Chapter History

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Eta Beta Zeta Chapter was chartered on April 16, 1968. The chartering ceremony was held at the Jack Tar Hotel in Durham, North Carolina by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omicron Zeta Chapter of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Charter members were as follows:

Initial Charter Officers

Initial Charter Officers

  • Soror Nancy Bowens *
  • Soror Claronell Brown *
  • Soror Amanda Colclough *
  • Soror Mary Ann Hawkins
  • Soror Sadie Hughley*
  • Soror Inez Jenkins *
  • Soror Gladys Knox*
  • Soror Louise Latham *
  • Soror Evelyn Pope *
  • Soror Gwendolyn Suitt

The following Sorors were initiated and accepted into the chapter as chapter members:

  • Soror Sarah Evans *
  • Soror Barbara Faulk *
  • Soror Viola Lawrence *
  • Soror Carrie Simpson *

The Eta Beta Zeta Chapter, located in Durham, NC, is a member of the Eastern Region. Eta Beta Zeta co-hosted the North Carolina State Conference in 2003 and 2013 and served as host of the Eastern Regional Conference in 1996 and 2014.

* Deceased