Alpha Chapter

Howard University

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded at Howard University on January 16, 1920 in Miner Hall by Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts. Howard University is a Historically Black University founded in 1867, whose mission is “Excellence in Truth and Service". Our Founders, the "Five Pearls" wanted to build a sorority focused on inclusion rather than exclusion. They developed our principles: Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood.

Alpha Chapter has continued to build upon the vision of the Founders by continuing its service to the community and commitment to scholarship. Members of the chapter have high academic achievement, are leaders on campus, and serve the community in many ways. Some of Alpha Chapter’s staple community initiatives include volunteering at Seabury Resources for Aging, March of Dimes, Project Giveback, and several food banks around the city. In the past few years, the chapter has been awarded by Howard University for their hard work - winning NPHC Sorority of the Year four times, including most recently in April 2024. They have also been awarded Service Organization of the Year in April 2019 and Organization of the Year in April 2024. Individual members have served as International Undergraduate to the International Nominating Committee and DC State Undergraduate Member-at-Large.

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