This week's Tribute Tuesday by guest blogger and Delta Kappa sophomore Sophia Holland, focuses on our ZTA Alumnae and what we can, as current members, learn from them.
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| Guest Blogger Sophia Holland before Big/Lil reveal |
"Since joining the Delta Kappa Chapter of ZTA in the Fall of 2012, I discovered an aspect of the sorority that I had completely overlooked coming through recruitment: the history that came with it. As a humanities major, I have always loved learning about history. However, there is certainly something special about sharing a history with someone rather than simply learning about it because it becomes personal. With my big sister as the rituals chairwoman, I began to focus on our founders who started the rituals. I researched their personal lives to answer my questions about why they focused on certain values to form our legacy. I then began to focus on the more tangible history—those alumnae from several decades before me—that could give me insight into what the chapter was before I joined.
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| Our alumnae compete in the "Dressed like Themis" competition for ZTA Day |
My sister Megan Barrilleaux, Alumnae Collegiate Chair, recently hosted a Sophomore Pledge Class party with the alumnae. There, I was able to talk to several alumnae who held leadership roles while in their chapters. It was interesting comparing my personal experiences in ZTA to theirs many years before.
'It seems like I just created a Facebook account yesterday,' Alum Stacey Overtoom said, even though it was actually ten years ago.
She couldn’t imagine how much easier it would be to communicate with all her sisters if she had Facebook Groups like we do. We talked about the house moms, the chapter sizes, and the Greek community’s relations during her time at ZTA. Many of my high school teachers are Delta Kappa alumnae, and it was very exciting going through recruitment knowing they were secretly rooting for me to join their sisterhood. Alumna Jewell Riecke (active member Miranda Craddock’s aunt) is a close family friend who often shares her time at Delta Kappa with me. She and I continue to discuss our Zeta connection.
When I walk through the halls of Delta Kappa, my home, I always look at the composites of the hundreds of women that came before me. Their faces provide me with a security that there is strength in a sisterhood bond like ZTA’s. When I meet our alumnae, I’m proud of what Delta Kappa has become and what it has accomplished in the past. We often get caught up in the exchanges, the paperwork and the chapter meetings, but it’s definitely important to reflect on the past. We must take the time to learn from our wise sisters, whom laid the groundwork for the Zeta Tau Alpha chapter we know and love."
Sincerely,
Sophia Holland
Thank you Sophia for sharing your thoughts on our Alumnae! As a legacy of ZTA, I grew up respecting the values and morals instilled in my mother and her friends, since they joined the chapter many years ago. It's important to take the time to understand our alumnae, who continue to devote their time and love to our chapter. Ultimately, they always have our best interest at heart and our chapter wouldn't be able to function without their assistance!
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| Current member Taylor Wainwright poses with a ZTA alumna at Louisiana ZTA Day |
Thank you to our alumnae for your love and support! Your continued dedication to ZTA doesn't go unnoticed, and we truly appreciate everything y'all do for us!
Zeta Love and Mine,
Delta Kappa PR and Historian
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| Alumna Beverly Choppin (Center) devotes her time and love to Delta Kappa each year as the Chapter's Main Advisor |
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