Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Phi Zeta Zeta Chaper (Queens, NY) Elects New Officers

JAMAICA, NY, July 07, 2011

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc, Phi Zeta Zeta Chapter (Queens, NY-Graduate Chapter) welcomes newly elected officers. The officers were installed by Stacie N.C. Grant, Immediate Past Chapter President, Atlantic Region Representative to the National Nominating Committee and candidate for National First Vice President. The 2011-2013 Executive Board will continue to build upon the sorority's signature program- Z-HOPE (Zetas Helping Other People Excel) and to be a driving force to uplift the Queens, NY community.

The 2011-2013 Executive Board members are:

President, Jodi Cox
1st Vice President, Alejandrina Amaro
2nd Vice President, Patricia Ambroise
3rd Vice President, Nashia Whittenburg
Secretary, Ebony Roundtree
Financial Secretary, Keisha Lemon
Treasurer, Shawana Stewart
Corresponding Secretary, Melanie Lopez
Historian, Loretta Anderson
Parliamentarian, Anna Senat
Chaplain, Carmela Houston-Henry

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. by five phenomenal women- Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, Fannie Pettie Watts and Pearl Anna Neal . These women dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for Black women and sought to establish a new organization predicated on the precepts of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood. The trail blazed by the founders has been traversed by thousands of women dedicated to the objectives and ideals of the Sorority.

Zeta's national and local programs include endowment of its National Educational Foundation; community outreach services; and support of multiple affiliate organizations. In addition to its membership of college-educated women, Zeta Phi Beta's umbrella includes Amicae (adult women), Archonettes (teen girls), Amicettes (pre-teen girls), Pearlettes (elementary age girls), and the Zeta Male Network auxiliaries. Throughout the last 91 years, 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.

Phi Zeta Zeta Chapter was chartered on April 14, 2007. Over the past 4 years, the chapter has grown not only in size, but also in the depth of service provided to the Queens community. Phi Zeta Zeta currently has 24 active members that demonstrate leadership in various professional and personal endeavors. The chapter is part of the "Awesome" Atlantic Region comprised of chapters that spread across Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and the country of Germany. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Atlantic Region is under the leadership of, Jacqueline McNair, 15th Atlantic Regional Director

Visit our chapter website at http://www.phizetazeta1920.org, and the national website at http://www.zphib1920.org.