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Notable Zetas

 

 

Science/Engineering

 

Soror Rear Admiral Evelyn J. Fields

NOAA Director, NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations and Director, NOAA Corps

 

Politics/Law

 

Soror Julia Carson

US Representative - Indiana

Soror Yvonne Miller

Virginia State Senator - District 5

Soror Violette Anderson

1st Woman of color to practice law before the US Supreme court

Soror Dr. Deborah Wolfe

Former U.S. Education Chief, U.S. House of Representative committee on Education and Labor, and Chairperson of the New Jersey Board of Higher Education

Soror Mary McAllister

NC House of Representatives

Soror Bernette J. Johnson

First black female State Supreme Court justice in Louisiana

Soror Cynthia Willard-Lewis

New Orleans City Councilwoman

Soror Joan Carter

Petersburg, VA City Councilwoman

Soror Honorable Andrei Ellen Lee

First African American General Session Judge in Nashville

Soror Curlie E. McGruder

Civil Rights Activist

Soror Honorable Tomie T. Green

1st Female and 1st African American Female Elected Circuit Judge in the 7th Judicial District State of Mississippi

Soror Honorable Patricia Wise

1st African American Chancery Judge Elected Chancery Judge in the 5th Judicial District State of Mississippi. 1st Female Elected President of the African American Magnolia Bar Association State of Mississippi

Soror Honorable Eleanor Faye Peterson

1st Black Female Elected District Attorney in the entire State of Mississippi. 1st African American and 1st Female elected District Attorney in the 7th Judicial Distict - State of Mississippi

Soror Esther M. Harrison

MS House of Representatives

 

Entertainment

 

Soror Janet Dubois

Actress/Singer

Soror Esther Rolle

Actress

Soror Sheryl Underwood

Comedian

Soror Dr. Tonea H. Stewart

Actress & first African American to star and later direct at the New Stage Theatre in Jackson, MS.

Soror Sarah Vaughn

International Jazz Singer

Soror Minnie Riperton

Entertainer

Soror Dionne Warwick

Singer

Soror Grace Bumbry

Opera Singer

Soror Syleena Johnson

Singer

 

Education

 

Soror Dr. Elizabeth D. Koontz

1st Black President of the National Education Astn.

Soror Dr. Joyce Payne

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Founder

Soror Josephine Groves Holloway

Organized the Girl Scouts for African American Girls in Nashville, TN

 

Sports

 

Soror Charlotte F. Westerhaus, J.D.

NCAA Vice-President for Diversity and Inclusion

Soror Wendy Palmer

WNBA Player

Soror Demya Walker

WNBA Player

Soror Chantel Tremitiere

WNBA Player

 

Writers

 

Soror Zora Neale Hurston

Writer and Folklorist of the Harlem Renaissance

Soror Dr. Tommie Morton - Young

Author

Soror Cynthia Willard-Lewis

New Orleans City Councilwoman

Soror Minnie Ripperton

Singer & Entertainer

Soror Zora Neale Hurston

Writer and Folklorist of the Harlem Renaissance

Soror Rear Admiral

Evelyn J. Fields

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations and Director