Letter from the editor

Delta Zeta was founded in 1902 by six women at Miami of Ohio. Today Delta Zeta has enriched the lives of over 220,000 alumnae and collegiate members.

The Delta Delta Chapter of Delta Zeta was founded here at Georgia State on Jan. 15, 1955. Since then, Delta Zeta at Georgia State has grown immensely and continues to enrich the lives of its members and the Georgia State community.

Delta Zeta's colors pink and green and the mascot is a turtle. Each spring, Delta Zeta holds a week-long philanthropy event called Turtle Race, in which other fraternities and sororities participate and compete in events in order to raise money for one of Delta Zeta's sponsored foundations, including include the Starkey Hearing Foundation, Gallaudet University, and the House Ear Institute.

Each fall, Delta Zeta holds a Dodgeball Tournament that raises money for another pre-selected philanthropy. This year the tournament will be held at the Omni Gym on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m.

Delta Zeta also founded a camp in Los Angeles, Ca., called the Painted Turtle. Its mission is to provide a year-round, life-changing environment and authentic camp experience for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

Delta Zeta's Georgia State chapter also supports ovarian cancer research.

"Philanthropy is only one of the amazing things about being in a sorority,"

Alexis Levine, Delta Zeta sister, said. "The bonds of sisterhood are everlasting, and Delta Zeta is full of sisterhood, laughing and love."

The sisters of Delta Zeta enjoy attending mixers with other fraternities from Georgia State, Georgia Tech and Emory. Delta Zeta also holds a Date Night every semester, in addition to many sisterhood outings. Last year the girls went out for dinner and a movie, went to a Braves Game, and held Date Night at Six Flags Fright Fest.

The sisterhood continues to grow each year. Delta Zeta holds one of the largest houses in the new Greek community and looks forward to showing off its new home in the Greek Housing Tours. The last tour is today, September 7, from 12 to 1 p.m.

The chapter looks forward to growing even more after formal recruitment next week. "We encourage girls to choose the sorority they feel most comfortable with," President Elyssa Jacob said. "I knew Delta Zeta was where I belonged."

Delta Zeta encourages all girls interested in joining a sorority to sign up for recruitment at gsupanhellenic.org. The last day to sign up is September 8 and recruitment begins Thursday, September 9.

For more information on the Delta Delta Chapter of Delta Zeta, visit http://

www.deltazetagsu.com/philanthropy.html.