Alumnae Certificate of Merit

This certificate is a national award presented at Zeta Day or other special events. Names and qualifications of those recommended for the Alumnae Certificate of Merit are presented to National Council for consideration at their Fall meeting. The vote of National Council is required for approval. The alumna must have been out of school for seven years and have a minimum of seven years of significant post-collegiate service. Alumnae may qualify in any of the following ways:

1. Serve as a collegiate chapter advisor over an extended period of time in a major advisory postion (i.e., General Advisor, New Member Advisor, Membership Advisor, Financial Advisor, Program Council Advisor) or other significant service on behalf of a collegiate chapter as determine by National Council.
   
   
2. Make extensive contributions to a collegiate chapter housing project (i.e., serving as a House Corporation/Association Board Officer).
   
   
3. Establish and/or sustain an alumnae chartered club or chapter, as an Executive Officer (President, VP I- Programming, VP II - Membership, Secretary, Treasurer, or Historian-Reporter).
   
   
   
   
   

A Matter of Balance

Are you the Queen of Multi-Tasking or the Princess of Overextended and Burnt Out?

Life happens! Take a lesson from our beloved Themis -- the scale is rarely perfectly balanced, you have to look at both sides and adjust. When one side comes up, the other goes down.

Tips & Tricks

• Make a list -- It is often not near as bad on paper as it all is rattling around in you head.
  
  
• Take 5 - When you can't get going and life seems overwhelming, talk yourself into "5." Tackle 5 small things you know you need to do or spend 5 minutes doing a chore. It will either jump start you and you will keep going or at the minimum, something gets done.
  
  
• Accept a sisterly hand - We have all been there or will be, let someone help. Accept if offered and ask if needed.
  
  
• Don't reinvent the wheel - Reuse, recycle when you can.
  
  
• Forget perfect - really! Not only do you waste time obsessing over getting things "just right" studies actually show you cause yourself a lot more stress.
  
  
• Have boundaries - Find the things important to you - Sunday dinners with your family, tucking your kids into bed, Thursday happy hours with your girlfriends... protect those things fiercely!
  
  
• Communicate - When people know this is a rough week/month/few months in your life, they are much more understanding if you aren't always at 100%.
  
  
• Lean when you can say "no." Prioritize and stay flexible.