Are you a Hero?

We would like to bet that you typically don’t think of yourself as a hero. But every Delta Zeta member encounters opportunities each day to be an Every|Day Hero. Delta Zeta members learn about how to intervene in situations where they could easily be bystanders with the ResponseAbility Project. The Sorority has been a partner with the RA Project since 2008. And, at last year’s National Convention, Delta Zeta members committed to take the Every|Day Hero Pledge. Participants at this summer’s Norma Minch Andrisek Leadership Conference will also be able to hear the message live when Mike Dilbeck, from the RA Project, takes the stage as one of our keynote speakers. 

But what does that mean in everyday life? How can you be a hero for someone else?

We’d like to think that it means upholding the values found in Delta Zeta’s Ritual, which we articulate in a variety of ways, through our Purpose, our Creed, our tagline – Enriching. Every Delta Zeta member should know our organizational values, even if you cannot state them word for word; you intrinsically know when you are upholding the values of Delta Zeta. And when you, or other members, are not. 

Would you say something when you see a member breaking the law? What if their actions put someone else in physical danger? Would you say something only then? Is viewing a video on You Tube or Vine in which a member acts in direct violation of our values the same thing as if you saw it in person? Or is it ok since its online and you didn’t see if first hand? How do you step up in situations like these and say “hey – that’s not what Delta Zeta stands for?” It takes a hero to take the courage to speak up, even in difficult situations.

Pledge to be an Every|Day Hero for Delta Zeta by taking the pledge on the RA Project website and tweeting @DeltaZetaNatl to tell us why you are a #DZHero.