Constructed as Philomathean House [1]
Unit A (A-1) Tex-41-CH-31 [1,2]
May 16, 1959
Delta Zeta chapter founded
1959
Renamed Zeta Tau Alpha House
Namesake:
None
Architect:
Unknown
Contractor(s):
Unknown
The Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority House is one of the eight small houses on Sorority Hill, located north of 17th Street and between Avenues I and J.
The building originally housed members of the Philomatheans literary society.
In 1959, the students of the club became charter members of the Delta Zeta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
Photographs
An aerial photograph from the early 1900s reveals how close the city of Huntsville sat next to Sam Houston Normal Institute.
Signage out front the building.
Looking up at Sorority Hill from Avenue J one can see the Greek letters painted on the western face of the building.
Sources: Vision Realized (1970)
[1] Minutes from the Board of Regents; February 28, 1958
[2] SHSC Revenue Bond Buildings (c.1965)
