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North Carolina Sisters showed up and shouwed OUT at Convention!
North Carolina Sisters showed up and shouwed OUT at Convention!
Check out the celebrations below as we congratulate our Alumnae and Collegiate Sisters on the amazing work accomplished during the 2024-2026 Biennium!
Check out the celebrations below as we congratulate our Alumnae and Collegiate Sisters on the amazing work accomplished during the 2024-2026 Biennium!
Alumnae National Officer for District 4-Alpha, Laura Barnes, represented our 9 Alumnae chapters as the district delegate.
Collegiate National Officers Maggie Richards, Cassie Thomas and Chelsea Griffin represented their Provinces 4-Alpha, 4-Beta and 4-Gamma, respectively.
Each North Carolina collegiate chapter sent one Official Delegate to convention and many chapters were able to send additional sisters to experience the ZTA Love!
We had 20 North Carolina alumnae present at Convention 2026 serving in their official capacities as ZTA Foundation Board members, ZTA Housing Corporation Board Members, National Officers, Committee Chairs/members, and even Leadership Consultants!
Iota Rho alumna Bella Rupolo will serve as a Leadership Consultant for the 2026-27 academic year!
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Updates
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Updates
New look, who this? The Fraternity announced a rebranded visual and color scheme for our beloved ZTA. The last time ZTA rebranded was in 2014! You can learn more and see the rationale behind the shift in the Summer 2026 version of Themis Magazine.
ZTA Outstanding Advisor Award Area I: Denise Schulz
ZTA Outstanding Advisor Award Area I: Denise Schulz
Delta Omicron Alumna and General Advisor for Iota Phi, North Carolina sister Denise Schulz was honored as the Outstanding Advisor of the year for all of Area I!
Academic Achievement
Academic Achievement
The following chapters were recognized for Highly Commendable GPA:
Eta Tau, Delta Omicron, Delta Gamma, Iota Phi,Theta Tau, & Eta Zeta
The following chapters were recognized for a Commendable GPA:
Eta Sigma, Lambda Kappa, &Iota Rho
Recruitment Achievements
Recruitment Achievements
The following chapters were recognized for maximum chapter size:
Iota Phi, Iota Rho, Delta Gamma, Lambda Kappa, Theta Tau, Eta Zeta, Delta Omicron, & Eta Tau
The following chapters were recognized for achieving quota during primary recruitment:
Iota Phi, Iota Rho, Delta Gamma, Lambda Kappa, Theta Tau Eta Zeta, Delta Omicron, Eta Sigma, & Eta Tau
North Carolina Crown Chapters
North Carolina Crown Chapters
Crown Chapter night was a huge success for our North Carolina Sisters! Out of our nine alumnae chapters, eight earned Crown Chapter for the 2024-2026 Biennium! Way to go sisters!
Blue Ridge
Greater Charlotte
Hickory-Morganton
High Country
Greenville
Research Triangle
Wilmington
Winston-Salem/Greensboro
Out of our nine colleigate chapters, eight earned Crown Chapter for the 2024-2026 Biennium! Congratulations on earning Crown Chapter this year, sisters! We are so proud of you!
Delta Omicron
Eta Tau
Lambda Kappa
Delta Gamma
Eta Zeta
Theta Tau
Iota Phi
Iota Rho
ZTA Foundation Updates
ZTA Foundation Updates
The ZTA Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to our philanthropic partners, American Cancer Society, the National Football League and the Breast Cancer Research foundation. The Foundation also adopted an updated mission statement for our philanthropic work moving forward. The new mission includes a new focus area Breast Cancer Education, Awareness and
Research!
The ZTA Foundation announced a new contribution of
$2,500,000
to fund three additional research projects with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!
At the Think Pink ZTA Foundation Luncheon ZTAF announced we funded
$3,000,000
in scholarships this biennium!
Our North Carolina Sister Carla Cobb (Theta Tau) will continue in her role as Vice President of Collegiate Development
for the ZTA Foundation during the 2026-28 Biennium!
The following chapters were recognized as a member of the Founder's Club for fundraising for the ZTA Foundation during the 2024-26 Biennium!
$25,000 Level
Delta Gamma, Eta Zeta, Iota Phi, Iota Rho, & Eta Tau
$10,000 Level
Lambda Kappa
Honor Ring Recipient: MariAnne Ortega
Honor Ring Recipient: MariAnne Ortega
NC Sister MariAnne Ortega received the highest individual honor bestowed by the Fraternity - the Honor Ring!
We are so proud of you, sis!
ZTA Housing Corporation
ZTA Housing Corporation
North Carolina Sister Kayte Frye (Epsilon) will continue in her role on the ZTA Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) as Vice President Housing Area I.
The Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) oversees 66 houses, 4 lodges, 31 chapter rooms, and International Office. This biennium, an FHC National Officer visited every single FHC property!
Over the last two years, four chapters became members of the FHC, bringing total membership to 163. The newest members are Iota Tau (The University of Utah), Gamma Sigma (The University of Tampa), Zeta Sigma (The University of Texas at Arlington), and Kappa Nu (Monmouth University).
During the FHC business meeting delegates approved the incoming slate of sisters who will begin or continue their service on the Housing Corp board during the 2026-28 biennium.
Alumnae Public Relations Silver Award Winner: Hickory-Morganton Alumnae Chapter
Alumnae Public Relations Silver Award Winner: Hickory-Morganton Alumnae Chapter
ZTA Fraternity outgoing Secretary-Treasurer, Shannon Ferguson shared on stage:
"Few chapters can point to decades of sustained impact, but this one certainly can. Its dedication to one collegiate chapter has produced award-winning advisors, outstanding student leaders, and generations of members who continue to give back. They proudly celebrate the collegiate chapter's history through reunions, strengthen recruitment with unwavering advisor report and have earned recognition statewide for excellence in collegiate relations and leadership. Their communication tells more than stories - it preserves traditions, celebrate accomplishments, and reminders ever member that our sisterhood us truly lifelong. Congratulations to the Hickory-Morganton North Carolina Alumnae Chapter."
The Hickory-Morganton Alumnae Chapter won the top Silver Award for Alumnae Public Relations!
The chapter has worked tirelessly to reach alumnae of all ages and build connections across generations, as evidenced by amazing leaders who have come from the colleigate chapter there, like Dana (former VP Alumnae Area I) and Denise (Advisor of the Year Area 1) and the lasting relationships that strengthen our sisterhood. The chapter president, Cigi Sparks won Advisor of the Year at Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) for her work as Programming Advisor last academic year. The chapter VP Finance Shalee Page (and real life sister to Cigi) serves as the General Advisor for Delta Omicron at LRU. The last time Hickory-Morganton won a Silver Award was the 2014 National Council Special Recognition Award. The chapter won the 20120Helping Hands award.
Chapter members Dana Atkinson, Franlyna Charles, Denise Schulz, and Laura Barnes joined outgoing Fraternity Secretary-Treasurer, Shannon Ferguson, on stage to accept the award.
The last time a North Carolina Alumnae chapter won a Silver Award was in 2016 when Research Triangle won Alumnae Collegiate Relations, Lake Norman won second runner up for Alumnae Programming and first runner up for Alumnae Membership and Wilmington won the Helping Hands Award.
Congratulations to ZTA's 2026-28 National Council!
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