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ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC.
FINER WOMEN SINCE 1920
Founded on January 16, 1920, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington D.C.: Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal. These five women, known as our Five Pearls, sought to establish a new organization predicated on the precepts of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood.
Since its inception, the Sorority has chronicled a number of firsts. Zeta Phi Beta was the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa (1948); to form auxiliary groups; to centralize its operations in a national headquarters; and to be constitutionally bound to a fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.
A nonprofit organization, Zeta Phi Beta is incorporated in Washington, D.C. and in the state of Illinois. The dues and gifts of its members support the Sorority.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has a rich heritage and tradition. Zeta members have provided the world examples of our dedication to our service endeavors, of our commitment to scholarship and of our active practice and cultivation of sisterly love, all while illustrating the epitome of Finer Womanhood. The organization continues to thrive and flourish while adapting to the ever-changing needs of a new century.
(Information from the website of the Southeastern Region of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.)
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First Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter on the continent of Africa
First Greek-letter organization to form auxiliary groups
First Greek-letter organization to centralize its operations in a national headquarters
First Greek-letter organization to be constitutionally bound to a fraternity,
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
For more about the Sorority’s heritage, visit the National website at www.zphib1920.org. |
