Zeta Tau Alpha Province XIV-A
 

Zetas in Wonderland

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ZTAs from all over the state - and a few from outside - joined together at IUPUI to celebrate sisterhood and share accomplishments at Zeta Day 2012.  This year's theme was Zetas in Wonderland, complete with afternoon tea and flower-filled hats as centerpieces.

The state was pleased to welcome Kate Harmon to her very first Zeta Day...and she brought her mom along, as well!  Kelley Snow Harmon is the national Vice President Collegiate for our area.  Mrs. Harmon offered warm greetings on behalf of National Council and took the stage after lunch for a keynote to Indiana's collegiate members.  In honor of her years of service to the Fraternity and in light of her upcoming retirement from Council, Mrs. Harmon was presented with a bracelet featuring mascot charms and the colors of each Indiana chapter.

Awards are always a highlight of Zeta Day, and this year was no exception.  All 6 Indiana chapters walked away with Quota/Total Awards, an accomplishment of which to be proud.  Alpha Xi earned the highest average chapter GPA while Courtney Williams (AT), Vasundhara Bhargava (AX), Allison Steele (BT), Briana Zmikly (GC), Brett Enneking (ZA), and Brianna Hunter (LE) took home honors for the highest senior averaged.

The Anne Winnes Redmond Service Award went to Alpha Theta and Purdue member Taryn Gerson accepted the Helen Winton Jenkins Collegiate Service Award for her work in founding Breaststroke 4 Hope.  Beta Theta earned the Outstanding New Member Programming Award and Gamma Chi was honored with the Outstanding Chapter Programming Award.  Karil Sommers, the General Advisor of Alpha Theta, was named Outstanding Collegiate Advisor and Susannah Hallgarth accepted the Sherry Server Tilley Zeta is Forever Award from the Past National President, herself.  The final collegiate award was a state-level silver award:  The Spirit of Indiana.  Zeta Alpha chapter earned the award for making great strides in all areas.

It is a great time to be an Indiana Zeta, and Zeta Day 2012 was a fitting celebration of our sisterhood!

 

ZTA & Co.

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Zetas from around the state gathered in Fort Wayne on April 2 to celebrate their sisterhood at Indiana Zeta Day.  The day started with a breakfast with some chit chat and singing.  The main program of the day featured several educational sessions on topics ranging from the jewelry of Zeta Tau Alpha (facilitated by Indiana's own Archives Committee Co-Chair Patti Levitte) to women's health (in a twist that reunited the speaker with her big sister, Past President Sherry Tilley).  Many pitched in to provide pajamas to the Pajama Program, and one session allowed sisters to deliver some of those items to local children in need.  Vice President Alumnae Diane Keegan offered well-wishes on behalf of National Council.  A great number of women were awarded their White Violet pins and the state was able to honor their first 75-year attendee in recent history.  The chapter seniors were transitioned officially into the alumnae world in a beautiful ceremony.  The day closed with an address on fashion and philanthropy by two Vice Presidents of Vera Bradley...and the claiming of silent auction items.  It was a well-attended and eventful day.

Not the least of the events was the collegiate awards portion.  Here is the list:

Achieving Panhellenic Quota & Total:  Alpha Theta, Alpha Xi, Beta Theta, Gamma Chi, Zeta Alpha

Achieving Panhellenic Total:  Lambda Epsilon

Chapter Academic Achievement:  Alpha Xi (3.31)

Anne Winnes Redmond Chapter Service Award:  Beta Theta

Outstanding New Member Programming:  Zeta Alpha

Outstanding Chapter Programming:  Alpha Theta

Helen Winton Jenkins Service Award:  Lauren Ratcliff, Alpha Xi

Senior Academic Achivement:  Dana Benedetti, Alpha Theta, 3.97; Brittnee Singco, Beta Theta, 9.963; Briana Zmikly, Gamma Chi, 3.77; Lauren Wahl, Zeta Alpha, 3.99; Christina Bleeke, Lambda Epsilon, 3.52

The Spirit of Indiana:  Gamma Chi

Outstanding Advisor:  Heather Matthews Kirk, GA/MA of Gamma Chi

Sherry Server Tilley Zeta is Forever Volunteer Award:  Patti Levitte and Mary Miller, nominated by Zeta Alpha

To learn more by reading the script for the awards, click on the "Read More" link.