Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, was founded January 16, 1920, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. by five coeds:Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Fannie Pettie Watts, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Pearl A. Neal. These women dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for Black women and sought to establish a new organization founded on the following four principles:

1. Scholarship

2. Service

3. Sisterly Love

4. Finer Womanhood

The trail blazed by the founders has been traversed by thousands of women dedicated to the emulation of the objectives and ideals of the sorority.

The Sorority was the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa (1948); to form adult and youth auxiliary groups, the Amicae, Archonettes, Amicettes, and Pearlettes; and to be constitutionally bound to a brother group, the Distinguished men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.

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 non-profit organization, Zeta Phi Beta is incorporated in Washington, D.C., and in the state of Illinois. The Sorority is supported by dues and gifts of its members.

Colors: Royal Blue and Pure White

Flower: White Rose

Symbols: White Dove and White Cat