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Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity was founded on October 15, 1898 at Longwood College (a.k.a. Virginia State Female Normal School) in Farmville, Virginia. Today ZTA has 225 links. Thiel’s chapter was installed on September 28, 1964 as the Zeta Beta chapter at Thiel College. Thiel is the 123rd link.

In 1993, Zeta Tau Alpha selected Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation as it’s national philanthropy. The Komen Foundation is a leader in breast cancer research and is the preeminent educator for early breast cancer detection. ZTA is proud of the Komen Foundation’s work to reduce the tragedy of breast cancer. On campus, in the fall, we pass out pink ribbons to all the women to remind them to be aware. In the spring we send out self-examination cards and pink ribbon stickers also to remind women to be aware of breast cancer. Our chapter has received the major donor award from Zeta Tau Alpha consistently.

Our symbols are the five point crown, the strawberry, the bunny, the zebra, and our flower is the white violet. Our colors are turquoise blue and steel gray. Our magazine is called Themis.

The founders of ZTA did not want to represent a stereotyped womanhood. Even then, as today, Zeta Tau Alpha aims for a well-balanced group with no thought of making a woman a “Zeta type.” Our ideal is to blend skillfully varying personalities, temperaments and abilities into a harmonious whole. The goal of all Zetas is to seek the noblest in all things, to strengthen friendships, and to perform deeds and mold opinions that will lead to building of a purer and nobler woman.