ZTA Ladies!

[shluvsar]

I'm looking for special traditions from the different chapters of ZTA around the US. If your chapter has a special tradition that you know isn't done by other chapters, or you have special events unique to your chapter, please respond! Just jot something down,

Stephanie Humphrey
Gamma Beta's FRED

[Harmonysong]

During Zeta week, we read letters to the soon to be initiated sisters. The letters are from their parents about their special qualities and why they make their parents pround.These letters are a great way to make the parents feel like they are involved and are an awesome way to end up the new membership period! There is never a dry eye when the letters are read.

[shluvsar]

Thank you! Your reply just gave me a great idea for my FRED program this week (I like to let everyone know what's going on in other chapters) That's a really sweet tradition :-)

[ztaprincess]

in our chapter just before initiation, we also have the parents write letters to the soon initiated sisters! the big sister also makes a scrapbook with baby pictures (from the parents) and pictures taken during the new member program..and just like harmonysong said..there aren't any dry eyes!

[Dianne]

At my chapter, we don't get our big sisters during the Big/Lil ritual. We do something fun. My favorite is when the big sis decorated 2 grocery bags so they were identical. You had to put the bag on your head, go out on the beach, and find the matching bag. Whoever was wearing it was your big sis!

Zeta Love! <3

[ZTABunny]

On the night of their initiation, all the pledges sit in a circle in a room together. They write their name on the top of a piece of paper and then passes it to the next girl who writes them a message on it. That is continued until everyone has written everyone else a message. The letters are NOT shown to the girls until their pledge class graduates and then they are able to take something with them from their class

[mgaylor]

We do this too! It's an excellent way to get parents involved with their daughters sorority life. (especially when there are a few parents who aren't too keen on the idea of sororities), it helps to make them accept it.

Originally posted by Harmonysong:
During Zeta week, we read letters to the soon to be initiated sisters. The letters are from their parents about their special qualities and why they make their parents pround.These letters are a great way to make the parents feel like they are involved and are an awesome way to end up the new membership period! There is never a dry eye when the letters are read.

[This message has been edited by mgaylor (edited June 08, 2001).]

[AngelPhiSig]

Hi Zetas!! I just was browsing through some other sororities areas, and since we have a large and wonderful ZTA chapter, I decided to look at yours, all of these ideas are really sweet and your new members should be proud to call themselves Zetas!
<3in greek sisterhood-
Ali
Phi Sigma Sigma - Tau Beta Sigma
Clarion University