Famous Zeta's

Sarah Lois Vaughn, international jazz singer that played her voice with a musical creativity, as if it were a "real" instrument	Esther Rolle, award-winning actress, Good Times, Rosewood, Maude, died Tuesday, November 17th, 1998.
Freddye Henderson, first black owner of a travel agency in the U.S.	Minnie Julia Ripperton, famous singer of "Lovin You"
Dionne Warwick, international recording celebrity, "That's What Friends Are For" she has received one platinum, five gold albums and five Grammy Awards	Grace Bumbry, international opera singer, She was featured in Byreuth, Germany's Wagner Festival. She was the first black to sing there.
Sheryl Underwood, comedian, who has appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, and the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars.She also donates 5% of all her road earnings to her beloved sorority.	Zora Neale Hurston, anthologist/author, one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Zora Neale Hurston Festival is every year in Eatonville, Florida, her birthplace.
Dr. Tonei Harris Stewart, Actress/storyteller/performance artist - and NAACP "Image Award" nominee for her role as Samuel Jackson's wife in the film "A Time to Kill", In Heat of the Night (Aunt Etta)	Gwendolyn Brooks American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen -1950). In 1968, Gwendolyn Brooks was Poet Laureate of Illinois.
Ja'Net DuBois, (Honorary) accomplished actress/singer/artist, best known for her role as Wilona on the long running show "Good Times," has had a role as the grandmother in the WB's show "The Wayan Brothers", and is now the voice of Mrs. Avery on the show "The PJ's", won an Emmy for her voiceover. Sang the theme song "Movin On Up" on TV series "The Jeffersons."	Wendy Palmer WNBA Basketball Player for the Detroit Shocks, Was the first woman in Virginia history to top 1,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds, finishing with 1,911 points and a school-record 1,221 rebounds. Ranked 2nd in the WNBA in Double Doubles, Led the Starzz in 1998 in scoring
Yvonne Miller, Virginia State Senator	Towanda Braxton, recording artist, member of the R&B group, The Braxtons

Violette N. Anderson, first Black woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Elizabeth Koontz, first black president of the NEA

Jylla Moore Foster, former National President and branch manager for IBM

Dr. Alyce Gullantee, first black psychiatrist to receive an Emmy for her film the "The Disabled Mind"

Lullelia Harrison, first exec. secretary of all of the Greek
letter organizations

Versia Lindsay, first woman to graduate from the School of Sciences at Atlanta University

Anita Turpeau Anderson, first woman on the debate team at Howard

Sheila Williams, first black female news and public affairs director for two radio stations simultaneously

Clara Jackson McLaughlin, first black woman to own and operate a t.v. station, The author of "The Black Parents Handbook: A Guide to Healthy Pregnancy, Birth and Child Care" She now lives in Rockwall, Texas and is busy running two companies.

Myrtice Taylor, first black superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Atlanta Public Schools

Edythe White, first woman to serve on the Jackson, Alabama City Council

Judge Bernice Donald, first black woman elected to the Tennessee Judiciary

Algenita Scott Davis, former national president of the National Bar Association

Dr. Elaine Johnson, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services ADAHMA Director

Dr. Lucy Perez, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Substance Abuse Prevention Medical Director

Judge Willie Whiting, circuit court of Cook County

Dr. Deborah Wolfe, former U.S. Education Chief, U.S. House of Representative committee on Education and Labor, and Chairperson of the New Jersey Board of Higher Education

Thelma Duggin, political activist

Jackie Torrence Griot, professional Storyteller