Happy Halloween!

Happy haunting to all my Zeta sisters and friends in District 15B! These are some of the jack-o-lanterns my family carved...I am the "Oh No!" face! Enjoy the weekend, and don't forget to "fall back" in time overnight Saturday.

Alumnae Themis Reports are due Nov. 15

The spring issue of Themis traditionally features the Alumnae Themis Reports. This is your chapter's one guaranteed opportunity to be published in the magazine. All submissions received by the Nov. 15 deadline will be included, but we cannot guarantee inclusion of reports received after the deadline. High-quality photos will be printed as space permits.

Themis Reports should be about your chapter's unusual, wildly successful, beloved, innovative and brand-new activities. Be specific and give as much detail as possible. Complete the fill-in form from the ZTA Web site. Save a copy to your hard drive or to a disk, and send a copy to: communicationsdept@zetataualpha.org as an attachment. Subject: ATR and your chapter name (ATR Twin Cities Alumnae).

Additionally, this year's topic is it's not just what your alumnae chapter can do for the Fraternity, but what a chapter can do for its members! We would like to know what your chapter does to meet the needs of its members and how it incorporates sisterhood into activities. Please include information on planning, participation and results. Subjects include:

• How you learn the needs of your membership.
• Ways that your chapter serves its members individually
• An activity your chapter does that promotes sisterhood and what makes in a great program.

Photo Guidelines

• Turn off your camera's date stamp.
• Don't try to cram everybody into one photo. Go for five or six rather that 25 or 26.
• Keep your background and foreground uncluttered. Watch for things like dirty dishes on the table and trees that look like they are growing out of heads.
• Be sure your picture shows your chapter in a positive way. We love great photos of members wearing ZTA letters.
• No crown fingers!
• We do not print photographs that show members, collegiate of alumnae, with alcoholic beverages.
• Watch those necklines when posing. Stand up straight rather than leaning in.
• Only send crisp, clear photos. We cannot use blurry or out-of-focus shots.

For more helpful hints on emailing photos and mailing photos, visit www.zetataualpha.org, log in, and go to Download Forms, Themis Forms.

NFL THINK-PINK!® Event with the Minnesota Vikings

Wow! What a fantastic event on Sunday as the Twin Cities Alumnae Chapter teamed up with the Minnesota Vikings to host a fabulous NFL THINK-PINK!® game! Alumnae were joined by members of Kappa Lambda Chapter from UW-OshKosh as well as friends and family. The event was co-branded all the way down to the great volunteer tee shirts with both ZTA and the Vikings logo. Check out the jumbotron! ZTA alumna Cynthia Courtney was honored as a hometown hero and ZTA alumna Karen Collier, a breast-cancer survivor, served as honorary captain for the game. Here are just a few photos, and I will post more great pics and details later! CONGRATULATIONS on another fantastic event!

Sept./Oct. Alumnae newsletter

Today you should have received a message from ZTA containing your link to the newest alumnae newsletter. If not let me know and I'll make sure you get it. All officers should be receiving this email notification if your officer lists are current (which they are!!)

Convention 2010

Start planning now for Convention 2010 in New Orleans, La., July 7-11. Keep an eye on the ZTA website for more details as they come available. It is important for alumnae chapters to send at least one voting delegate, so start planning now. Funds can be raised from the membership to help offset costs, which will run approximately $1,000 including airfare, all meals and lodging for the length of Convention. Remember, any funds raised from non-Zetas should be part of your ZTAF donation!