Zeta Mu Epsilon

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Zeta Mu Epsilon
ΖΜΕ
File:Zeta Mu Epsilon badge.png
FoundedFebruary 29, 1921; 105 years ago (February 29, 1921)
Stephens College
TypeSocial
AffiliationNJCP
StatusDefunct
ScopeNational
MottoZeamus Mura Emosa
Colors  Lavender and   Silver
FlowerLilac and violet
JewelDiamond and pearl
PublicationThe Evergreen
Chapters15
Members700+ lifetime
Headquarters
United States

Zeta Mu Epsilon (ΖΜΕ) was an American junior collegiate sorority. It was established in 1921 at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. The sorority chartered at least fifteen chapters before going defunct. It was a member of the National Junior College Panhellenic.

History

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Zeta Mu Epsilon sorority was established on February 29, 1921, at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.[1][2] Its founders adopted the sorority's constitution, bylaws, coat of arms, and ritual.[3] It was established as a social sorority for junior colleges.[4] Its purpose was "to ensure true friendship, to strive to attain the high ideals as symbolized by our pins and the further in every way the interest of our Alma Mater, always doing something for others, through our influence, building up the morale of the student body, and above all, the encouragement of better womanhood."[2] By 1923, it had established a chapter house at 8 College Avenue.[5]

In 1927, Zeta Mu Epsilon became a national sorority with the establishment of chapters at Logan College in Russellville, Kentucky; Greenbrier College in Lewisburg, West Virginia; and Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi.[6][7] It was admitted to the National Junior College Panhellenic in March 26, 1927.[4][8] At the time, it was the oldest member of the council.[4]

The sorority's officers were elected at national conventions held biennially in June on even-numbered years.[2] The sorority held a national convention in June 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri.[9]

A chapter was chartered at the Greenville Women's College in 1928, Millersburg College in 1930, and Blackstone College for Girls and the College of Marshall.[6] The sorority also established the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter.[10] The chapter at Logan College closed with the college in 1931.[6] This was followed by the closure of the Belhaven College chapter in 1932 and Greenville's Women's College in 1936.[6]

In 1939, Zeta Mu Epsilon had initiated 700 members and chartered eight collegiate chapters and three alumnae chapters, with five collegiate chapters being inactive.[2] The sorority held its tenth biennial convention in Washington, D.C. in June 1938.[11] Also in 1938, the Alpha chapter at Stephens College closed.[6] However, at least four additional chapters were chartered between 1939 and 1949.[6] In 1949, its Grand Chapter was located in West Virginia.[7]

The last known chapter to be chartered at Brandywine Junior College on January 15, 1967.[12] That chapter hosted the nineteenth biennial convention of Zeta Mu Epsilon in April 1967. The sorority last chapter closed in the 1980s.[6]

Symbols

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Zeta Mu Epsilon's motto was Zeamus Mura Emosa.[13] The sorority's colors were violet or lavender and silver.[13][14] Its flower was the lilac or the violet.[14][15][13] Its jewels were the diamond and the pearl.[13]

The sorority's badge was gold and set with pearls; it had an optional guard featuring the Greek letter of the member's chapter.[16] Its coat of arms included non-heraldic emblems on a shield, with a motto below.[3]

Zeta Mu Epsilon's magazine was The Evergreen.[1][2][17]

Activities

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Zeta Mu Epsilon's members participated in various social events.[18][19][20] They also participated in singing contests and inter-sorority basketball.[21][22][23] At the College of Marshall, it sponsored the college's annual football dinner and held the annual Kollege Kapers variety show.[17] The sorority's charitable activities included purchasing books for the campus library and creating a scholarship fund for students in need.[24][25]

Chapters

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Collegiate chapters

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Following are the known collegiate chapters of Zeta Mu Epsilon, with inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.[6]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha February 29, 1921 – 1938; active in 1949 Stephens College Columbia, Missouri Withdrew (ΖΜΑ) [3][4][7][13][a]
Beta 1927–1931 Logan College Russellville, Kentucky Inactive [4][13][26][b]
Gamma 1927–c. 1972 Greenbrier College Lewisburg, West Virginia Inactive [4][13][c]
Delta 1927–1932 Belhaven College Jackson, Mississippi Inactive [4][13][27]
Epsilon 1928–1936 Greenville Woman's College Greenville, South Carolina Inactive [13][18][d]
Zeta October 20, 1929 – 193x ? Millersburg College Millersburg, Kentucky Inactive [19][28][29]
Eta February 21, 1931 – 1943 Blackstone College for Girls Blackstone, Virginia Inactive [30][e]
Lambda (First) 1931–after 1939 College of Marshall Marshall, Texas Inactive [17][23][31][f]
Theta October 13, 1939 – March 11, 1967 Rider University Lawrence Township, New Jersey Withdrew (ΔΖ) [7][32][g]
Iota 1944–1961 Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens, Tennessee Withdrew (ΣΤΣ) [7][33][h]
Kappa 1948–1950 Potomac State College Keyser, West Virginia Inactive [7]
Mu April 3, 1948 – 1959 Morris Harvey College Charleston, West Virginia Inactive [34]
Omega Inactive [7]
Lambda (Second) April 29, 1963 – 19xx ? Trenton Junior College Trenton, Missouri Inactive [35][36]
Berkeley Junior College Secretarial School East Orange, New Jersey Inactive [37][38]
Sigma January 15, 1967 – 198x ? Brandywine Junior College Wilmington, Delaware Inactive [39][12][i]
  1. ^ Chapter withdrew and became Zeta Mu Alpha (local), which closed in 1954.
  2. ^ Chapter went inactive when the college closed.
  3. ^ Originally called the Lewisburg Female Institute, the college closed in 1972.
  4. ^ Chapter went inactive when the college was absorbed by Furman University in 1937.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Sigma Chi (local), established in 1928.
  6. ^ Chapter formed at the College of Marshall, now East Texas Baptist University.
  7. ^ Chapter formed from Omega Chi Phi (local), established in 1932. It became a chapter of Delta Zeta on March 11, 1967.
  8. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Sigma (local), established in 1931. In 1961, it withdrew and became a Delta Zeta colony
  9. ^ Brandywine graduated its last class in 1991.

Alumnae chapters

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Following is an incomplete list of the alumnae chapters of Zeta Mu Epsilon.

Chapter Charter date and range Collegiate affiliation Location Status References
Kansas City Alumnae Chapter 1931 ? Kansas City, Missouri Inactive [10]
Charleston Alumnae Chapter February 27, 1951 Morris Harvey College Charleston, West Virginia Inactive [34]
Knoxville Alumnae Chapter April 1951 Tennessee Wesleyan College Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive [40][41]
Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter 195x ? Chattanooga, Tennessee Inactive [42]
Alpha Theta Alumnae Chapter April 15, 1963 Rider University Trenton, New Jersey Inactive [43][44]

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