Supplement to the article, "I Believe ..." published in The LAMP of Delta Zeta, Issue 3 - 2011.

by Cindy Tinney Kozil, Gamma Beta '81 (University of Connecticut)
Vice President, Student Development and Retention at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts



If you take a look at your own experience in Delta Zeta, I bet our stories would be similar.

Delta Zeta became an important part of my life my first month of college and continues to be today. When I was a collegian, I did not think about what it meant when alumnae told me you are in a sorority "for life." Why? Because you don't often think about these things when you are a college student. But it is true. I have experienced it firsthand, and it is actually a lifetime of opportunity. Throughout my life, I have met many Delta Zetas. This network of contacts has been invaluable when looking for a job, moving to a new location, volunteering on a community project, finding the right school for your child and the list goes on. There is also always an opportunity to volunteer and get involved by helping a local chapter, joining an alumnae group, helping with state/region days, serving on a committee . . . the list is endless.

Delta Zeta taught me to give of myself to others through our philanthropy and service programs, to help others in need and to serve as a role model. Upper class students, big sisters, chapter officers, alumnae volunteers, chapter advisors and Delta Zeta leaders all assisted in my growth and development by guiding, mentoring and encouraging me. That is why I have given of my time over the years serving as a College Chapter Director, a Province Collegiate Director and a session presenter at state/region days.


Cindy (second from left) as part of the Women Who are Changing the World panel presentation at the 2009 Norma Minch Andrisek Leadership Conference. The panel also included Michelle Albrecht Smith, Alpha Chi (University of California/Los Angeles), National President of Delta Zeta Sorority (far left); Tina Prather McIntosh, Gamma Chi '91 (Ball State Univeristy), Founder of Joy's House, an adult daycare facility in Indianapolis, Indiana (second from right); and Barbara Poremba, Gamma Beta (University of Connecticut), Vice President of Sales for the Coca Cola Company and Delta Zeta Foundation Trustee (far right).

As my professional responsibilities grew, I had less free time, but I still wanted to give back to others what was given to me. I can do that through the Foundation. Not only is it easy, but I have seen the power of it firsthand. As a Student Affairs professional at Dean College, I have seen, heard and witnessed many leadership programs, and it is easy to say that Delta Zeta's programs rank among the top.

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