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The Austin ZTA Alumnae Chapter will treat members and seniors from surrounding ZTA collegiate chapters to a night of beauty at Neiman Marcus in Domain Thursday, Feb. 26 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sample beauty products and enter to win beauty products while sampling appetizers. For more information on this event, or to RSVP to event, email Hope Carberry.

Cornucopia ‘Popcorn Creations’ will host a benefit all day Wednesday October 29th, 2008 and donate proceeds to Susan G. Komen - Austin Affiliate.

Wednesday the 29th, sales from all pink popcorn & from the specially prepared pair of breast cancer awareness popcorn balls will be donated to Susan G. Komen. For the entire month of October, all sales from the specially prepared pair of Susan G. Komen popcorn balls will be donated to the Austin Affiliate.

The breast cancer awareness benefit will start at 6pm at Cornucopia on the drag and include complimentary pink cocktails, complimentary popcorn, and a showing of the irreverent and uplifting “Crazy Sexy Cancer”.

As two young female business owners & best friends, Nadia & Nikki share aspirations of giving back to the community through their new business.

The first meeting for the 2008-2009 year was a great success. 60+ members gathered at Mary Walcutt’s house on the evening of September 11th for a light dinner and meeting to discuss the year’s events. Great focus was turned to the new events included in the schedule as well as the Celebration of Life Luncheon. Members also generously donated boxes full of school supplies that were donated to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. If you couldn’t make it, we’d love to see you at the next event. See the calendar for more details.

Austinites will think pink during Breast Cancer Awareness month as they support and attend a number of activities to raise funds for breast cancer research, education, and awareness.  The women of the Austin Alumnae Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity will host the 11th Annual Celebration of Life - More Than a Decade of Sisterhood and Survivorship luncheon.  This annual even is our primary fundraising source for supporting this important cause.

Celebration of Life will again serve as the Austin area kick-off for the 2008 Komen Austin Race for the Cure.  This year’s luncheon will take place on Friday, October 24th at Austin Country Club and will include a wonderful fall fashion show from The Garden Room, Austin’s Premier Boutique,  This year’s speaker will be Meredith Norton, author of “Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting,” an elegant memoir which was glowingly reviewed by O, The Oprah Magazine.   Tickets will be $65 per person, with underwriting opportunities available, and tickets and more information can be found at www.austinzta.org.  Questions?  Please e-mail us ZTACelebration2008@yahoo.com.

Dear Zeta Sisters,
The stores are beginning to be filled with those many back-to-school items from crayons to notebooks to backpacks, so that means it is time to celebrate another year with the Austin Alumnae Chapter.

As you read this newsletter you will see many new names on our executive board. They all bring energy and new ideas that we hope you will experience throughout the year. In addition to our events during the year, we will be bringing back a once-a-month social time on the last Tuesday of each month called Yaps & Apps for us to strengthen our bond as sisters. Each of our events will also include a service project to increase our support of the local community here in Austin.

Thanks to Alumnae member Ami Hooper for getting our Web site up and running. We will be utilizing this in many ways this year. Please look for informational updates such as how to submit a MIS form, to find the location of the next Yaps & Apps, or to update your membership information. Make sure it is saved as one of your favorites – austinzta.org!

As always, we are thankful to Mary Walcutt for opening up her home for our annual kick-off party on Sept. 11. We encourage you to reconnect with the group, make new bonds and of course become a dues-paying member to experience all of the benefits our group has to offer. In addition, mark your calendars for the 11th Annual Celebration of Life Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon Oct. 24 at Austin Country Club. Lucy Netherton is well on her way to making this another fabulous event that will include a style show by The Garden Room.

I look forward to seeing everyone in September, if not sooner at the young alumnae meet and greet or at the Kappa rush dinner.
Zeta Love,
Ginger Layman
2008-09 Austin Alumnae Chapter – President