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Badge - The badge of the Fraternity is a small, black enameled shield super-imposed upon a gold shield, bearing a five pointed crown with the letters ZTA arranged around it, and below it the word "Themis" in Greek. |
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Banner - The banner of the Fraternity is rectangular and made of turquoise and gray satin. It bears the letter "A", the workd "Themis" in Greek, and a burning torch. The meaning of the banner is secret, but it may be hung in a place that is visible to anyone entering a chapter house, lodge, suite, or chapter room. |
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Colors - The colors of Zeta Tau Alpha are turquoise blue and steel gray. The significance of these colors is explained in the Initiation Service. |
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Coat of Arms (Crest) - Only initiated members may use this in any manner, which is dignified and in good taste. The ritualistic meaning of the Coat of Arms is secret and is revealed to each member at the time of her Initiation. |
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Crown - The five-pointed Crown is an official symbol of the Fraternity. The significance of the five points is revealed to each member upon her Initiation. Many examples of crown artwork can be found within ZTA, and all are acceptable as long as the crown contains exactly five points. |
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Flower - The flower of the Fraternity, chose by Founder Ruby Leigh Orgain, is the white violet. Its symbolic meaning is explained in the Initiation Service. |
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Strawberry - In the late 1800s, an admirer of one of ZTA's Founders, Mary Campbell Jones (Batte), sent her a gift of strawberries. The scrumptious present prompted the group of nine friends to host their first purely social gathering and to become officially recognized as a campus organization. |
