I Can Let My Secret Out Now!

[DZGirl]

Randi, that slogan is too cute! Have fun raiding the dorms with your group tomorrow. Your positive attitude is awesome; I am sure both groups will do great!

[ztabchbum]

All I have to say is DZ AND ZTA ROCK DA HOUSE! Way to go and good luck with everything!

[dvs-dz]

If I remember my sorority trivia correctly, back in the early days Sarah Ida Shaw of Delta Delta Delta and NPC tried to broker a merger between Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Zeta. At the time, ZTA was primarily southern and DZ was northern. Apparently it didn't get any farther than initial discussions as each organization wanted to keep its identity, rituals, etc.

Fast forward 80 years later, and we have this amazing example of ZTA and DZ working together - I sure hope everyone takes notice.

[XOMichelle]

This is the most wonderful display of panhellenic spirit, friendliness and helpfulness I have ever seen. Ever! it's so cute. I wish someone would do that with my chapter!!!
-M

[AchtungBaby80]

Awww, I'm jealous...those shirts sound fabulous! Green is a good color.

[twhrider13]

Well, yall, wish me luck. I'm about to go dorm-storming here in about an hour. Both chapters are really excited about this, and even my boyfriend, who's a Sigma Nu, expects daily updates! It should be loads of fun.

[mommag2]

please,please, please keep all of us informed about how it goes with the dorm storming. I really wish that my org and the other latina org here on campus could get together and do what DZZTA are doing. It shows other greeks that we can be different and still be united as sisters in greek life....... GOOD LUCK & WAY TO KEEP GREEK UNITY

[twhrider13]

Well, everybody, apparently 12:30 in the afternoon is a bad time to go knocking on doors, because no one is around at that time! On two different floors of the freshman dorm, we only got 7 people to fill out the "I'll Show Up" form for the COB. Some girls will be going back tomorrow while I'm in class, though. From what I can get from everyone else, we've got about 25 or so people committed to coming, and we've still got nearly a week to recruit. I'll keep yall updated.

[ztabchbum]

I think the timing has a lot to do with why you didn't get to talk to a lot of girls. Try going after dinner - like at 7pm, you might have better luck then. Thanks for keeping us posted and good luck with everything.

[The B Girl]

I think what you all are doing is so wonderful and should be an example for other Greek systems to follow.

[twhrider13]

I have another update! Yay!

Today, my sisters and I and some of the ZTA ladies started making phone calls to all the independent women at our school to invite them to our COB. I've never felt more like a saleswoman in my entire life. I swear, I'll never be mean to another telemarketer again (or at least, for the next couple of days!). When I left, there was still a huge list of women to call, so I'm thinking we'll be calling people up until Monday night.

While I was calling, we had a few more women commit to coming on Tuesday. I think the "guest list" is up to about 50 now, which is more people than we have empty slots. I'm sure all of them won't be able to attend, but maybe most of them can. I'm getting more and more excited about this every day, and I'll definitely continue with my updates.

[twhrider13]

Wow...I just got in from our chapter meeting, and our CCD, whose name is Gina, shocked the crap out of me. She was like, "I'd like to thank Randi for posting our Delta Zeta Tau Alpha thing on the Greek message board, because we've been getting all kinds of positive feedback." So, wow.

Now all I want to know is...Who told?

No, really, I just want to thank everyone for your positive responses to our little idea. I'll be sure to keep you updated on how things turn out Tuesday. We're up to 76 (tentatively) on our "guest list," which is more than we and ZTA put together can take in at this point. I really do appreciate your support, and we hope that maybe our idea can take hold on other campuses. Guess this proves the Greek community is a lot more closely-knit than a lot of us ever thought. (Awwww...warm fuzzies!)

[PenguinTrax]

I forwarded the thread to my alumnae panhellenic reps and cc'd the ZTA national NPC delegate, who forwarded it to the DZ delegates on the NPC.

So...guess you can blame me!

[TriDeltaGal]

Ahh! That is so awesome, PenguinTrax!

Can you feel the Panhellenic love!!

By the way, I think this would be an amazing idea for NPC to discuss, I think it could do wonders for numbers if chapters would join together for the betterment of greek life as a whole.

[twhrider13]

Well, PenguinTrax, I suppose I can forgive you this time! Seriously, though, thanks bunches!