How To Become a Zeta

Who We Are:

The membership of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. includes 125,000+ college-educated, dynamic, community service driven, diverse and professional women. The benefits of membership include opportunities for professional development, personal development, and sisterhood. Our members are active in their respective communities and hold dear the ideals of Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood.

Types of Membership:

Undergraduate: Initiated members who are currently pursuing a baccalaureate degree
Graduate: Initiated members who have obtained at least one undergraduate degree
Honorary: Initiated members identified by the International body of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. for providing exemplary service to the community through their service or profession

Organization:

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(7) organization that is divided into eight intercontinental regions and 800+ Chapters located in the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

How to Become a Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Although membership in Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is by invitation only, we encourage interested women with a track record of community service and in possession of a baccalaureate degree to contact a chapter in your local area for more information. The required way to show formal interest in membership is attendance at the Informational Interest Meeting hosted by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on the campus or in the community. You are welcome to bring a resume with you to the Interest Meeting. Attendance at the Informational Interest Meeting does not guarantee that an invitation to membership will be extended.

Minimum Educational Requirements for Graduate Membership in Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.:
- Bachelor’s level degree conferred from that meets the Sorority’s accreditation standards.
- If applying within three (3) years after graduating with the bachelor’s degree, must have either earned at least a 2.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the bachelor’s level degree or earned an advanced degree such as a master’s or professional degree.
- Undergraduate transcript must be provided to confirm eligibility for membership in a graduate chapter regardless of whether any advanced degrees have been earned.

Other Requirements:

It is expected that individuals who are invited to membership in Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. have demonstrated a commitment to community service, scholarship, sisterhood, and finer womanhood. If you are considering membership, we encourage you to become familiar with Zeta’s Policy Against Hazing. You are never required to participate in hazing activities to become a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. In fact, members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and women who are interested in membership are prohibited from engaging in conduct that violates the Policy Against Hazing.

Finer Women Don’t Haze

For over 100 years, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, has maintained high standards of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood. To continue to undergird these standards, the Finer Women Don’t Haze (FWDH) initiative was born. The mission of FWDH is to educate the sisterhood and community to be advocates against hazing and the damaging lifelong effects of hazing. We have a clear vision to eliminate all forms of hazing while building a stronger and more unified sisterhood. Hazing is deeper than one thinks. We acknowledge and irrevocably discourage subtle hazing, mental hazing, physical or violent hazing, cyberbullying, and generational hazing. We encourage all to speak up, speak out, and denounce hazing whenever you witness it. Do not be afraid to be a beacon of positive change. Together, we can leave a legacy of sisterhood exemplified in the only way we know how FINER.

Hazing Policy

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated has designed a process for the selection, intake, and education of women who aspire to membership in the Sorority. The process aims to inform new members of the history, policies, and procedures essential to membership in the Sorority. Potential members of the Sorority have the right to participate in the process in environments that are not intentionally harmful.

Individuals who engage in hazing activities risk sanctions by the Sorority and criminal sanctions.

Hazing in any form or fashion is contrary to the philosophy and objectives of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, and as such, the Sorority emphatically prohibits and denounces hazing.

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