ABOUT DELTA ZETA SORORITY
Currently there are 160+ collegiate chapters nationwide as well as 200+ alumnae chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom including our Surfing Sisters Alumnae Chapter.
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Delta Zeta Founders
Alfa Lloyd, Mary Collins, Anna Keen, Julia Bishop, Mabelle Minton, and Anna Simmons.
Sorority Purpose
"The purpose of this sorority shall be to unite its members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of its members, and to develop plans for guidance in unity and action; objects worthy of the highest aim and purpose of associated effort. The purpose of this sorority shall be advanced through the National Convention, the National Council, and the college and alumnae chapters."
Constitution of the Delta Zeta Sorority, Article II, Sections .1 and 2.
Founded: October 24, 1902 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Colors: Old Rose and Vieux Green (Rose and Green)
Flower: Killarney Rose
Jewel: Diamond
Mascot: Turtle
Magazine: The LAMP of Delta Zeta is the official magazine. It is published three times a year and mailed to all initiated members whose addresses are current at National Headquarters.
Badge: Roman Lamp perched upon an ionic column, 6 wings of mercury extend from the sides, four pearls sit at the top of the column, and a diamond in the flame.
The Delta Zeta badge is worn only by initiated members of Delta Zeta.
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About Our Sorority
Delta Zeta Sorority was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when six young women came together to form a sorority. They had a vision of lifetime sisterhood fostered by ideals they cherished. These six women quickly bonded as friends and sisters as they faced the challenges of starting a sorority on a male-dominated campus (women had just been given full status as students at Miami University in 1902).
Although fraternities were well-established at Miami University (the Miami Triad of Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, and Phi Delta Theta) Alfa Lloyd, Mary Collins, Anna Keen, Julia Bishop, Mabelle Minton, and Anne Simmons faced derision from the male students of the University. This adversity served to bond them even closer.
With the assistance of Dr. Guy Potter Benton, President of Miami University in 1902, the six young women applied for and received the Articles of Incorporation from the State of Ohio. The date of incorporation, October 24th, is Alfa Lloyd's birthday and is a tribute to her for the leadership she showed in moving the sorority forward. Delta Zeta became the first sorority to be founded at Miami University and is, to this day, one of the only national sororities to be founded as a sorority rather than a women's fraternity.