New Member Experience

The Zeta Is Forever New Member Experience emphasizes the values of the Fraternity, found in our Creed. The weekly lessons are: Seek Greatness, Seek Understanding, Seek Purpose, Seek Sisterhood and Seek the Noblest.

Prior to the weekly meeting, new members complete an online educational workshop regarding that week’s topic. These online workshops allow for fewer lectures and more discussion and engagement with other new members during meetings, building overall sisterhood and a connection to the Fraternity. The meetings include icebreakers, a review of the online module, interactive activities and a personal reflection.

All first-year Zetas participate in the New Member Experience, CommunityEdu, Initiation and two post-Initiation lessons (Seek Meaning and Seek Commitment) during the same semester as when they join the chapter.

In Zeta Tau Alpha, we want our new members to have a positive and memorable experience throughout the new member period. Gamma Beta gives our new members opportunities to learn about our sorority and its values and founders through activities, discussions, and video clips. Our Vice President II (New Member Coordinator) acts as a mentor for our new members and encourages them to enrich their new member experience with knowledge and connections to become closer with their new sisters in addition to growing the chapter as a whole. Our new members are able to quickly hold leadership positions in our organization on our Program Council and become as fully immersed in ZTA as they choose!

Fall 2022 new members

Each new member will receive a Big Sister to help guide them through their ZTA experience in addition to the VPII (NMC). Your Big Sister will become your mentor, role model, and friend. All of our sisters are more than happy to help you along the way, but your Big Sister will be available as your go-to person as you become more familiar and comfortable in our chapter.

2023 "Celestial Family"

Zeta Tau Alpha has a strict no-hazing policy. At Washington College, ZTA creates a positive new member program, where we don't belittle or break down sisters we care about in order to "build them back up". Instead, our chapter embraces everyone just the way they are and we show our new members how, they as individuals, will make ZTA even better! We are a family from the start that always loves one another, and we each bring something to our sisterhood to make it so special!