The five phenomenal women and charter members were Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts. These five women dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for black women and sought to establish a new organization predicated on the precepts of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood. It was the idea of the Founders that the Sorority would reach college women in all parts of the country who were sorority-minded and desired to follow the founding principles of the organization. Since its inception, the Sorority has chronicled a number of firsts. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa (1948); to form adult and youth auxiliary groups; and to centralize its operations in a national headquarters. Zeta's national and local programs include endowment of its National Educational Foundation; community outreach services; and support of multiple affiliate organizations. Zeta chapters and auxiliary groups have given untotaled hours of voluntary service to educate the public, assist youth, provide scholarships, support organized charities and promote legislation for social and civic change. A nonprofit organization, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is incorporated in Washington, D.C. and in the state of Illinois. 

 

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