ZTA Spring Break

The week before Spring Break ZTA sister's Lauren Brandon, Michaela Lewis, and Megan Chinworth attended the American College Dance Festival at Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas.  They were the only Greeks on the company and were able to all room together.  Lauren and Megan participated in a dance that was chosen to be performed at the Gala Concert, which is a huge honor. They all are so grateful for the opportunity, and were glad to have been able to spend this time together as ZTA sisters!

During the week of Spring Break sister Kallie Dobbs joined in on SFA's Alternative Spring Break program.  Instead of being the typical spring breaker, Kallie volunteered in Hot Springs, Arkansas with other students doing various community service actives. Now that the break is over, she's glad to share her experience with us.

"There were 17 students and two faculty members that went to Hot Springs for SFA's Alternative Spring Break. The first two days we volunteered at the Hot Springs National Park. At the park, we split up into teams and cleaned out the waterbars to stop erosion from ruining the park's landscape. Most of the park workers were retired volunteers, and they were extremely grateful for our help.  

On Wednesday and Thursday we went to the Humane Society of Hot Springs. Unfortunately they are not state-funded, so their budget relies solely on donations. We helped them clean, paint, and move things that would have taken them months to do with the limited number of volunteers they have.

All four days from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, we visited the Boys and Girls Club. The children were absolutely wonderful. Every day they would run in and give us all hugs! We played in the gym with them, helped them with homework, and helped serve them snacks. There was only one volunteer with them every day to handle over 50 children, so he really appreciated us being there to help and interact with the them.

Alternative Spring Break was a life changing opportunity. I learned do so much from the different places we went to. The children especially had a lasting impact on my life. They were genuinely amazed that we would come all the way from Texas just to play with them. All the people we helped were so grateful, and I feel like we really made a difference."

- Kallie Dobbs, Freshman