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Dear Zeta Tau Alpha

"Love, the greatest of all things."

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Dear Zeta Tau Alpha
Paige Creswell

Dear ZTA,

As I head into my final recruitment, I'm reminded of all the memories, all the happy moments, all the sad moments and all the little moments that Zeta brought me. I want to say thank you. Without you, I would have transferred schools after Freshman year and missed out on how incredible college has turned out to be. I just want to say you've brought me a lot more than cute t-shirts.

You brought me friendships. I'm way too awkward for my own good but somehow ZTA saw through that when I was going through and decided to let me in. I got the girl I wanted as my big and I know that if One Direction was ever in small town Joplin, she would be the first to stalk with me. I know that my friend Paige would be the first one to go to a pumpkin patch with me even if it's two hours away. I know that my little Jessica would be and has, listen to me for hours rant about anything and everything. You've brought me life long friends that I might have never met without this sisterhood.

You brought me leadership. You taught me motivation to get ahead and to be a leader in a group. Leaving high school, I really didn't care about grades and just thought life would work out for me somehow. I didn't have that drive to do anything extra. Yet here I am senior year with an internship, sorority events, a job, writing for odyssey and also school. You've shown me that hard work can pay off and that you can get that EC position you've always wanted. For me, that was Historian which I recommend to every individual out there.

You brought me myself. I know that I have friends who know the real me and accept me for that. I know that I am truly myself and not feeling like I constantly put on a mask everyday like I did in high school. I want to say thank you for making me feel accepted.

You brought me all the little things. A friend showing up at work to brighten my day, a friend to go to sonic with late at night to just get away from studying, a friend to just drive around sing duets from Frozen with.

I just wanted to say thank you. I can't wait for the last recruitment I'll be in, you'll always be my favorite part of college.

Sincerely,

A Zeta

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