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ZTA wants you to “Think Pink™” with the NFL!

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Purdue chapter.

As October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is important to know when to get mammograms and how to give yourself a breast exam. But above that, it is important to spread awareness about the disease. Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity has paired with many national organizations, like the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the National Football League, Yoplait, and Self Magazine to do just that. The NFL and Zeta Tau Alpha have partnered to get male and female football fans alike, to “Think Pink™.” For those Boiler collegiettes™ who watch football, you have surely seen the players, the coaches, the referees, and even the field, decked out in the color pink during the month of October. For each NFL team that “Thinks Pink™,” they have invited the ZTA chapters in the state to volunteer before a home football game to put custom posters on each of the seats in the stadium and to pass out pink ribbons in the tailgate fields for the fans to wear on their jerseys. Purdue University’s own Alpha Theta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha took to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 9th to volunteer to the cause that they fight for all year long. Here are some pictures of the Alpha Theta women volunteering their time to fight breast cancer with the Indianapolis Colts.

Picture 1. Alpha Theta Chapter members putting the custom Colts poster in each of the seats at Lucas Oil Stadium

Picture 2. Some Lucas Oil staff hanging “A Crucial Catch” sign for the game. Please remember, ladies, annual screenings can save lives.
 

Picture 3. A view of Lucas Oil from the top of the stadium.

Picture 4. All of the Zeta Tau Alpha volunteers from Alpha Theta Chapter.

Picture 5. Loading up pink bags with the ZTA and NFL “Think Pink™” ribbons to pass out to fans.

Picture 6. Not only were the ZTA volunteers allowed on the field, they also had the opportunity to hold the Colts Super Bowl Trophy!
 

Picture 7. All of the ZTA volunteers were given the opportunity to go out onto the field after putting posters in every seat of the stadium. Here are the Alpha Theta volunteers on the field with the custom “Go Colts” poster.

Picture 8. Two Alpha Theta members with the NFL “Think Pink™” decorations on the field.

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Leta is a senior at Purdue University studying Retail Management with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Leta is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and is obsessed with her sisters. An avid shopper and fashionista, Leta spends her time working as an Assistant Manager at Twenty Ten Boutique on Purdue's campus while managing their social media campaigns. Leta started writing for Her Campus Purdue in April of 2011. It was because of her extreme enthusiasm and passion for Her Campus that she was promoted to Purdue University's Campus Correspondent in January of 2012.
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Amanda Norell is a junior at Purdue University where she is working toward a communication degree, supplemented by an art and design minor. A true Midwesterner, Amanda was born in Chicago and raised in northern Indiana, just minutes from the Michigan border. In addition to being Purdue's Campus Correspondent, Amanda is also a junior board member on Liberal Arts Student Council, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, and has both edited and written for The Exponent, Purdue's independent daily student newspaper.  She has held internships in both event planning and career development, and has her sights set on becoming an event and wedding planner after graduation. She cannot get enough of campus in the fall, crepes from Greyhouse, Urban Outfitters, and simply lovin' life.