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About Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

 

How Our Story Began

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16th, 1920 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Established by five innovative women: Arizona Cleaver, Fannie Pettie, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, and Pearl Neal. The organization was designed to shift the focus from sorority elitism and socializing back to what mattered most: serving the community.

Comprised of many dedicated women, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has been fortunate enough to maintain a rich legacy initiated over 90 years ago. 

Zeta is the only sorority to be: 

  •  Constitutionally bound to a fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

  •  The first to charter a chapter in Africa

  •  The first to have youth and adult auxiliary groups 

  •  The first to host a convention in the segregated South 

  •  And the first organization to organize within a centralized national office along with a paid staff


To learn more about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., visit the National Website:
http://www.zphib1920.org

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