Theta Zeta Chapter

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fall 2012 newsletter

Zeta Tau Alpha

THIS  year  has  been  a  great  one  

for   the   Theta   Zeta   Chapter   of  

ZTA   at   Wofford.   We   were  

declared   South   Carolina’s  

Outstanding  Chapter  at  Zeta  Day  

in   February,   an   honor   we   could  

not   have   achieved   without   the  

hard   work   of   all   of   the   sisters.  

Recruitment  was   a   huge   success  

–   not   only   did   we   meet   quota,  

but   we   beat   it   by   five   and  

welcomed   thirty-­‐five   beautiful  

new  members  to  our  chapter.  We  

had   a   100%   return   rate   to   each  

-­‐eate   deep   and   meaningful  

conversations”   with   the   girls   in  

order  to  form  honest  and  lasting  

connections.   Our   recruitment  

success  lead  us  to  be  recognized  

at   the   annual   Zeta   Day,   where  

our  chapter  won  awards  for  our  

Recruitment  Excellence  and  our  

New  Member  Programming.  We  

are   so   excited   to   welcome   our  

beautiful   new   members,   and  

hope   to   repeat   this   incredible  

recruitment   process   next   year  

and  in  the  years  to  come.      

of   our   recruitment   parties   and  

initiated   every   girl   that   pledged  

ZTA,   thanks   to   the   efforts   of   VP  

III  Louisa  Jacobs.  She  says  during  

recruitment,  our  goal  “was  to  cr-­‐  

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On   July   24,   2012,   Natalie  

Hahn   was   diagnosed   with   stage  

three   ovarian   cancer   during   a  

routine   chapter   after   her  

freshman  year  here  as  a  Zeta  Tau  

Alpha.  Since  her  diagnosis,  Natalie  

has   not   only   beat   the   life-­‐

threatening   disease,   but   inspired  

her   sisters,   peers,   and   countless  

other   people   with   her   energetic  

spirit   and   downright   refusal   to  

succumb  to  cancer.    

Natalie  was   front   and   center  

at   girls’   bid   day,   despite   the   fact  

that   she   was   in   between   chemo  

treatments.   She   never   let   trial  

dampen   her   spirit.   Her   boyfriend  

named   her fighter’s   spirit  

“Nattitude.”   This   “Nattitude”   has  

contributed   more   to   our   chapter  

than   we   ever   would   have  

imagined.   If   everyone   could   have  

half   the   amount   of   Nattitude   that  

she  has  then  the  world  would  be  a  

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much   better   place.   It   was   this  

Nattitude   that   inspired   our  

entire   ZTA   chapter   to   take  

actions   against   ovarian   cancer    

through   thousands   of   Got  

Nattitude   car   decals,   hundreds  

of  Stella  and  Dot  Ovarian  Cancer  

Tribute   bracelets,   and   a  

headband   named   "The  

Nattitude"   in  her  honor   through  

headbands  of  hope.    Natalie   is   a  

living   example   of   hope:   her  

attitude   sets   an   example   to  

anyone  she  encounters.    

  And  now,  during  the  spring  

semester,  we  get  to  welcome  her  

back  to  Wofford  with  us.   It   is  so  

powerful   to   have   such   a   strong,  

confident,   faithful,   positive,   and  

caring   woman   as   a   member   of  

our  sorority.  We  have  learned  so  

much  from  Natalie’s  success  and  

are   so   blessed   to   have   her   back  

and  thriving  as  a  ZTA!    

Theta Zeta welcomes back our beautiful Natalie Hahn!

“Beauties for Breast Cancer” Theta Zeta launches its first ever charity fashion show

IN   November   of   2012,   Wofford  

chapter   of   ZTA   began   a   new  

charity   tradition.   Under   the  

leadership   of   Rachel   Jones,   we  

were  able   to  plan  and  execute  an  

entire   fashion   show   to   support  

our   national   charity,   raising  

awareness   and   education   about  

breast   cancer.   This   event,   which  

was   in   the   making   since   spring,  

featured   donated   clothing   from  

local   boutiques   like   Two   Doors  

Down,   Three   Sisters   Boutique,  

Oops!,   Couture   Closets,   Pink   on  

Main,    Urbanista,  Lemon  Peel,  and  

Prices.   These   generous   donors  

offered  discounts  to  ticket  buyers  

with  proof  of  purchase.  We  set  up  

our   runway   in   the   Michael   S.  

Brown  Center,  and  even  had  male  

models   from   the   Sigma   Alpha  

Epsilon   fraternity.   Models   from  

Zeta   Tau   Alpha   Upstate,   Kappa  

Alpha  Theta,  Tri  Delta,  and  Kappa  

Delta   volunteered   their   time   to  

make   the   event   the   wonderful  

success   it   was.   In   one   night,   the  

sisters   of   Theta   Zeta  managed   to  

raise   $2,430.   Please   keep   an   eye  

out   for   the   next   annual   “Beauties  

for  Breast  Cancer”  fashion  show!    

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Think Pink… Keeping up the tradition

DURING   the   ___   annual   Think  

Pink  Week,   our   chapter   put   in  

hours  of  work  and  managed  to  

raise   a   record-­‐breaking  

amount   of   money   to   benefit  

our  national   charity.  The  week  

consisted   of   many   different  

components  that  helped  raise  a  

total  of  $6,147.75  in  one  week.  

Zeta  Tau  Alpha  partnered  with  

the   Fraternity  Row   at  Wofford  

and   held   a   “pink   out”  

competition   between   the  

houses,  declaring  Kappa  Sigma  

the  winner  and  raising  $500  in  

this   event   alone.   By  

incorporating   other   Greek  

organizations   in   the   week,   we  

increased  enthusiasm  through-­‐

out  the  campus.  We  then  held    

a   silent   auction   before   the  

Homecoming   game,   raising  

$2.,325   on   gift   baskets,  

vacations,   and   other   creative  

and   valuable   gifts   donated   by  

the   sisters   themselves.   Our  

biggest   success  was   our   Think  

Pink   Dinner,   held   on   October  

25   in   the   pavilion   outside   of  

Phase   V.   Parents   of   local   Zeta  

Tau   Alpha   sisters   volunteered  

their   time   to   grill   hamburgers  

for   the   event,   and   it   was   our  

most  successful  dinner  yet.  We  

raised   $3,322.75   in   one   night,  

the   most   we   have   collected   at  

the   dinner   yet.   We   thank  

everyone  who  made  this   event  

a   success,   and   hope   to   see   an  

even  bigger  turnout  next  ever!    

Snapshot: WHATS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS?