Shop online for custom engraved Greek wooden symbols like double raised and mini symbols, Greek crests, script letters and more, at Something Greek. Recruitment: designed for the membership selection and is a mutual selection process for potential members and chapters, may occur in the Formal or Informal process. Included is the crest of your sorority (when available), as well as your chapter name, sorority name, and Delta Zeta letters. May be known as a ‘Grip.’. Typically covers the costs of Chapter operations, formal events, activities, and other member activities. Badge: also known as a ‘pin’ to some organizations. Order of Omega: a national honor society that recognizes and promotes Greek leadership and scholarship. The Delta Zeta Crest or Coat of Arms contains many symbols. Alpha Omicron Pi. Big: nickname for a big sister or brother, a mentor assigned to all new members. [4], The sorority's official colors are rose and green. For his contributions, he was named the 'Grand Patron'. The sorority implements a "Heart For Hearing" to raise money for the foundation. Their house was located on Forbes Avenue and was actually on the Carnegie Mellon campus. Neophyte: new member of an NPHC organization. It was the founding of Delta Zeta Sorority, whose purpose is to create among a group of women a true and lasting friendship, to encourage one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote values-based living and embrace social responsibility. Despite its long history at DePauw, the Delta Zeta chapter struggled with declining membership and had acquired a negative reputation on campus. Phoenix: Heritage, Inc., AZ. Dues: the charge of joining a Greek organizations. In addition, Delta Zeta supports The Painted Turtle Camp as a national service project. Bid Day/Night: the last day of recruitment in which potential new members/new members receive formal invitations to join a sorority/fraternity. Delta Zeta has 170 collegiate chapters in the United States and Canada, and over 200 alumnae chapters in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Greek Week: an organized week of activities specifically held to unite all Councils and their Chapters. Make the perfect wood creations with these sorority and fraternity crests and symbols. Colors: the official pair or triad of colors that represent a specific Greek organization.

There is a national philanthropic organization for active members of Delta Zeta known as the 1902 Loyalty Society, and members join by donating $19.02.

They would have made a great group for a national fraternity to colonize, but I believe some of the members thought that they could maintain without doing that. As of 2013, there are over 244,400 college and alumnae members, making them the third largest sorority in the nation (after Alpha Delta Pi and Chi Omega). Since 1954, the national philanthropy of Delta Zeta is speech and hearing. Greek: a term applied to members affiliated with Greek-letter social organizations. Mixer/Exchange/Social: a party between a sorority and fraternity, or several fraternities and sororities, often involving themes or games. Lavaliering is a process where a fraternity member would give his lavaliere to his girlfriend, as a sign of a serious relationship, which was made known to the girlfriend’s sorority via ‘Candlelight.’. 8. Initiation: a formal ceremony in which a new member becomes an initiated member. Some of these are discontinued and can't be found anywhere else! 3. Learn how and when to remove this template message, DePauw University Delta Zeta discrimination controversy, List of social fraternities and sororities, "Delta Zeta Sorority Selected to Colonize at University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)", "NPC Organizations That No Longer Exist; A Reflection on International Badge Day - Fraternity History & More", The Spring 1995 edition of The Lamp of Delta Zeta, "Delta Zeta - Panhellenic Association - Grand Valley State University", "Delta Zeta Sorority | Epsilon Zeta Chapter", "Up Close and Personal: OSU's Connection to 'Betty Crocker, "Women of Achievement – Law, Government and the Military", "Lamplighters host 50th Annual Flame Fantasy to Benefit the House Ear Institute", "Gail Patrick Believed Delta Zeta Worthy of Major Bequest", "EMB grad makes a name for herself in L.A.", "Kay Yow ΖΛ '62, 1987 Delta Zeta Woman of the Year", "DePauw University severs ties with sorority/", "Sorority Evictions Raise Issue of Looks and Bias", North American fraternity and sorority housing, History of North American fraternities and sororities, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_Zeta&oldid=987227489, Student organizations established in 1902, Articles lacking reliable references from November 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2013, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Rebecca Rusch (Alpha Beta) - professional athlete, This page was last edited on 5 November 2020, at 18:40. Miami is dubbed the "Mother of Fraternities" because of the many prominent men's fraternities which were founded there. A Century of Sisterhood: The Story of Delta Zeta Sorority 1902–2002. The badge must be worn with business like attire, usually over the heart and above all other pins. The Delta Zeta Sorority was officially incorporated on October 24, 1902. 7. Active: an undergraduate man or woman who is a full-time student and participating in his/her fraternity or sorority. Visit Us - On Campus or Virtually | Maps & Directions | Visitor Information | Give to Delta State | University Policies | Legislative Updates | Ethics Line | Contact Us. The Roman lamp is the official symbol. Delta Zeta's official flower is the pink Killarney rose, while the official stone is the diamond. Delta Zeta marked its Centennial Celebration in 2002. Call: a yell used mostly by NPHC organizations used to identify and greet frats and sorors. Little: nickname for a Big’s new member who they mentor.