Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1920 on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. Five women chartered Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 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 sister- hood; and exemplify the idea of Finer Womanhood. A private nonprofit organization, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is incorporated in Washington, D.C. and in the State of Illinois.

Since its inception, the sorority has chronicled a number of “firsts” among the established black sororities. In addition to being the only organization constitutionally bound to a fraternity, the sorority was the first to charter international chapters, those in West Africa and Germany, to form adult and youth auxiliary groups, and to organize its internal affairs within a central office, administered by a paid staff.

Zeta Phi Beta’s purpose is to foster the ideals of service, charity, scholarship, civic and cultural endeavors, sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood. These ideas are reflected in the sorority’s national programs for which its members and auxiliary groups provide voluntary service to staff community outreach programs, fund scholarships, support organized charities, and promote legislation for social and civic change.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,Incorporated has over 800 chapters in eight intercontinental regions, including USA, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.