Zeta has always been comprised of outstanding achievers in every field of endeavor. Since it's inception, Zeta Phi Beta has produced some of the nations most prominent movers and shakers. These are but a few of the talented women who make Zeta proud.

Science/Engineering

Soror Rear Admiral Evelyn J. Fields, NOAA Director, NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations and Director, NOAA Corps

Politics/Law

Soror Julia Carson, US Representative - Indiana
Soror Yvonne Miller, Virginia State Senator - District 5
Soror Violette Anderson, 1st Woman of color to practice law before the US Supreme court
Soror Dr. Deborah Wolfe, Former U.S. Education Chief, U.S. House of Representative committee on Education and Labor, and Chairperson of the New Jersey Board of Higher Education
Soror Mary McAllister, NC House of Representatives
Soror Bernette J. Johnson, First black female State Supreme Court justice in Louisiana
Soror Cynthia Willard-Lewis, New Orleans City Councilwoman
Soror Joan Carter, Petersburg, VA City Councilwoman
Soror Honorable Andrei Ellen Lee, First African American General Session Judge
in Nashville
Soror Curlie E. McGruder, Civil Rights Activist
Soror Honorable Tomie T. Green, 1st Female and 1st African American Female Elected Circuit Judge in the 7th Judicial District State of Mississippi
Soror Honorable Patricia, Wise 1st African American Chancery Judge Elected Chancery Judge in the 5th Judicial District State of Mississippi. 1st Female Elected President of the African American Magnolia Bar Association State of Mississippi
Soror Honorable Eleanor Faye Peterson, 1st Black Female Elected District Attorney in the entire State of Mississippi. 1st African American and 1st Female elected District Attorney in the 7th Judicial Distict - State of Mississippi
Soror Esther M. Harrison, MS House of Representatives

Entertainment

Soror Janet Dubois, Actress/Singer
Soror Esther Rolle, Actress
Soror Sheryl Underwood, Comedian
Soror Dr. Tonea H. Stewart, Actress & first African American to star and later direct at the New Stage Theatre in Jackson, MS.
Soror Sarah Vaughn, International Jazz Singer
Soror Minnie Riperton, Entertainer
Soror Dionne Warwick, Singer
Soror Grace Bumbry, Opera Singer
Soror Syleena Johnson, Singer

Education

Soror Dr. Elizabeth D. Koontz, 1st Black President of the National Education Astn.
Soror Dr. Joyce Payne, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Founder
Soror Josephine Groves Holloway, Organized the Girl Scouts for African American
Girls in Nashville, TN

Sports

Soror Charlotte F. Westerhaus, J.D. NCAA Vice-President for Diversity and Inclusion
Soror Wendy Palmer, WNBA Player
Soror Demya Walker, WNBA Player
Soror Chantel Tremitiere, WNBA Player

Writers

Soror Zora Neale Hurston, Writer and Folklorist of the Harlem Renaissance
Soror Dr. Tommie Morton – Young, Author

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