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The significance and meanings of the symbols of Zeta Tau Alpha are secret and are revealed to each member at the time of her initiation. |
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Coat of Arms (Crest) - Only initiated members of the Fraternity are allowed to use the crest in any manner. |
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Crown - The crown of ZTA contains exactly five points. The significance of the five points is revealed during initiation. |
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White Violet - The flower of Zeta Tau Alpha was chosen by Founder Ruby Leigh Orgain. |
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Colors - The colors of ZTA are turquoise blue and steel gray. |
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Strawberry - In the late 1800s, an admirer of one of Founder Mary Cambell Jones, sent her a gift of strawberries. The present prompted the nine ladies to host their first purely social gathering and to become officially recognized as a campus organization. |
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Patron Goddess - Themis is, in Greek mythology, one of the Titans, daughter of Gaea (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven), and the mother of three Fates and the Seasons. The goddess of divine justice and law, Themis was the constant companion of the god Zeus and sat beside him on Olympus. In ancient art she is represented holding aloft a pair of scales on which she weighs the claims of opposing parties. |
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