History & Founders
When Zeta was founded
January 16, 1920
Youth Auxiliary of Zeta
Pearlettes, Amicettes, and Archonettes
Former WNBA basketball player and head women's basketball coach for UNC-Greensboro
Wendy Palmer
Dr. Powell's Line Name
Blu lACE
Where Zeta was founded.
Howard University
Partnered with Zeta to provide new opportunities for African American women and young girls to experience national parks, historic sites and monuments as well as promote interest in historic preservation careers.
The National Park Service (NPS)
Award winning poet and 1st African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize
Gwendolyn Brooks
The official flower
White Rose
The principles of Zeta
Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood
Adult Auxiliary of Zeta
Zeta Amicae and Zeta Male Network
1st African American woman to join the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps and 1st woman to command a federal ship
Rear Admiral Evelyn J. Fields
The Constitutionally Bound Brothers of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
The founders of Zeta
Arizona Cleaver Stemmons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts.
Partnership set up to help fight for the health of all babies, moms, and families.
March of Dimes
Comedian, actress, tv host, and 23rd International President of Zeta
Sheryl P. Underwood
Where you can find more information about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
In 1938, she was the first black woman in New York to earn a master's degree in music from Columbia University
Founder Pearl Anna Neal
Zeta chartered chapters in these locations outside of the US before any other sorority or fraternity.
African and the Middle East
1st African American U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations
Edith Sampson
Received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama and is the 26th International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Dr. Stacie NC Grant