HISTORY OF ETA NU ZETA CHAPTER

During the fall of 1971, Soror Sheila Clarke conceived the idea of forming a chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. that would be of service in the north Miami-Dade, and south Broward counties of Florida. A meeting was held in order to begin the process to make Soror Clarke's dream a reality. The sorors present at the initial meeting drafted a letter to the National Headquarters to inquire about the procedures needed to form a new chapter according to Zeta's National Constitution.

The underlying theory of the new chapter's organization was to accommodate the communities of Opa-Locka (Miami), Carol City (Miami) and South Broward County. These communities were in dire need of a community support group. Once a specific location was established, there were continuous meetings to bring in interested Sorors and construct ideas of interest to the communities.

Soror Vetris Martin, Regional Director, and Soror Maude Jackson, Associate and State Director, met with the committee of Sorors to analyze and finalize the objectives. After the legal transactions were completed, Eta Nu Zeta chapter was approved in the spring of 1972. The chartering service was held on October 23, 1972 at the Church of the Transfiguration.

Eta Nu Zeta Chapter has served the North Dade/South Broward community since 1972, and continues to be a force committed to bettering the community.