Finer Womanhood, scholarship, and service
| January 16 – March 31 of each year is Finer Womanhood Observance for the women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. In honor of the occasion, the Nu Iota Zeta Chapter presented Mt. Zion Baptist church with a donation for the James C. Wright Scholarship fund to assist youth in pursuing their educational endeavors. Zeta was founded on the precepts of scholarship, community and cultural endeavors, service and sisterly love. “We believe in education,” says Donna Brown, “as it is a means to achieving greater things in life and contributing to the community. After all, when we were younger, someone cared enough and found us to be important enough to invest in us. So, we in turn, wanted to invest in the young people and give back to our community. That is what we are about.” Recently, the chapter partnered with the St. Mary’s Hospital and the March Dimes to open a Stork’s Nest to assist young women ages 25 and younger who are pregnant and planning to deliver at St. Mary’s Hospital by encouraging them to see their health care providers regularly and attending educational classes. Women enrolled the program are awarded “baby bucks” which they may use to redeem baby items at the nest. Zeta Phi Beta is a community conscious action oriented organization which was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC in 1920. To learn more about the sorority, you may go to http://www.zphib1920.org/ or contact the local chapter at zpb_niz@yahoo.com. |
| Donna Brown (l-r), Doris Greene-Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Peterson, Theola Carter, Almeda Williams and Alesia Mayfield |