Day of Giving 2025
The ZTA Foundation is excited to celebrate our sisterhood and honor our Founders with the sixth annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, Oct. 15!
Day of Giving will officially kick off at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 15.
GET INVOLVED WITH DAY OF GIVING!
Become a Day of Giving Sponsor
This optional level of participation is open to everyone. We share information about sponsorship opportunities so every sister has the chance to participate if they choose.
If you are interested in participating as a sponsor, please contact Chief Development Officer Erin Hartley at erin-hartley@zetataualpha.org or (317) 333-0058 before Oct. 1.
Sisterhood Circles
Available Oct. 8-15, a Sisterhood Circle allows you to join forces with as many sisters as you’d like to make undesignated donations to the Foundation.
Is there a group of Zetas who are special to you? Consider starting a Sisterhood Circle to work together to make a difference! This could be sisters from your new member class, everyone in your collegiate or alumnae chapter, Zetas from your state, women who serve in a specific officer role, scholarship recipients, Leadership Consultants—the possibilities are endless!
An email will be sent on the morning of Oct. 8, 2025, to remind you that the donation site is open so you can get to work on a Sisterhood Circle.
Submit your Throwback Photos
As we celebrate Day of Giving and Founders' Day, we want to see your favorite ZTA memories! This year, we’re asking sisters to send in photos of their favorite ZTA moments. Your photos may be used as part of the national campaign!
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ADD UP
The mission of the Foundation to support our collegiate and alumnae members through essential programming and scholarship assistance. Our mission is more relevant today than ever. Your gift to the Foundation allows us to continue to support our chapters and to be flexible to meet needs as they arise.
All gifts made on the Day of Giving are undesignated. Undesignated giving allows the Foundation to direct the funds to the most current and essential educational programming needs of our chapters and the financial needs of our members in the 2025-2026 academic year.
For the 2025-2026 academic year, your donations funded:
- More than $1.5 million in scholarships to almost 500 recipients
During the last academic year, your donations also helped:
- Thousands of members attend ZTA leadership academies
- 17 Leadership Consultants complete 450 of visits with 170 collegiate chapters
- Bring Lifelong Learning programs to collegiate chapters
Your gift will also help us continue to Think Pink and support breast cancer education and awareness, not just in October, but throughout the year. Your donations support our partnerships and have a direct impact on women in communities across the U.S.
- At Convention 2024, the ZTA Foundation granted $1.25 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund two research projects using mammography data and artificial intelligence, as well as funding general prevention projects. That's on top of a $500,000 donation to BCRF in 2022.
- Through our partnership with the American Cancer Society, ZTA is the National Survivor/Thriver Ambassador of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer®. At every Making Strides walk held in communities across the country, Zetas provide assistance with survivor and thriver recognition.
- As the official fan outreach partner of the National Football League, ZTA alumnae and collegiate members have worked with all 32 NFL teams to spread the message of breast cancer awareness to more than 10 million football fans across the country.
- ZTA members have distributed
more than 25 million ZTA Think Pink® ribbons to generate breast cancer awareness, support breast cancer survivors and honor those who have lost their lives to the disease.
DAY OF GIVING SPONSORS
Thank you to these generous donors for sponsoring Day of Giving!
Presenting Sponsor
Shamim and Jordan Wu
ΘΩ, Long Beach Alumnae Chapter
Turquoise Blue
Beth Edwards, ΗΑ
Kris Fleming, ΗΘ
Steel Gray
Sara Hays Johnston, Αϒ
Kay Dill Kreutzer, ΗΡ
Jenni Zottola Leger,
ΖΣ
Crown Gold
Debbie Buscher, ΖΜ
Katy Fluhr Carlsward, ΓΒ
Bridget Higginbotham, ΗΩ
Michelle Macartney, ΔΔ
Stephanie Arnette Powell, ΓΠ
Leanne Puia, ΖΛ
Malaea Nelms Seleski, ΗΡ
Marty E. Sik, ΑΧ
Heather Siscel, ΗΘ
Bobby Seitz Turnbull, ΑΘ
Silver Link
Susan Canady, ΒΘ
Carla Martin Cobb, ΘΤ
Beth Sipek Cothron, ΒΖ
Kerry Diminuco, ΑΟ
Kimberly Ivester, ΓΠ
Lucia Prenzel Knudsen, ΘΧ
Prabha Parameswaran, ΑΚ
Leigh Ann Pruitt McClain, Αϒ
Shari H. Robins M.D., ΓΑ
Dr. Darcy L. Russell, Σ
Stacey Verkest Voigt, ΓΤ
ZTA Presidents
Dinah Jackson Laughery, ΒΓ
Carolyn Hof Carpenter, ΘΤ
Natalie Yingling Likso, ΔΩ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why do we have a Day of Giving?
The mission of the support our collegiate and through essential programming assistance. Our mission is than ever. Your gift to the allows us to continue to support our chapters and to be flexible to meet needs as they arise.
How do I get involved?
There are many ways to participate in our Day of Giving! Ahead of October, you can become a sponsor, plan a Sisterhood Circle, or donate any amount to the campaign. Starting on Oct. 8 and through the Day of Giving (Oct. 15), you can donate and help us spread the word via social media or texting, calling or emailing your ZTA sisters.
Will my donation count towards my annual and lifetime giving?
Of course! All donations apply to your total giving for the current fiscal year, ending July 31, 2026, and to your Lifetime Giving.
Read more here about our Annual Giving Levels and Lifetime Giving Societies. You can see your Lifetime Giving amount by reviewing your profile on Sisters Only. Please allow 2 to 3 days for your donation to show in
Sisters Only.
Can I designate my donation to an alumnae or collegiate chapter or to a specific scholarship?
Gifts given during Day of Giving will be processed as undesignated so donations can be directed to essential programming and educational support this year and scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Your gifts also help us continue to support our efforts with breast cancer education and awareness, not just in October, but throughout the year.
Donations for Day of Giving count towards individual giving only and cannot be credited to alumnae or collegiate chapter fundraising. Donations given Oct. 8-15, 2025, for the Day of Giving cannot be designated.
How much do I need to give?
Any amount you’re able to give is wonderful! Every donation, of every size, makes an impact on our sisterhood.
HOW CAN I HELP?
DONATE: If you are able to donate on the Day of Giving, click the DONATE NOW button at the top. Can't wait? Make an early donation at give.zetataualpha.org/fall. After you complete your donation, you’ll receive an email receipt with a link to a special Day of Giving Donor graphic you can download and post to social media.
TELL OTHERS: Even if you are unable to donate at this time, you can help us get the word out. Post a link on social media to let your circle of ZTA friends know about our Day of Giving. Use the hashtag #ZTADayOfGiving.
STAY IN THE LOOP:
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CONTACT US
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