November/December Recap

Amidst studying for finals and preparing for Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks, our chapter had a busy November and December.  We celebrated Thanksgiving with a pitch-in dinner and elected officers for the coming year.  We helped spread Holiday cheer by caroling around campus and sending Christmas cards to nursing home residents.  We also participated in several campus activities like Homecoming and IM sports.  Our chapter was happy to initiate our 20 new members at the beginning of November.  We also hosted our Semi-Formal and mixers with the Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau chapters.

Paint War Mixer with Sigma Phi Epsilon

Caroling

Showing UE Pride and Sisterly Support at the Homecoming Basketball Game

Semi-Formal

October Recap

The Introduction Dance for Big Man On Campus 2012

October is always a very special month for ZTA’s as it is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  This October the ZTA chapter at UE kicked off October by participating in Box City a project to raise awareness for the homeless.  The chapter also held a fundraiser at Orange Leaf to raise money for our philanthropy of Breast Cancer Education and Awareness.  We also hosted our 30^th annual Big Man On Campus philanthropy event.  We had a great turn-out and a lot of fun as we "Demolished Breast Cancer" at this male beauty pageant!  We were so honored to have former National President, Sherry Tilley, in attendance as well as ZTAs from the University of Louisville!  Brock Reneer, representing Chi Omega was named this year’s Big Man On Campus.  We invited our parents to come support our BMOC and had a special parents brunch where we were able to give our parents gifts such as the Mother’s Pin and polo shirts for Dads.  We also kicked off our Save Lids to Save Lives and Think Pink campaigns on campus as well as throughout the Evansville community.  Several sisters helped out at Think Pink games such as the Evansville Icemen game, the Colts game, and UE’s Think Pink swim meet.  Other service projects included chapter-wide participation with National Make a Difference Day!  Some of us spent the morning volunteering at Mesker Park Zoo while others helped at Garvin Park.  It was a great way to give back to the community.  We supported our fellow Greeks with their philanthropy events which included Phi Kappa Tau’s Leggs, Phi Mu’s Rock for Riley, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Kickball Tournament.  Several sisters also supported UE’s Women’s Soccer Team at their Greeks at the Game event.

Barn Bash!

The UE ZTA chapter also made some time for themselves this month midst all of the service projects.  We celebrated Halloween with our annual Barn Bash.  This year the dance was held in an actual barn and we were able to have a bonfire.  Everyone looked fabulous in their costumes!  We also had a “fired up” pottery sisterhood as well as a Halloween evening sisterhood event.  Our chapter paired up with the Evansville Alumnae for a sisterhood mixer at Mayse Farm where we had so much fun going through the corn maze and on wagon rides to the pumpkin patch!  Many sisters have also participated in several intramural sports this month.  So much sisterly support was shown this month as well, with many music and theater performances as well as athletics.  We are very proud of Josie Brown who represented ZTA in UE Idol and won second place!

Big and Little week also took place during October.  Our 20 new members and our 20 new Big Sisters are so excited!

Zetas Supporting the Basketball Team, Cheerleaders, and Dance Team

We wrapped up October with the start of Homecoming.  We made our presence known at all the homecoming events which included a game show, a comedian, canned food trick-or-treating, and a dance competition.  We supported our own sister, Brooke Routh, in the Homecoming Queen competition.

Now that October has passed, we will take time to re-energize and remember all that we have to be thankful for as Zeta Tau Alpha's as November comes.

August and September Recap

Bid Day 2012

Zeta Alpha's Newest Additions

Volunteering at Race for the Cure

Thumbs up for Lane Goodwin at Race for the Cure

WOW! The months of August and September have been so busy for ZTA at UE! We had a very successful recruitment and welcomed 20 lovely new members to the sisterhood! Amongst the chaos of the recruitment season, we had a chapter retreat and attended a ropes course for sister bonding. Other activities included a recruitment celebration with our new members at Gatti Town, a car wash fundraiser for our philanthropy, formal pledging, and intramural soccer! We also celebrated our national silver award with a pool party! Sisterhood events included a bonfire, game night, and sand volleyball. Our chapter also attended IFC Passover to show support for our fellow Greeks. We also helped at Race for the Cure! Other service events and philanthropies including Lambda Chi Alpha's Pumpkin Bust, Delta Omega Zeta's Price is Right, and Dog 'n' Suds for the Humane Society. Zetas are currently getting ready for our Big Man On Campus philanthropic event on October 13^th. We are also collecting pink Yoplait yogurt lids!

Big Man On Campus

Mark your calendars for Zeta Tau Alpha's 30th Annual Big Man On Campus at the University of Evansville! This year's theme is "Demolishing Breast Cancer!"

When: Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 7pm

Where: Eykamp 251 in Ridgway University Center at UE

In addition to the "male beauty pageant," there will be a silent auction and "crowd pleaser awards." Tickets can be purchased at the door. 

All proceeds benefit ZTA's National Philanthropy of Breast Cancer Education and Awareness! 

Check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zeta-Tau-Alphas-30th-Annual-Big-Man-On-Campus/189993591127736 

ZTA Collegiate and Alumnae Mixer

You're Invited - Fall Fun Mixer!

What: Mixer with University of Evansville ZTA and ZTA Alumnae in the Evansville area!

Where: Mayse Farms (6400 Saint Joseph Avenue  Evansville, IN 47720)

When: Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 2pm

Activities include a corn maze, pumpkin sling, wagon rides, pumpkin patch, cider and carmel corn for purchase! Cost is approximately $6 per person. 

Email sj81@evansville.edu with questions

ZTA Car Wash

The women of Zeta Tau Alpha at UE will be holding their first annual car wash on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 10am - 2pm at G.D. Ritzy's on Green River Road in Evansville. All proceeds will go toward ZTA's philanthropy of breast cancer education and awareness. We welcome you to come out and show your support!

ZTA Connect on Facebook

A new Facebook group has been created for UE Collegiate members and Alumnae to stay in touch. The group can be found at: 

www.facebook.com/groups/zetaalphaalums