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Think Pink! this year was held on October 10. Check the Photo Gallery for pictures from the event

Founder's Day!!

On October 15, 1898, nine young women at the Virginia State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) founded Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity on the precepts of loyalty, responsibility, service, leadership and commitment. Each year, Zetas across the globe celebrate the Fraternity's past and Founders' with special Founders' Day ceremonies.
There was a joint event with NOVA ZTA Alumnae and Loudon County ZTA Alumnae at Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax Virginia.

Yoplait Lids

For the 12th Annual Yoplait Lid Drive, the company will donate 10 cents for every lid collected by December 31, 2010, to Susan G. Komen for the Cure;

Yoplait will donate a total of up to $1.6 million, with a minimum donation of $500,000.
Donation boxes have been placed around the area, or you can bring your donations to chapter meetings and events to send in. This is an easy way to help to save lives and raise money for a wonderful cause.

Yoplait lid box locations -  Six community locations:
> Centreville United Methodist Church
> Centreville High School in the main office, and collection at the Homecoming game on October 22, 2010
> Giant Food Store- 5740 Union Mill Rd., Colonnade, Clifton, VA 20124
> Giant Food Store- 5615 Stone Rd., Sully Station, Centreville, VA 20120
> Giant Food Store- 21800 Town Center Plaza - #226, Sterling Town Center, Sterling, VA 20164
> Giant Food Store- 1450 North Point Village Ctr., North Point Village Ctr., Reston, VA 20194

 White House Ornaments

The Western Fairfax Alumnae Chapter is once again taking orders for 2010 White House Christmas ornaments! Email Val at valwalters@verizon.net   for the Order Form.
The 2010 White House Christmas ornament honors the twenty-fifth president,William McKinley and celebrates the role of music in the traditions of the White House.

The cost for the ornament is $20, and we will take orders through October 30. Checks need to be delivered to Edwyna on or before October 30 to guarantee your order. We will have the ornaments available for pick up at the November meeting.

These ornaments are beautiful collector's pieces and make wonderful gifts.


Happy Founders' Day 2010!

Click here to listen to the Founders' Day Proclamation Podcast!

 

As I stood in front of the glass case that held black satin dancing slippers, white kid leather gloves and a sterling silver purse, I had to catch my breath. There in the newly redesigned Historical Exhibit of Zeta Tau Alpha were 19th century possessions of our Founders, now preserved and displayed in a 21st century presentation. It was one day before Convention 2010 officially opened, but already I was filled with a sense of pride and humility.

The first ZTA Convention to feature a Historical Exhibit was the fifteenth National and fourth International Convention, held in 1937 in Swampscott, Mass, one year before Zeta Tau Alpha celebrated its 40th anniversary. In a review of that exhibit in Themis, Editor Emerita Betty Hillix Foellinger wrote: “The tapestry of the past is always fascinating, but a cloth woven of memories and events of the past, concerning something which is as dear to our hearts as Zeta Tau Alpha, is especially interesting.” Our new Historical Exhibit contains many of the same items displayed in 1937. These treasures from our past are indeed fascinating and dear to our hearts and we are so grateful to those who have volunteered over the years to preserve them.

What is woven into the tapestry of your personal Zeta Tau Alpha history? If you are a new member, it may be a Bid Day t-shirt or a special gift from your Big Sister. If you’ve recently graduated, it may be the turquoise sash you wore over your gown or your mortar board decorated with ZTA symbols. If you’re a more experienced ZTA, it may be a picture of you with your sisters gathered around you sharing your special day at a wedding or baby shower. Or perhaps a pink survivor hat you wore proudly at a Race for the Cure®.

Preserving our history is so important. It is a lasting reminder of our Founders’ dedication and our tie to their dream of a sisterhood that would last forever. As we move forward, may we always remember to look back and stay true to the founding precept of Zeta Tau Alpha—Love, the greatest of all things.

Given under my hand and seal, I proclaim the fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, two thousand and ten, as our 112th Founders’ Day.


Keeley McDonald Riddle, National President
Landing, New Jersey – October 2010

 


Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity | 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
Phone: (317) 872-0540 | Fax: (317) 876-3948 | zetataualpha@zetataualpha.org


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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Zetas across the country will be Thinking Pink all month long!

Throughout the month, ZTA will be partnering with the National Football League to distribute pink ribbons at 22 stadiums. The Fraternity will also continue its support at Susan G. Komen Races for the Cure� and through the Yoplait� Save Lids to Save Lives� program.

ZTA collegiate and alumnae chapters will also be hosting their own events to promote awareness of the disease. In 2010, chapters will be able to share these events with the world through a new ZTA YouTube promotion. Personal video, news footage and more can be added to special new uploading page. Select videos will be posted on ZTA's official YouTube and Facebook pages!

Click here to find out what ZTA chapters across the country are doing to promote breast cancer education and awareness.

Thanks to every alumnae and collegiate chapter and every individual ZTA volunteer who will give of their time and talents to make it an October to remember.

Click on the button below to donate to the ZTA Foundation in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity | 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
Phone: (317) 872-0540 | Fax: (317) 876-3948 | zetataualpha@zetataualpha.org

Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping


Please remember to mark your calendars for our 2010 Gift Wrapping Fundraising Event at Barnes and Noble in Fair Lakes. The event will be held the weekend of December 17-19. Be sure to sign-up at the November meeting to volunteer!

Save Your Plastic Twist Lids!

This year Western Fairfax ZTA will be participating in Aveda's cap recycling program. The beauty product company has been able to work closely with our suppliers to develop ways to make new caps and containers from the recycled caps. They hope to ship new products using this reworked, environmentally-friendly material later this year. Please bring your caps to each chapter event and give them to Edwyna! The program accepts caps that are rigid polypropylene plastic, sometimes noted with a 5 in the chasing arrows recycling symbol.

Crown & Co.

Crown and CompanyCrown & Co., Zeta Tau Alpha's official merchandise program, is your best source for all ZTA gifts and clothing. Start your online shopping now by clicking on the Crown & Co. button above. The store will open in a new window. To return to the main site, simply close the window when you are finished shopping. If you are in the Indianapolis area, you can also shop at our store inside International Office. 

You can also visit the Crown & Co. page on Facebook..

Pet Food UPC Labels!

If you have a pet, Western Fairfax member, Marilyn Cole ( emcee@webcomet.com ), kindly requests all of the UPC labels from your pet's food. The labels are redeemed by Rikki's Refuge (www.rikkisrefuge.org), an all species, no-kill animal refuge in Orange, VA, for money or food to support their 1,200 rescued animals. Please either give them to Tanya at the each meeting or send them to... Marilyn Cole.

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Scholarship, leadership and service
Please help the ZTA Foundation continue our programming

Thank you for your continued support of the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation.
In an effort to conserve resources, we have decided to replace
our annual address label solicitation this spring with this e-mail campaign.
We hope we can again count on your gift to help sustain and grow our vital programming.

Please click on the picture below for a message from the Foundation.



Click here to donate to the ZTA Foundation online.


Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity | 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
Phone: (317) 872-0540 | Fax: (317) 876-3948 | zetataualpha@zetataualpha.org

Newsletter Information

Any announcement or other information for the newsletter should be submitted by the 25th of every month. The newsletter will be sent out the 1st of every month. If you are not receiving our newsletter and would like to, please send an email to WesternFairfaxZTA@hotmail.com.

June 2010 Western Fairfax Alumnae of ZTA Newsletter - Summer Calendar

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September Western Fairfax Alumnae of ZTA Newsletter

October Western Fairfax Alumnae of ZTA Newsletter

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