About
Brief History
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is a community-conscious, action-oriented organization founded in 1920 on the principles of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood. The founders Arizona L. Cleaver Stemons, Pearl A. Neale, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts are collectively called the "Five Pearls." The founders envisioned an organization that would depart from traditional views and embrace all women with high principles, good scholarly averages, and active interests in all they chose to undertake.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. State of Georgia continues the great work our founders envisioned. As such, Georgia's Z.E.T.A Scholarship Foundation, Inc. was created to promote education and support the pursuit of higher education in our community.
PURPOSE
501c3 Status
This corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes as
specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including for such purposes, the making
of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Foundation History
Under the leadership of Georgia's 12th State Director, Vicki Pearson, the idea of a scholarship foundation was born. During the virtual State of Georgia Leadership Meeting of 2021, the sisterhood voted to create a graduation fund to support undergraduate members struggling to graduate due to financial hardships. The Georgia State Scholarship Committee was then formed on February 9th, 2022. The committee created processes for the state scholarship to be awarded each year in the Spring and Fall. In addition, the committee was also tasked with creating a scholarship foundation for the state. The official non-profit was granted in the state of Georgia in 2022. 501c3 status was awarded on August 18th, 2023. The original committee members and incorporators were​:
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Jasmine Freeman
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Tyesha Gray
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Lena Scott
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Deresha WalkUp