October is almost here!

October is a very important month to me! Besides the fact that October is my birthday month, it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ZTA chapters from all over the country raise awareness by handing out pink ribbons and shower cards. All month people will wear pink to to support the cause. The Eta Gamma chapter at West Chester University decorates the town pink as well as holds an annual 5k on October 14, 2012. There will be awesome raffels, music and light refreshments. Registation will begin at 9 am in the Sturzbecker gym on South Campus at WCU. Registration fee is $10 for students and children and $15 for adults (water and t-shirt included). Please comment on here if you are interested in joining!

Happy Bid Day!

This is the first year that I have not attended Bid Day. One of the reasons I always loved Bid Day was because of the ZTA pride me and my girls had. We were supposed to yell and cheer and prepare for a new pledge class. With my new alumni status, I've never felt so disconnected. Although I wasn't very involved last year, I still had to attend meetings and events. This year I'm not responsible for anything Zeta.

Luckily my three closest sisters visited last night. They graduated in May, and we unfortunately hadn't seen each other since then. It was so nice to have them back with my in West Chester. Although we are done with sorority life, sister life is forever.

-ZLAM

Welcome!

The Eta Gamma Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha at West Chester University of Pennsylvania has been active since 1776.

The Creed of Zeta Tau Alpha: 

To realize that within our grasp, in Zeta Tau Alpha, lies the opportunity to learn those things which will ever enrich and ennoble our lives; to be true to ourselves, to those within and without our circle; to think in terms of all mankind and our service in the world; to be steadfast, strong, and clean of heart and mind, remembering that since the thought is father to the deed, only that which we would have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought; to find satisfaction in being, rather than seeming, thus strengthening in us the higher qualities of the spirit; to prepare for service and learn the nobility of serving, thereby earning the right to be served; to seek understanding that we might gain true wisdom; to look for the good in everyone; to see beauty, with its enriching influence; to be humble in success, and without bitterness in defeat; to have the welfare and harmony of the Fraternity at heart, striving ever to make our lives a symphony of high ideals, devotion to the Right, the Good, and the True, without a discordant note; remembering always that the foundation precept of Zeta Tau Alpha was Love, “the greatest of all things.” 

         -- Written by Shirley Kreasan Strout, adopted by the 1928 ZTA Convention 

Mission Statement:

To make a difference in the lives of our members by developing the potential of each individual through innovative programming, which emphasizes leadership development, service to others, academic achievement and continued personal growth for women, with a commitment to friendship and the future based on the sisterhood, values and traditions of the past.