Q: What is the importance of Black history in your work?
A: We've made so much progress, but there's still so much we could do in the community to really impact our generation and impact the Black and POC communities.
Q: What else is the sorority doing during Black History Month this year?
A: We co-hosted an event with IU’s Lilly Library Feb. 15 called Black ArchiveZ, a pop-up exhibition and lecture about the Black Panther Movement and the Panther Party. A silent film showing of “Black Power Mixtape” at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center followed the event.
Q: What is something interesting about your organization?
A: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated has developed many new programs and achieved many firsts. We were the first Greek-letter organization to charter a chapter in Africa, to have both youth and adult auxiliary groups, to have a national headquarters and to be constitutionally bound to a brother fraternity — Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. Those are the special aspects of Zeta because it shows that our founders were dedicated to making a greater impact to humanity and the Black and POC communities in particular.
Q: How did you get involved with My Sister's Closet?
A: Our national initiatives greatly align with the purpose of My Sister's Closet, which is to help women in poverty. It’s important to give back to the community in a way that reflects our organization. A woman statistically already makes less than the average man, which puts us in a hierarchy where women just need a little bit more support — especially women in poverty.
Q: How can people get involved with the work you do?
A: Zeta Phi Beta hosts multiple events throughout the semester. To stay up-to-date, students can join Zeta Phi Beta's email list by emailing Second Vice President and Social Chair Jade Hart at hartjade@iu.edu. Event fliers are also posted on our Instagram page, @de_zetas.