Symbols
It was on October 15, 1898, that the Founders chose the colors, the flower, and the motto of Zeta Tau Alpha to represent the Fraternity.
The Founders chose Themis as their patron goddess to represent the Fraternity, and as the name of Zeta Tau Alpha’s quarterly magazine which features collegiate and alumnae chapter news, photos and achievements.
The five-pointed Crown is an official symbol of the Fraternity. Many examples of crown artwork can be found within ZTA, and all are acceptable as long as the crown contains exactly five points.
Other symbols include the white violet and the strawberry.
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Famous quotes containing the word symbols:
“And into the gulf between cantankerous reality and the male ideal of shaping your world, sail the innocent children. They are right there in front of us—wild, irresponsible symbols of everything else we can’t control.”
—Hugh O’Neill (20th century)
“Many older wealthy families have learned to instill a sense of public service in their offspring. But newly affluent middle-class parents have not acquired this skill. We are using our children as symbols of leisure-class standing without building in safeguards against an overweening sense of entitlement—a sense of entitlement that may incline some young people more toward the good life than toward the hard work that, for most of us, makes the good life possible.”
—David Elkind (20th century)