An International, Historically African American Greek-Lettered Sorority.
Zeta Phi Beta was the first to charter a chapter in Africa (Monrovia, Liberia). Today, there are also chapters in U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bahamas, Japan, Korea, Barbados, Haiti, Germany, Belgium, United Arab Emirates and most recently Trinidad/Tobago. Zeta Phi Beta was the first organization under the National Pan-Hellenic Council to have a national headquarters for all operations
About Gamma Alpha Upsilon Zeta (GUAZ)
Gamma Alpha Upsilon Zeta was chartered during the sorority’s Centennial year in the fall of 2020 in Crestview, Florida, which is also affectionately known as “Christ-view” to some, to service the North Okaloosa County communities. In our inaugural year, we have been busy spreading the principles of SERVICE, SCHOLARSHIP, SISTERHOOD and FINER WOMANHOOD throughout our service area.
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC..
SCHOLARSHIP
SERVICE
SISTERHOOD
FINER WOMAN
Zeta‘s national and local programs include the endowment of its National Educational Foundation community outreach services and support of multiple affiliate organizations. Zeta chapters and auxiliaries have given countless hours of voluntary service to educate the public, assist youth, provide scholarships, support organized charities, and promote legislation for social and civic change
Serving Our Community
Amazing Events
Gamma Alpha Upsilon Zeta Chapter continually strives to serve our community.
As an organization we have been able to form many partnerships with the community since our inception.
GAUZ SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Zeta Phi Beta’s founding principle of scholarship is anchored in the sorority’s commitment to academic excellence. The Gamma Alpha Upsilon Zeta (GAUZ) chapter awards multiple scholarships annually to deserving students in North Okaloosa and Walton County. These scholarships not only provide financial resources but serve as a catalyst for developing and cultivation future leaders.
Deadline
Applications must be postmarked on or before April 12, 2024
Honoring The Legacy Of Our Founders
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority would be remiss not to pay homage to the first women who believed in the need for a new and different type of Greek-lettered organization and acted upon that need. To these women, Zeta was more than an organization-it was a movement, a belief system that reflected, at its core, the desire to provide true Service, to embrace Scholarship, to set a standard for Sisterly Love and to define the noble concept of Finer Womanhood. This belief has sustained and encouraged Zetas around the world to hold fast to the ideals initiated and developed by its earliest members.
OUR INITIATIVES
Elder Care Initiative
This initiative endeavors to provide education and awareness about preparing for your senior years. It is a comprehensive program that also focuses on elder abuse awareness, financial peace, supporting the caregiver and volunteering at senior care facilities.
Stork’s Nest
Since 1972, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has enjoyed a partnership with the March of Dimes in an effort to encourage women to seek prenatal care within the first trimester of pregnancy, thereby increasing the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality.
Adopt-A-School
Allows our members to identify low performing schools in our service area and provide assistance in a number of ways. Members purchase supplies and equipment, provide volunteer hours, and work with administrators to identify needs that may be specific to that particular school.
Zeta Prematurity Awareness Program (ZPAP)
This program occurs annually during the entire month of November in support of the March of Dimes’ Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Day on November 17th.
Z-HOPE
Zetas Helping Other People Excel through Mind, Body and Spirit serves to empower people from all walks of life. It is an interactive holistic multidimensional outreach program designed to enhance, cultivate, and empower participants to develop health promoting lifestyle choices across the lifespan.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer
This form of breast cancer is more aggressive and often labeled more difficult to treat. It has also been found to occur disproportionately in young African American women. Zeta chapters have begun adding information about triple negative breast cancer to build awareness and support efforts of health care professionals and organizations recommending earlier breast health testing.
Commemorating 104 Years
Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, and Finer Womanhood
Founded on January 16, 1920, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was born out of the simple belief that sorority elitism should not overshadow the real mission for progressive organizations to address societal ills, prejudices, poverty, and health concerns of the day. Zeta began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington D.C., predicated on the precepts of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood. Today, these ideals are reflected in each member’s desire to engage the underrepresented, serve where they are most needed, and advocate for change.