The Contributing Writers program provides an opportunity for collegiate and alumnae members to have their work published in Themis and ZTA's online blog.

Contributing Writers featured in the fall 2025 issue:

Kristel Aranas (Delta Alpha Chapter, California State University, Long Beach) is a privacy program manager living in Orange County, California. She is a member of the Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA, alumnae chapters and has been a contributing writer for ZTA since 2016. While in college earning her BFA in Illustration and Animation, she served as Ritual Chair (now called Vice President Member Experience) and Signs Chair, all while holding positions in the student government. She now serves as Programming Advisor for Delta Alpha and travels as much as she can.

Christy Marx Barber (Alpha Psi, University of Missouri) received her first contributor byline in Themis in fall 2004. She was Themis editor and ZTA Director of Communication from 2005 to 2012 and part-time Staff Writer/Special Projects Coordinator from 2014 to July 2024. Her special projects have included writing the words in the ZTA Historical and Educational Center and Our Shared Purpose, ZTA’s new keepsake book. In the summer 2024 issue, you can read her features on ZTA’s Outstanding Alumna and the first female scout in the National Football League. Now retired from ZTA’s staff, she will enjoy her free time with her family—including three amazing grandchildren—but remain involved in ZTA as Communication Advisor and Philanthropy & Service Advisor for Alpha Psi and Vice President of Communication for the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter.