Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University on
Friday, January 16, 1920 by five zealous women. These five women, known as our Five Pearls,
were trailblazers, transcending the bounds of finer womanhood.
Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Pearl Anna Neal, Fannie Pettie Watts
and Viola Tyler Goings were the foundation of a sisterhood that now spans the globe
encompassing more than 100,000 members. Assisting our founders in establishing
a well rounded, self sustaining, and innovative organization were two Brothers of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: A. Langston Taylor and Charles Robert Taylor.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on the ideals of Scholarship,
Sisterly Love, Community Service and Finer Womanhood.
With these ideals under our wings, Zeta has set a tradition of �firsts�. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. was the first Greek letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa, form auxiliary groups, and
establish a national headquarters. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. is the first and ONLY Black Greek
letter organization to be constitutionally bound to a fraternity, which is Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Over the years since the sorority�s inception, Zeta Phi Beta has chartered hundreds of
chapters and initiated thousands of women around the world. Zeta has continued
to thrive and flourish while adapting to the ever-changing needs of a new century. |
