Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Group Return

“A. Collegiate members. 1. New members. These shall include only regularly enrolled college women who have received the favorable vote of a collegiate chapter while regularly enrolled in that college, who have met the requirements of the eligibility clauses and who are in the process of satisfying the requirements for initiation. Also included shall be regularly enrolled collegiate members of groups absorbed by zeta tau alpha who are in the process of satisfying the requirements for initiation. 2. Initiated members. These shall include only regularly enrolled college women who have received the favorable vote of a collegiate chapter while regularly enrolled in that college and who have met the requirements of the eligibility clauses and have been initiated in accordance with the provisions of the initiation ritual. Also included shall be regularly enrolled collegiate members of groups absorbed by zeta tau alpha who have successfully fulfilled the collegiate requirements for initiation and who have been initiated in accordance with the provisions of the initiation ritual. B. Alumnae members. 1. Regular initiates. These shall be women who have been regularly initiated into zeta tau alpha and who have graduated from college, who attend a college where there is no chapter of zeta tau alpha, or who are no longer students in college. Also included shall be alumnae members of groups absorbed by zeta tau alpha who have been approved by the national council and regularly initiated at a time other than installation. 2. Convention initiates. Women ineligible for initiation by a collegiate chapter who have rendered outstanding service to the fraternity or in a chosen field of work shall, upon unanimous approval of the national council, be eligible for initiation at an international convention. There shall be no initiation fee. A pearl-set badge, life membership, and life subscription to themis shall be presented to each convention initiate. Each convention initiate shall be assigned to a definite chapter. 3. Special initiates. Outstanding local women or women who at some previous time have been pledged to a collegiate chapter of zeta tau alpha and who have proven their worth and continued interest in the fraternity may be initiated at a regular collegiate chapter service or at a time and place approved by the national council. A four-year period must have elapsed between the time they left college and the time they are presented for initiation. 4. Installation initiates. At the time of an installation of a collegiate chapter, one or more outstanding women may be chosen locally and upon receiving the unanimous vote of the national council may become installation initiates. Also included will be alumnae members of groups absorbed by zeta tau alpha who have been approved by the national council and are initiated at the time of an installation.”

“Chapter members elect their chapter leaders following a process that is outlined by our guide to chapter elections.”

“Zeta tau alpha fraternity group's form 990 and all related schedules, statements and attachments are reviewed and approved by the appropriate representative(s) from the board of director's executive committee prior to finalizing and filing these tax returns with the internal revenue service.”

“Zeta tau alpha fraternity group periodically distributes conflict of interest questionnaires to each officer and member of the board of directors. The questionnaires include statements regarding other employment, being related to anyone on the board and other items that may create an appearence of a potential independence issue. The identification, evaluation and resolution of those issues are discussed with the appropriate level of management or members of the board of directors.”

“The board of directors and officers of zeta tau alpha fraternity group are not compensated and serve on a voluntary basis. Staffing at the local affiliated chapters and related compensation rates are set at the local affiliated chapter with general consultations and oversight from the national directors and officers. The executive director is compensated by a related organization. That organization's board of directors determines and sets executive director's compensation rates after a thourough review of all related issues, consultation with independent persons, review of comparable data and deliberation.”

“Zeta tau alpha fraternity group makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements, as applicable, available to the public upon written request made to the attention of our president and received at our corporate office address as well as on another's web site.”

“This is a group return for multiple subordinates. No individual subordinate had unrelated business income in excess of $1,000. Therefore, no individual 990-t's will be filed.”