[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EPSILON CHAPTER OF ZETA TAU ALPHA FRATERNITY AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, 
                              FAYETTEVILLE

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the Epsilon 
Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity at the University of Arkansas at 
Fayetteville. Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity was founded on October 15, 
1898, by nine women at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, VA. 
The Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha, founded on December 18, 1903, at 
the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, will celebrate 100 years of 
sisterhood from September 26-28 on the campus of the University of 
Arkansas at Fayetteville. The Centennial Celebration is expected to 
bring many Epsilon alumnae back to the campus, including Amber Elbert, 
a member of my staff and 1998 Epsilon initiate.
  The Epsilon Chapter is unique in many ways. It is the first chapter 
in Zeta Tau Alpha history to reach a centennial mark and the first 
chapter founded west of the Mississippi River. Epsilon was also the 
very first chapter to be announced through the fraternity's official 
magazine, ``Themis.'' The first pictures ever used in ``Themis'' were 
those of Epsilon, its chapter room and the University of Arkansas. The 
University of Arkansas students who founded the chapter in 1903 were 
Elizabeth Kell Rose, Hattie Williams, Margaret Hutcherson, Grace 
Jordan, Bess Byrnes, Della McMillan and Mabel Sutton.
  The mission of Zeta Tau Alpha is to make a difference in the lives of 
its membership by developing the potential of each individual through 
visionary programming, which emphasizes leadership development, service 
to others, academic success and continued personal growth for women 
with a commitment to friendship and the future based on the values and 
traditions of our past. Having been actively involved with Chi Omega 
Fraternity as both a collegiate member and an alumna, I have witnessed 
firsthand the lifelong benefit that can come from membership in a Greek 
organization, such as Zeta Tau Alpha.
  On behalf of all Arkansans, I would like to extend congratulations to 
the Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity for 100 years of 
excellence and enriching the lives of its members from Arkansas and 
across the Nation.

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