Hey, my daughter's an XYZ..."

Cracked me up.

Funny you mention this because just the other day my dad calls me and says, "you'll never believe what I saw today?"
I respond with "what dad?"
and he proceeds to squeel in my ear like a school girl, "a group of zeta's at the mall and I just HAD to talk to them."

Those poor girls....if anyone on here is a Zeta from the Pittsburg area...I'm going to appologize for my dad acting like a goof ball.

Oh, and my father will be turning 60 this year and he STILL has all 3 of his Sigma Nu paddles hanging up in the basement (where he spends all his time playing pool - nope, he hasn't grown up just yet) :)

This past Tuesday. I went to Whole Foods. While I was there, I saw these beautiful wall calendars. There was one with these gorgeous photos of sunflowers. Since that is my sorority's flower, I though it would look great in my room. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, I didn't buy it. Oh well, I hope I can get it next time. It could probably be the first step in decorating my room to show how much I love my sorority!

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One of my housemates wanted to make door tags for us for Parents' Weekend and without even asking, she knew to make them in star shapes because a star is one of the symbols of KLP. Mind you I'm the only one in a suite of 6 that's in a sorority. ;)

Your mom sends you a baby gift for the new baby ~

the baby's first stuffed squirrel and a romper that says "an AGD loves me" for baby's first picture in the hospital!



Your brother hasn't called you in a year and the first time you hear from him its because he met an AGD in Austin and he just had to tell you about it

You know you love SAI when...

...you buy so much SAI stuff at convention that your luggage almost goes over the weight limit at the airport

...you never go a single day without wearing or carrying a set of letters (sometimes a few!)

...suddenly, your wardrobe has a lot of red.....

...red roses make you think of your sisters, not of Valentines Day

...and Valentines' day makes you think of SAI, not guys! :D

...you not only have sung most of the songs in the songbook, but have most of them memorized

...after all this time, you still tear up when you sing the CHorale or So Near, So Dear :)

....you fly almost 2000 miles to help your collegiate chapter with formal recruitment

....you fly to visit family in the area of your college and you make sure that you hook up with your sisters for at least one night

....you plan to meet up with sisters you've never met at Universal Studios and more than a few of you plan to bring cameras to take "Sister Pictures"!

....you look at a plain jar and figure out a sorority-related Christmas gift for your diamond sister this year

....a trivia game for your entire organization to play on their forum is started :D

....you contemplate becoming an advisor for a chapter in your new area within a year of graduation

I know most of these have already been named, but they fell so true with me, too!!!

* You have your big sister, twin/co-sister, little sister, cousin who's also a sister, and two other sisters in your wedding as bridesmaids...

* You wear your ZTA badge with sapphires and pearls as your "something blue" on your wedding day

*You have 50 corsages on hand for your sisters so they can be honorary bridesmaids

* The first thing you think of when you find out your having a child is, "I hope it's a girl so SHE can be a Zeta!" (While your husband is sitting there hoping for a boy:D )

* You find yourself singing ZTA songs to your unborn child

* When your husband drives your car with your ZTA license plate, he gladly explains to those who ask that ZTA is his wife's sorority

* Your husband has become accustomed to counting the points on any crown he sees just to find out if it's one of your beloved "five-pointed crowns"

* You are ready to decorate the nursery in ZTA symbols and mascot if it should be a girl...

* You are prepared to teach your son, should it be a boy, that a ZTA would be a most preferable wife... (But, as long as she's Greek it's all good.) Also, that he should join a fraternity...

* All of your sisters are ready to shower your little legacy even before you find out the sex

* You move to another state and find that you have a support system of sisters waiting for you

* Your husband is a high school football coach and you find yourself in conversations with teenage girls wanting to know more about sororities... And, you end up trying to get them to "GO GREEK!"

* You find yourself on GreekChat talking to your sisters and fellow Greeks at least twice a day

Or you wear your Phi Sigma Sigam badge with sapphires in it as your something blue on your wedding day! :D