Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded January 16th, 1920 at Howard University in Washington D.C. by Most Triumphant Founders: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings and Fannie Pettie Watts. Our five pearls envisioned a sorority that would directly affect positive change, chart a course of action for the 1920s and beyond, raise consciousness of their people, encourage the highest standards of scholastic achievement, and foster a greater sense of unity among its members. These women believed that sorority elitism and socializing overshadowed the real mission for progressive organizations and failed to address fully the societal mores, ills, prejudices, and poverty affecting humanity in general and the Black community in particular.
Since 1920, the vision of our founders’ has spread internationally, in 1978 it reached the State of New Mexico and in 1990 the State of Hawaii. Both states have rich history and have exemplified the principles of Zeta in their respected communities. In 2020, under the leadership of Pacific Regional Director Zakkiyyah Nazeeh the two states were joined together.
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