Delta Zeta (ΔΖ) occurs as college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In todays world, Delta Zeta has all over 180,000 alumnae & college members & 160 chapters in the United States & Canada.

History
Around 1902, Dr. Guy Potter Benton wwhen elected as a freshly President of Miami University around Oxford, Ohio. One of a 1st items that Dr. Benton did was to allow young women to enroll in the so everthing-male University. That coming fall, sextuplet of a recently admitted female students organized the 1st sorority chapter, an idea that was widely accepted due to the 3 fraternities that already existed.

Shopping for assist in a planning of such an organization, the hexad women consulted Dr. Benton. He was acquainted the processes of a Greek organization due to his membership in the Phi Delta Theta and therefore became the helpful resource for the girls in the establishment of the foremost Delta Zeta chapter. the 6 women faced harrasment around wanting to form a sorority. 1 account tells of a human stealing a constitution from either the hand of the class action's secretary, notwithstanding Dr. Benton pursued a wrongdoer & was breaa for the constitution back.

It get on October Two dozen, 1902, that a Department of a State of Ohio issued formal Articles of Incorporation establishing the Delta Zeta Sorority. A creation members were stated when follows; Alfa Lloyd, Mary Collins, Anna Louise Keen, Julia Lawrence Bishop, Mabelle Minton, & Anne Dial Simmons.

Dr. Benton assisted around preparation of the ritual, badge, & colors. 4 pledges before long became a portion of a sisterhood, Elizabeth Coulter existence the number one. Dr. Benton wwhen known as as Gr& Patron, & became a number one and merely human to ever have on a Delta Zeta badge.

A season 2002 marked a 100th season & Centennial Celebration for Delta Zeta. Chapter countrywide celebrated a event too as a favorite convocation in a period of a summertime at the Delta Zeta National Convention.

The Delta Zeta Foundation

A Delta Zeta Foundation occurs when non-non-profit-making able inside a organization that will bring various scholarships to members of the sorority besides as providing funds for leadership, philanthropic gift & education computer software.

Mission Statement

To build character & cultivate truth & deepest friendly relationship among its members. To cause of these an additional in the pursuit of cognition & the attainment of the high standard of morality; to inculcate elevated sentiments & noble principals & to afford each more every imaginable assistance & to invite all the attainment of a memorable fame.

Famous Delta Zetas

Joy Behar - Comedienne and Talk Indicate Host Hazel Brannon Smith - Pulitzer Prize-winning Newspaper Columnist Marcia Wallace - TV and Stage Actress Chapter: Delta Nu Nanett Fabray - Actress Gail Patrick Velde - Actress (Margaret Fitzpatrick) Jenny Hudson - Emmy Award Winner; Senior Producer Reader's Digest Music/Home Entertainment Division Vanessa Martinez - Actress Edith Head - Emmy Award-winning Designer; 7-period Oscar winner around costume design Barbara Dooley - Radio Talk Show Persons & Lecturer; Chapter: Beta Xi (Auburn) Crown Princess Martha of Norway - Convention Alum Initiate of Upsilon chapter. Florence Henderson - Actress, (Honorary)