The History of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

 

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. by five co-eds: Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie, and Pearl A. Neal. These women dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for Black women and sought to establish a new organization predicated on the ideals of Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love and Finer Womanhood. For more than eighty years, the trail blazed by these illustrious women has been traversed by thousands of women dedicated to the objectives and ideals established by the Five Pearls of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Since its inception, the Sorority has expanded to encompass more than 500 graduate and collegiate chapters around the world, including locations in the Caribbean Islands, West Africa, and Germany. In addition to its international presence, the Sorority has established several firsts for historically Black Greek Lettered Organizations. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was the first to charter a chapter in Africa; to centralize its operations in a national headquarters; to form adult and youth auxiliary groups--the Amicae, Archonettes, Amicettes, and Pearlettes.  And it is the first and only sorority in the National Pan-Hellenic Council to be constitutionally bound to a brother fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., chapters and auxiliary groups have given un-totaled hours of voluntary service to educate the public, assist youth, provide scholarships, support organized charities and promote legislation for social and civic change.

 

 

                                                         

Arizona Cleaver        Myrtle Tyler      Viola Tyler        Fannie Pettie    Pearl A. Neal

 

The founders of Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority Inc., wanted to foster a sorority that would reach college women in all parts of the country who were sorority minded and desired to follow the ideals of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood, which Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was founded.

Nu Beta Chapter History

 

 

 

 

The Nu Beta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was chartered October 16, 1950 on the campus of Tougaloo College.  Since its inception, the chapter has participated in a number of community service projects including The Toy Shop, Stew Pot, March of Dimes Walk-a-thons & fundraisers, Sponsoring Breast Cancer Awareness Forums, Hosting Health Fairs, and Sponsoring Gift Basket Give-a-ways.

 

                                                                                   

 

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