Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was founded on January 16, 1920 at Howard University by five illustrious women: Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal. The sorority upholds the principles of Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, and the ideal of Finer Womanhood.  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is the first Greek letter organization to charter chapters in Africa, the first to operate centrally from a national headquarters, the first to form adult and youth auxiliary groups, and the first to be constitutionally bound to a fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.

Alpha Chapter's mission is to enhance the quality of life for all through service, charity, civil and cultural endeavors.  Each year, the ladies of Alpha Chapter collectively perform hundreds of hours of community service and host dozens of programs to educate the members of Howard University and the surrounding community about pertinent issues.

For more information about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, please visit the sorority's national website at www.zphib1920.org and Alpha Chapter's website at www.zphibalpha1920.com.