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State of District of Columbia
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in the District of Columbia at Howard University on January 16, 1920. The District of Columbia State is part of the Eastern Region, along with the States of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. District of Columbia State is comprised of two graduate chapters (Beta Zeta and Omicron Phi Zeta) and four undergraduate chapters (Alpha, Kappa Alpha, Sigma Pi and Xi Sigma) in Washington, DC.
In addition to the community service and scholarships provided by the local chapters, the District of Columbia State has served the local and international communities by building water wells in Ghana, Africa and by donating and/or contributing to organizations, such as:
AARP
American Cancer Society
HOPE Court
House of Ruth
March of Dimes
Micah’s Voice
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Wo Ye Bra
Project Giveback
Since the 1960s, nineteen Sorors have served as the State Director, State Coordinator, or Associate Regional Director for the District of Columbia:
District of Columbia
State Director
Renee Felton Pullen
State Directors and State Coordinator
Laura N. Wilson (2022-2025)
^Connie Day McClinton (2018-2022)
Donna W. Jordan (2012-2018)
Leslie Rhines Joseph (2008 -2012)
*Carolyn Scipio Glover (2006-2008)
*Christine Hart-Wright (2002 – 2006)
Velda M. Fludd (2000 – 2002)
Rita Tucker-Harrell (1996 – 2000)
Neller Johnson (1992 – 1996)
Shirley Chambers (1986 – 1988)
Lois Sylver (1988 – 1992)
*Lynette R. F. Smith (1980 – 1986)
*Gwendolyn Brunson (1978 – 1980)
Associate Directors
*SoJourner Jackson (1974 – 1978)
*La Rue Hill (1974 – 1978)
*Rosalie Kennedy (1970 – 1974)
*Inez Lattimore (1965 – 1970)
*Sarah Newton (1963 – 1965)
* Deceased
^State Coordinator