Arkansas Tech University

Panhellenic Council

Purpose

The purpose of the Panhellenic Council is to develop and maintain fraternity life and Interfraternity relations at a high level of accomplishment and in so doing to:

Consider the goals and ideals of member groups as continually applicable to campus and personal life.
Promote superior scholarship as basic to intellectual achievement.
Cooperation with member fraternities and university administration in concern for and maintenance of high social and moral standards.
Act in accordance with National Panhellenic Conference Unanimous Agreements and policies when appropriate.
Act in accordance with such rules established by the sovereignty, rights and privileges of member fraternities.

Officers

President:Ashley Skolarski, askolarski@atu.edu
Vice President of Development Sara Madjerich, smadjerich@atu.edu
Vice President of Standards Stefanie Poole, spoole@atu.edu
Vice President of Administration Lisa Beck, lbeck@atu.edu
Vice President of Recruitment Jeana Phillips, jphillips1@atu.edu

Chapters/Colonies

Delta Zeta

Creed

To the world,
I promise temperance and insight and courage,
To crusade for justice,
To seek the truth and defend it always:
To those whom my life may touch in slight measure,
May I give graciously
Of what is mine;
To my friends,
Understanding and appreciation;
To those closer ones,
Love that is ever steadfast;
To my mind,
Growth;
To myself,
Faith
That I may walk truly
In the light of the Flame.
–– Dorothy Mumford Williams, Alpha Zeta (1939)

Chapter Facts

Chapter Designation: Lambda Alpha
Number of Active Chapters: 165
National Founding: October 24, 1902 at University of Miami (Ohio)
ATU Founding: January 24, 1977
Chapter Colors: Rose and Green
Chapter Flower: Killarney Rose
Chapter Emblem: Roman lamp
Chapter Jewe:l Diamond
Chapter Mascot: Turtle
National Philanthropies: Speech & Hearing Impaired and Painted Turtle Camps
Philanthropy/Service Events: Silent Sunday, Miss Tech Pageant, Mr. Tech Competition
GPA Required to join (freshmen): 3.000 high school GPA
GPA Required to join (returning): 2.500 cumulative GPA
GPA Requirements to remain active: 2.500 cumulative GPA
Length of New Member Program: 10 weeks
National website: http://www.deltazeta.org

Spring 2007 Statistics

Chapter GPA: 3.003
Chapter members on Dean’s List: 29%
Members with 4.000 GPA: 8%
Members with 3.999 – 3.000 GPA: 49%
Members below 2.000 GPA: 11%
Number of Service Hours: 620
Money Collected for Charity: $300

Financial Commitments

New Member Fee: $75.00, one-time
New Member Dues: $575.02 during new member semester
Initiation Fee: $80.00, one-time
Chapter Dues(In-House): $75.00 per month
Chapter Dues (Out-of-House): $87.25 per month
Housing Requirement: Yes

Additional Fees

Building Fund Fee $35.00 one-time for New Members
Badge Fee $101.00, one-time

Chapter History

In the fall semester of 1976, seventeen young ladies established a local sorority, Sigma Delta Chi, with the intention of becoming affiliated with a national sorority. Following a series of conversations and meetings, the young ladies decided that Delta Zeta was the national sorority they wanted to affiliate with and on January 24, 1977 these ladies officially became Delta Zeta. Delta Zeta has been an active sorority on the campus of Arkansas Tech University since their founding as a local sorority in 1976.

Phi Mu Colony

Creed

To lend to those less fortunate a helping hand.
To think of God as a protector and guide of us all.
To keep forever sacred the memory of those we have loved and lost.
To be to others what we would they would be to us.
To keep our lives gentle, merciful and just, Thus being true to the womanhood of love.

To walk in the way of honor, guarding the purity of our thoughts and deeds.
Being steadfast in every duty small or large.
Believing that our given word is binding.
Striving to esteem the inner man above culture, wealth or pedigree.
Being honorable, courteous, tender, Thus being true to the womanhood of honor.

To serve in the light of truth avoiding egotism, narrowness, and scorn.
To give freely of our sympathies.
To reverence God as our Maker, striving to serve Him in all things.
To minister to the needy and unfortunate.
To practice day by day love, honor, truth.

Thus keeping true to the meaning, spirit and reality of Phi Mu.

Chapter Facts

Chapter Designation: Epsilon Lambda
Number of Active Chapters: 117 and 2 colonies
National Founding: March 4, 1852 at Wesleyan College (Georgia)
ATU Founding: 1977
Chapter Colors: Rose and White
Chapter Flower: Rose Carnation
Chapter Emblem: Quatrefoil
Chapter Jewel: None
Chapter Mascot: Lion, “Sir Fidel”
National Philanthropy: Children’s Miracle Network
Philanthropy/Service Events: Hoop-A-Paluza, National Philanthropy Day
GPA Required to join (Freshmen:) To be Determined
GPA Required to join (Returning): To be determined
GPA Requirements to remain active: To be Determined
Length of New Member Program: 6 – 8 weeks
National website: http://www.phimu.org

Spring 2007 Statistics*(Phi Mu did not have an open chapter in Spring 2007)

Chapter GPA: N/A
Chapter members on Dean’s List: N/A
Members with 4.000 GPA: N/A
Members with 3.999 – 3.000 GPA: N/A
Members below 2.000 GPA: N/A
Number of Service Hours: N/A
Money Collected for Charity: N/A

Financial Commitments

New Member Fee: $40.00, one time
New Member Dues: $50.00 per month
Initiation Fee: $140.00, one time
Chapter Dues: $50.00 per month
Housing Requirement: No

Additional Fees

Badge Fee: $43.50 plus state sales tax, one time
National Obligation Fee: $85.00 per year
Housing and Decorating Fee: $75.00 one time during new member semester

Chapter History

The Epsilon Lambda chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity was founded at Arkansas Tech in 1977, after being invited to campus by school administration and the former Marquise Social Service sorority. Phi Mu is returning to campus after a seven year absence and will absorb the local sorority, Theta Omega Chi, as part of the recolonization.

Zeta Tau Alpha

Creed

To realize that within our grasp, in Zeta Tau Alpha, lies the opportunity to learn those things which will ever enrich and ennoble our lives; to be true to ourselves, to those within and without our circle; to think in terms of all mankind and our service in the world; to be steadfast, strong, and clean of heart and mind, remembering that since the thought is father to the deed, only that which we would have manifested in our experience should be entertained in thought; to find satisfaction in being, rather than seeming, thus strengthening in us the higher qualities of the spirit; to prepare for service and learn the nobility of serving, thereby earning the right to be served; to seek understanding that we might gain true wisdom; to look for the good in everyone; to see beauty, with its enriching influence; to be humble in success, and without bitterness in defeat; to have the welfare and harmony of the Fraternity at heart, striving ever to make our lives a symphony of high ideals, devotion to the Right, the Good, and the True, without a discordant note; remembering always that the foundation precept of Zeta Tau Alpha was Love, “the greatest of all things.” -- Shirley Kreasan Strout

Chapter Facts

Chapter Designation: Theta Theta
Number of Active Chapters: 146
National Founding: October 15, 1898 at Longwood College (Virginia)
ATU Founding: January 12, 1977
Chapter Colors: Steel Grey and Turquoise Blue
Chapter Flower: White Violet
Chapter Emblem: Crown
Chapter Jewel: N/A
Chapter Mascot: Strawberries
National Philanthropies: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness
Philanthropy/Service Events: Think Pink Luncheon, Race for the Cure
GPA Required to join(freshmen): 3.000 high school GPA
GPA Required to join (returning): 2.500 cumulative GPA
GPA Requirements to remain active: 2.500 cumulative GPA
Length of New Member Program: 6 weeks
National website: http://www.zetataualpha.org

Spring 2007 Statistics

Chapter GPA: 3.086
Chapter members on Dean’s List: 26%
Members with 4.000 GPA: 11%
Members with 3.999 – 3.000 GPA: 48%
Members below 2.000 GPA: 5%
Number of Service Hours: 205
Money Collected for Charity: $1,665

Financial Commitments

New Member Fee: $100.00
New Member Dues: $318.00 (semester)
Initiation Fee: $125.00
Chapter Dues: $100.00 per month
Housing Requirement: No

Additional Fees

Building Fund Fee: $30.00
Badge Fee: $40.00

Chapter History

On October 3, 1970, a group of young ladies started a local sorority, Alpha Lambda Zeta in the lounge of Jones Hall. In January of 1976, the ladies of Alpha Lambda Zeta formally petitioned the national women’s fraternity, Zeta Tau Alpha, to become a colony. One year later, Zeta Tau Alpha became the first national sorority to have a chapter at Arkansas Tech University. Zeta Tau Alpha has been an active sorority on the campus of Arkansas Tech University since their founding as a local sorority in 1970.