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Sorority Series: Zeta Tau Alpha

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Francesca Dazzo Student Contributor, Indiana University
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Courtney Kabbes Student Contributor, Indiana University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Official Name: Zeta Tau Alpha
Nickname: Zeta
Founded: October 15, 1898 at Virginia State Female Normal School

Motto: Seek the Noblest
Colors: Turquoise and Steel Gray
Symbols: Five-pointed Crown and Strawberry
Flower: White Violet
Philanthropy: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness:
Over the past three years the women of ZTA have raised more than $500,000 benefiting breast cancer research and awareness, making Big Man On Campus at IU the largest Greek-run philanthropy in the country!
Famous Zetas:
Erin Andrews, ESPN reporter and former contestant on Dancing with the Stars, was in the Gamma lota chapter at the University of Florida.

A Day in the Life of a Zeta
            If you were to walk into 1020 N. Jordan on any given day of the week, chances are this is what you’ll see: Girls chatting in the kitchen for hours on end without realizing how much time has passed until hey, it’s time for dinner! More are scattered throughout the formal studying, or jam-packed in the TV lounge watching episode after episode of Friends or Sex and the City.
            “My favorite part of being a Zeta is how comfortable I am around these girls. It sounds corny, but I never thought I could become so close with a group of girls as quickly as I did,” says Lindsay Rogers.
            “My typical day as a Zeta usually consists of three things: going to class, laying in the TV lounge for hours on end, and then eating McDonalds after a good night out,” says Katie Karich.

Courtney Kabbes is a junior at Indiana University. She is majoring in journalism with a concentration in apparel merchandising. When she's not busy updating Her Campus IU and promoting their site, she works as the Vice President of Social Media for the Retail Studies Organization and Ed2010 at Indiana. Some of her favorite things include shopping, mint chocolate chip ice cream, New York City, Bikram yoga, and spending time with her two favorite people: her mother and sister. Did we forget to mention her slight obsession with Pinterest? www.pinterest.com/ckabbes