Zeta Phi Beta is founded at Howard University as a constitutionally bound sister organization to Phi Beta Sigma.
At a Glance
- Date
- 16 January 1920
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Key people
- Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
- Source
- Zeta Phi Beta founding records · Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
What It Meant Then
It emphasized scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood during a period of expanding Black higher education.
What It Means Now
Zeta Phi Beta continues as a Divine Nine organization with international chapters.
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