Zeta Phi Beta was founded in 1920, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. The sorority was incorporated in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1923. In 1939, the sorority was incorporated in Illinois. Below is a list of some of the notable members of Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
Founders and Incorporators
National Presidents
- Arizona Cleaver Stemons (1920)
- Myrtle Tyler Faithful (1921âÂÂ1922)
- Joanna Houston Ransom (1922âÂÂ1923)
- Nellie A. Buchanan (1923âÂÂ1925)
- Dr. S. Evelyn Lewis (1925âÂÂ1926)
- Ruth Tappe Scruggs (1926âÂÂ1930)
- Fannie R. Givens (1930âÂÂ1933)
- Violette Neatley Anderson (1933âÂÂ1937)
- Nellie B. Rogers (1937âÂÂ1939)
- Edith Lyons (1939âÂÂ1940)
- Blanche Thompson (1940âÂÂ1943)
- Lullelia W. Harrison (1943âÂÂ1948)
- Nancy B. Woolridge McGhee (1948âÂÂ1953)
- Deborah Cannon P. Wolfe (1953âÂÂ1965)
- Mildred Carter Bradham (1965âÂÂ1970)
- Isabel M. Herson (1970âÂÂ1974)
- Janice G. Kissner (1974âÂÂ1980)
- Edith V. Francis (1980âÂÂ1986)
- Eunice S. Thomas (1986âÂÂ1992)
- Jylla Moore Foster Tearte (1992âÂÂ1996)
- Barbara West Carpenter (1996âÂÂ2002)
- Barbara C. Moore (2002âÂÂ2008)
- Sheryl P. Underwood (2008âÂÂ2012)
- Mary Breaux Wright (2012âÂÂ2018)
- Valerie Hollingsworth Baker (2018âÂÂ2022)
- Dr. Stacie N. C. Grant (2022âÂÂpresent)
Civil rights
Education
Science and health
Authors and artists
Entertainers
Athletes
Politicians
Community leaders
Television, radio, and media
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