ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY INCORPORATED VERIFIED EXAM SOLUTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - CURRENT VERSION 2026

ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY INCORPORATED VERIFIED EXAM
SOLUTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -
CURRENT VERSION 2026




Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
300 Questions & Answers
Sorority Intake & Final Exam Study Guide




Q1: When was Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated founded?
ANSWER January 16, 1920
Q2: Where was Zeta Phi Beta founded?
ANSWER Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Q3: Who are the Five Pearls (founders) of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie, and Pearl
Anna Neal
Q4: Which founder is considered the 'Architect' of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Arizona Cleaver Stemons
Q5: What was Zeta Phi Beta's original name at founding?
ANSWER Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Q6: What Greek letters represent Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Ζ Φ Β (Zeta Phi Beta)
Q7: What is the significance of January 16?
ANSWER It is the founding date of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Q8: Zeta Phi Beta is a member of which council?
ANSWER The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

,Q9: What is the NPHC sometimes called?
ANSWER The Divine Nine (D9)
Q10: In what year did Zeta Phi Beta become incorporated?
ANSWER 1923
Q11: What is unique about Zeta Phi Beta's relationship with Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity?
ANSWER They were the first and only brother-sister Greek-letter
organizations constitutionally bound to each other
Q12: When was Phi Beta Sigma founded?
ANSWER January 9, 1914
Q13: What was the first Zeta chapter called?
ANSWER Alpha Chapter
Q14: In what decade did Zeta Phi Beta establish its first graduate chapter?
ANSWER The 1920s
Q15: What year did Zeta Phi Beta become the first NPHC organization to
establish a chapter in Africa?
ANSWER 1948
Q16: Who served as the first Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Arizona Cleaver Stemons
Q17: What is the sorority's international headquarters located?
ANSWER Washington, D.C.
Q18: Zeta Phi Beta is the _____ sorority founded at Howard University.
ANSWER Fourth
Q19: What fraternity's members assisted the five founders in establishing
Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Q20: What is the founding year of the NPHC?
ANSWER 1930

Principles & Motto
Q21: What are the four foundational principles of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood
Q22: What is the motto of Zeta Phi Beta?

, ANSWER A Community Conscious, Action Oriented Organization
Q23: What does the principle of Scholarship represent in Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Academic excellence and intellectual growth
Q24: What does the principle of Service represent?
ANSWER Community uplift and commitment to serving others
Q25: What does Finer Womanhood mean in Zeta?
ANSWER Refinement of character, poise, and the highest standards of
womanhood
Q26: What does Sisterhood represent in Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER A bond of unity, loyalty, and support among members
Q27: What is the tagline often associated with Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Finer Womanhood
Q28: What does 'Community Conscious' mean in Zeta's motto?
ANSWER Awareness of and engagement with the needs of the community
Q29: What does 'Action Oriented' mean in Zeta's motto?
ANSWER Taking deliberate steps to address community needs rather than
just speaking about them
Q30: How do Zeta's principles reflect African American sorority traditions?
ANSWER They emphasize service, scholarship, and sisterhood as central to
uplifting the Black community

Colors, Symbols & Emblems
Q31: What are the official colors of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Royal Blue and White
Q32: What is the official flower of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER White Rose
Q33: What is the mascot of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Dove
Q34: What does the dove symbolize in Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Peace, purity, and the sorority's commitment to Finer Womanhood
Q35: What is the jewel of Zeta Phi Beta?
ANSWER Pearl (blue pearl and white pearl are associated with the sorority)