Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was organized on January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard Univeristy in Washington, D.C. The sorority was founded by our most honorable five pearls: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, Fannie Pettie Watts and Pearl Anna Neal. These phenomenal ladies were encouraged by Charles Robert Taylor and A. Langston Taylor, two brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
         The founding pearls chose not to embrace the already established tenets. As a result, they founded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. to encourage the highest standards of scholarship through scientific, literary, cultural and educational programs; promote service projects on college campuses and in the community: foster sisterhood and exemplify the ideal of Finer Womanhood.

         The sororities members consist of undergraduate, graduate, and professional women. Some famous Zetas include Minnie Ripperton, Sheryl Underwood, and the late Esther Rolle. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa and to develop youth auxillary groups. The Sorority encompasses nine regions. These regions are located throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, The Bahama Islands, Eastern Caribbean Islands, West Africa and Germany. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. has over 100,000 members and is still growing!