Pleasant Plains in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

Scholarship • Service • Sisterhood • Finer Womanhood

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

1. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Marker

Inscription. Founders Arizona Cleaver Stemons • Pearl Anna Neal • Myrtle Tyler Faithful • Viola Tyler Goings • Fannie Pettie Watts

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
Founders Abram Langston Taylor • Leonard Francis Morse • Charles Ignatius Brown

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
International Presidents 1st Arizona Cleaver Stemons • 2nd Myrtle Tyler Faithful • 3rd Joanna Houston Ransom • 4th Nellie Buchanan • 5th S. Evelyn Lewis • 6th Ruth Tappe Scruggs • 7th Fannie R. Givens • 8th Violette N. Anderson • 9th Nellie B. Rogers • 10th Edith Lyons • 11th Blanche Thompson • 12th Lullelia W. Harrison • 13th Nancy Bullock Woolridge McGhee • 14th Dr. Deborah Cannon Partidge Wolfe • 15th Mildred Cater Boone Bradham • 16th Isabel Morgan Herson • 17th Janice Gantt Kissner • 18th Dr. Edith V. Francis • 19th Eunice S. Thomas • 20th Jylla Moore Tearte, Ph.D. • 21st Barbara West Carpenter, Ph.D. • 22nd Barbara Crockett Moore • 23rd Sheryl P. Underwood • 24th Mary Breaux Wright • 25th Valerie Hollingsworth Baker, International Centennial President

Celebrating one century of service
1920 - 2020
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 38° 55.314′ N, 77° 1.145′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. It can be reached from College Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 470 Howard Pl NW, 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: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Fortitude (within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders Library and Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Phi Beta Sigma (about 300 feet away); Sara Winifred Brown, M.D. (about 300 feet away); Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (about 300 feet away); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

2. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

3. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2023

4. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.