WHAT IS ZONTA?

• ZONTA is a global service organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.
• ZONTA is a non-partisan and non-sectarian organization with ethnic and geographic diversity.
• ZONTA has nearly 33,000 members in 1,254 clubs in 68 countries.
• ZONTA provides many opportunities for networking and fellowship.
• ZONTA was organized in November 1919 in Buffalo, New York.
• Marion DeForest, a journalist and playwright, was the founder of ZONTA.

OUR MISSION

Zonta International seeks to:

• provide service globally and locally;
• improve the legal, political, economic, health, educational and professional status of women;
• work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of executives in business and the professions;
• promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
• be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, implement service programs, and provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations and the universe.

ZONTA is derived from the Sioux Indian language and means: "Honest and Trustworthy"

The ZONTA emblem is a composite of Indian symbols representing these concepts: "Banded Together for a Purpose"

The Yellow Rose is also a ZONTA International emblem, which signifies: "Radiance and Beauty"

For additional information on the ZONTA emblems, please visit this page from Zonta International.