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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

 
 
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
1. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
Inscription.
Presented during the 75th Anniversary
of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Founded January 16, 1920
Jylla Moore Foster, Grand Basileus
Grace Walker Phillips, Memorial Chair
July 16, 1995
Builder: M.C.M.C. Designers: Terrence Brown & Reginald Waters

 
Erected 1995 by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsWomen. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 16, 1920.
 
Location. 38° 55.315′ N, 77° 1.214′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. It can be reached from 6th Street Northwest south of Howard Place Northwest, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 6th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phi Beta Sigma (a few steps from this marker); Sara Winifred Brown, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Day of Honor 2000 (within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Rankin Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Fortitude (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew F. Hilyer Residence Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Tau Beta Pi (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Also see . . .  Zeta Phi Beta. (Submitted on December 29, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
Additional keywords. HBCUs
 
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
2. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
3. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
4. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
5. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2017
6. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on March 28, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 29, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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