Divine Nine: Zeta Phi Beta

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was the third sorority founded within the Divine Nine on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, DC. Their five founders believed in the need for a new and different type of Greek-lettered organization and acted upon that need. To these women, Zeta was more than an organization – it was a movement, a belief system that reflected, at its core, the desire to provide true service, to embrace scholarship, to set a standard for sisterly love and to define the noble concept of finer womanhood.

Founded: January 16, 1920

Where: Howard University (Washington, DC)

Motto: A Community Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization

Mission Statement: To uphold the tenets of service, scholarship, sisterly love and Finer Womanhood on which Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Inc was founded. We continue to advance our sorority's impact on the world by building on the traditions of our past while addressing the concerns of contemporary society in the Elon community.

Nickname: Zetas

Colors: Royal Blue and White

Prominent Members: Zora Neale Hurston, Sheryll Underwood, Dionne Warwick, Towanda Braxton, Traci Braxton, Minnie Riperton, Rear Admiral Evelyn J. Fields, Wendy Palmer, Dr. Deborah Wolfe, Syleena Johnson

Twitter: @ZPHIBHQ

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Zeta-Phi-Beta/