DEAR ALUMNAE AND PARENTS,

Happy New Year! I am so honored to serve as president this year. Our Gamma Zeta chapter wants to keep you informed with the things we have accomplished and the things we are looking forward to.

We have continued to work hard this past year to raise money for our philanthropy--Breast Cancer Education and Awareness. When we take a break from our studies, we’re making memories together at events such as our Sisterhood retreat on the coast and our White Violet Ball in Tupelo. We always appreciate parent and alumnae involvement and the support you give our chapter. We hope to continue to keep you updated as we move forward with the semester.

BETH BARNETT President

RACE FOR THE CURE On October 27th, we took a trip to Tupelo to volunteer at Race for the Cure. We passed out back signs to participants and goodie bags to survivors.

STEP SHOW Fraternities and sororities showed us their best moves to support breast cancer awareness on October 25th at the Starkville Sportsplex.

SAVE LIDS TO SAVE LIVES Thank you to the friends, family, and students who collected pink lids. For each lid, Yoplait gives 10¢ to Susan G. Komen Foundation and 5¢ to the ZTA Foundation.

ZETA TAU ALPHAMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY JANUARY 2013

GAMMA ZETA PARENT & ALUMNAE NEWSLETTER

Think Pink Week Success The Gamma Zeta chapter really thought “pink” this October for National Breast Cancer Awareness m o n t h . We s t a y e d b u s y b y distributing pink ribbons and breast cancer information on campus at our event with the health center, at Starkville High’s “pink out” football game, and at the soccer and volleyball games on October 21st. Our fundraising, headed by Philanthropy chair Courtney Katasak, was also a huge success, raising over $13,000! Sororities and fraternities competed

in our annual Step Show to “Stomp Out Breast Cancer” and students enjoyed good food and fun at the house during our Cinnamon Roll Late Night. In addition, with the help of people throughout the community, we were able to collect over 2,800 Yoplait yogurt lids. We were honored to have several local newspapers and magazines recognize our efforts, but most importantly, we are happy to have spread the word about breast cancer.

In this issue...Think Pink Week 1New Year, New Officers 2White Violet Formal 3A ZTA Christmas 3Upcoming this Semester 4

NEW YEAR, NEW OFFICERS In November, the chapter elected its new Executive Council (EC). EC  officers  are  slated  

through  an  applica4on  and  interview  process,  then  voted  on  by  the  chapter.    The  purpose  

of  the  Execu4ve  Council  is  to  develop  the  agenda  for  the  weekly  chapter  mee4ng,  discuss  

proposals  being  made  by  Programs  Council  (PC)  members,  and  discuss  maCers  that  should  

be  brought  to  the  aCen4on  of  the  en4re  chapter.    EC  takes  the  lead  in  establishing  chapter  

policy,  is  responsible  to  see  that  chapter  events  and  programs  are  conducted  following  all  

Na4onal  Policies,  and  ensures  that  individual  chapter  members  are  familiar  with  and  abide  

by  all  Na4onal  policies  when  aCending  ZTA  events.

         One  of  the  first  responsibili4es  the  Execu4ve  officers  fulfilled  was  selec4ng  the  new  PC.    

PC  officers  plan  and  implement  various  programs  for  the  chapter.        We  are  excited  about  

this  year’s  officers  and  are  expec4ng  a  great  year!

 

President          Beth  BarneC

  Industrial  Engineering  major  from  Madison,  MS

VP  I  (Programming  Coordinator)          Hannah  Poole

  Kinesiology  major  from  Brandon,  MS

VPII  (New  Member  Coordinator)          Liz  Ivey

         Food  Science  major  from  Cumming,  GA

VPIII  (Recruitment  Chairman)          Kelsey  Johnson

  Kinesiology  major  from  Memphis,  TN

Programs Council

Philanthropy Director Kirsten Brewer

Philanthropy Assistant Alli Heisner

Think Pink Chair Macy Osman

Service Co-chairs Kelly Olivieri & Michelle Riehm

Sisterhood Director Kayleigh Sheppard

Spirit & Song Chair Courtney Katasak

Parents’ Chair Skylar Workman

Alumni Relations Chair Savannah Hobart

Activities Director Renee Wright

T-shirt Chair Allyn Wamble

Intramural Chair Alli Beasley

PR Co-chairs Anna Katherine Giddens & Jayden Pendegraph

Greek Week Chair Jordan Dear

Social Chair Julianna Salyer

Senior Chair Katie Morgan

Fraternity Education Chair Tori Johnson

LINKS Chair Lauren Henson

AssistantsTreasurer Jacquelyn PicklerCorresponding Secretary Emily TutorScholarship Andrea DrakePanhellenic Susie WitkiewiczNew Member Jordan Dobbins & Amy ArinderRecruitment Hannah Newmon & Whitney ReynoldsBid Day/ Crown Kelsey WillRitual Lexie FunderburkVP I Ideas Tori Arinder & Rachel Drummond

Secretary          Hannah  Oliver

         Secondary  EducaBon  major  from  Alabaster,  AL

Treasurer          Andrea  Seitz

         Pre-­‐vet  major  from  Southlake,  Texas

Historian-­‐Reporter          Anna  Warren

         EducaBonal  Psychology  major  from  Collierville,  TN

Ritual  Chairman          Morgan  Pace

         CommunicaBons  major  from  Germantown,  TN

Panhellenic  Delegate          Camille  Jones

         InternaBonal  Business  major  from  Iuka,  MS

Risk  ReducDon  Chairman          Chloe  Cantor

         Forestry  major  from  Jackson,  TN

House  Manager          Paige  BuaC

         InternaBonal  Business  major  from  Collierville,  TN

White Violet Formal

During the Christmas season, ZTA was no exception

when it came to holiday cheer. The house was aglow

with twinkle lights and turquoise & silver decorations

put up by the Parents’ Club (a big “thank you” to

everyone who helped!). On November 29th, we

joined other students at MSU’s Holiday in the Junction.

Our snow globe gingerbread house made by Liz Ivey

wowed the judges in the Gingerbread House

Competition. December 3rd was our annual Family

Christmas, when we dressed in our tackiest Christmas

apparel to chapter before celebrating with our Bigs

and Littles. Each Zeta family took part in its own

traditions, including gift exchanges and photo-ops. No

matter what we did, it was great to enjoy the holiday

with our sisters!

What: Our annual formal date party with mo-town music by Accent

When: December 1, 2012

Where: The Summit in Tupelo, MS

Who: 125 beautiful Zetas, their handsome dates, & our advisor Tonya Neaves

A good time was had by all!

Merry & Bright

• • •

Everyone is invited to our Cinnamon Roll Late Night on January 31st at the Zeta House (107 Robert L Jones Circle)! There will be an early bird special for people in the community 7-8 pm and a late night shift 10pm-1am. The $3 tickets, which will be sold beforehand and also at the door, include delicious cinnamon rolls and milk. As always, the event will benefit Breast Cancer Educat ion and Awareness . We appreciate your support!

Important events this semester

January 24 Big Sis Reveal

January 25 Think Pink gymnastics @ U of Alabama

January 31 Cinnamon Roll Late Night

February 10 Initiation

February 17 Think Pink Basketball game

February 20 Philanthropy Event

March 2 Daddy/Daughter Baseball Game

April 6 Derby Days

April 19-21 Super Bulldog Weekend