Zeta Phi Eta
Zeta Phi Eta (ΖΦΗ) is a national professional fraternity in Communication Arts and Sciences.
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Founded | October 10, 1893 Northwestern University |
Type | Professional |
Affiliation | PFA (former) |
Emphasis | Communication Arts and Sciences |
Scope | National |
Motto | Achieve! with Wisdom, Integrity and Love |
Colors | Rose and White |
Flower | La France Rose |
Publication | The Cameo |
Chapters | 6 |
Headquarters | c/o Valerie Glowinski Foundation Executive Director 2349 North Windsor Dr. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 US |
Website | Official website |
History
Zeta Phi Eta was founded on October 10, 1893 at Northwestern University. Its Founders were:
- Edith DeVore Tiffany
- Maud Newell Wilson
- Mollie Connor Hackney
- Leila Little Heckler
- Laurine Wright Bartlett
The Fraternity was incorporated on June 25, 1902 under the laws of the State of Illinois.
Still a local, in 1908 Zeta Phi Eta affiliated with Phi Eta Sigma, which was also a local organization for the field of speech arts, founded in 1901 at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. The chapter in Boston became known as the Fraternity's Alpha chapter, while the one at Northwestern took the name Beta chapter.
In 1952, Omega Upsilon fraternity disbanded, and its members affiliated into Zeta Phi Eta. Since 1950 the Fraternity broadened its focus in the speech arts, to include communications arts and sciences.[1]
Affiliations over the years have included:
- The American Theatre Association
- The Professional Panhellenic Association now the PFA
- The Speech Communications Association
- The Children's Theatre Association[1]
Zeta Phi Eta formed a Foundation in 1955, which remains active today.[1]
In 1960 the Fraternity was approved by the Library of Congress as the first national organization to provide volunteer readers for the Library's taping program.[1]
Symbol and traditions
The Fraternity's colors are Rose and White.
The Fraternity flower is the "La France Rose".
The Fraternity badge is a rose-colored cameo upon which is carved the letter name of the Fraternity in white, surrounded by 23 pearls.
The Fraternity magazine is the Cameo, along with occasionally a Prospectus and Pledge Manual.[1]
Active Chapters
There are currently six active campus chapters of Zeta Phi Eta. Listed by date of founding, campus chapters are located at the following schools.[1][2] Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters in italics:
National Board
- Co President: Blair Shiff
- Co President: Marisa Russel
- 1st Vice President: Paul Cantillon
- Treasurer/Fundraising Chair:
- Secretary: Lucie McCormick
- Advisory Board Chair: Elina Kotlyar
- Central Office Executive Director: Tyler Wilson
- Foundation Executive Director: Valerie Glowinski
- Webmaster: Emilee Jackson
- National Service Project and Fundraising Chair: Rachel Durant
- Nominating and Election Committee/Convention Planning Chair: Brianne Kowalski
References
- Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-61-63. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- Zeta Phi Eta's List of Installed Campus Chapters, accessed 7 Nov 2021.