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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia February, 2011 Volume 2 Sheryl P. Underwood 23 rd International Grand Basileus Chrislyn D. Turner Southeastern Regional Director Myra F. Reese Georgia State Director Latonia K. Evans Georgia State Newsletter Editor Remembering Soror Betty Lumpkin 2 East GA Chapter News 3 West GA Chapter News 6 North GA Chapter News 11 South GA Chapter News 16 Additional Chapter News 18 What’s Happening in GA 19 2010 Boule Highlights 20 Greetings Sorors, Amicae, Youth, and Guests, On behalf of the Georgia Executive Board of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., I am extremely pleased and thrilled to bring to you the following edition of The Peachbuzz. I am grateful that our 23 rd International Grand Basileus, Sheryl P. Under- wood, has given me the opportunity to serve the Great State of Georgia as State Director. I am honored to lead a state filled with exceptional chapters dedicated to unity and exemplifying the principles our Founders initiated. During my tenure as State Director, we have already achieved several major goals. We have chartered a new chapter in the county of Forsyth, Psi Rho Zeta. Welcome to the Sorors of this chapter along with the two new youth groups of Americus! The Sorors of Georgia came together and contributed heavily to several national signature sorority initiatives includ- ing Z-HOPE, Stork’s Nest, March of Dimes, and the American Cancer Society. We also played a major role in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Unveiling in Washington, D.C. and the Stevie Wonder Toys for Tots campaign. One of my primary goals is to contribute to the ―Burning of the Mortgage‖ by 2012. I charge the Sorors, Ami- cae, and Youth of the State of Georgia to raise at least $50,000 to help finally end the mortgage for our National Headquarters. Based on the caliber of work I’ve seen, I know we can do it! Please view the amazing accomplishments of our fellow Sorors, Amicae, and Youth throughout this publication. We must continue to support one another and celebrate the good deeds from one chapter to another, from city to city, as Zeta covers Georgia like the dew. Yours in Zeta, Myra F. Reese Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 2010 Regional Conference Highlights GA Hall of Fame Inductees New Chartered Chapter and Auxiliaries 22 23 24

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated State of Georgia February 2011 Volume 2

Sheryl P Underwood

23rd International Grand Basileus

Chrislyn D Turner

Southeastern Regional Director

Myra F Reese

Georgia State Director

Latonia K Evans

Georgia State Newsletter Editor

Remembering Soror Betty Lumpkin 2

East GA Chapter News 3

West GA Chapter News 6

North GA Chapter News 11

South GA Chapter News 16

Additional Chapter News 18

Whatrsquos Happening in GA 19

2010 Boule Highlights 20

Greetings Sorors Amicae Youth and Guests

On behalf of the Georgia Executive Board of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc I am extremely pleased and thrilled to bring to you the following

edition of The Peachbuzz

I am grateful that our 23rd International Grand Basileus Sheryl P Under-

wood has given me the opportunity to serve the Great State of Georgia as State Director I am honored to lead a state filled with exceptional

chapters dedicated to unity and exemplifying the principles our Founders

initiated

During my tenure as State Director we have already achieved several

major goals We have chartered a new chapter in the county of Forsyth

Psi Rho Zeta Welcome to the Sorors of this chapter along with the two new youth groups of Americus The Sorors of Georgia came together and contributed heavily to several national signature sorority initiatives includ-

ing Z-HOPE Storkrsquos Nest March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society We also played a major role in

the Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial Unveiling in Washington DC and the Stevie Wonder Toys for Tots campaign

One of my primary goals is to contribute to the ―Burning of the Mortgage by 2012 I charge the Sorors Ami-cae and Youth of the State of Georgia to raise at least $50000 to help finally end the mortgage for our National

Headquarters Based on the caliber of work Irsquove seen I know we can do it

Please view the amazing accomplishments of our fellow Sorors Amicae and Youth throughout this publication We must continue to support one another and celebrate the good deeds from one chapter to another from city to

city as Zeta covers Georgia like the dew

Yours in Zeta

Myra F Reese

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

2010 Regional Conference Highlights

GA Hall of Fame Inductees

New Chartered Chapter and Auxiliaries

22

23

24

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 2 wwwzphibgaorg

In Honor of Soror Betty T Lumpkin Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Soror Betty T Lumpkin was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc in

1953 through the Beta Chapter at

Morris Brown College in Atlanta

Georgia Soror Betty T Lumpkin later moved to Macon Georgia and

became a Charter Member of Epsi-

lon Tau Zeta Chapter in Macon Georgia January 1956

Soror Lumpkin served her beloved sorority for over 50 years and has

held past leadership positions such as

Basileus of Epsilon Tau Zeta Chap-ter Chapter Amicae Advisor and is

a past State of Georgia Amicae Co-

ordinator Soror Lumpkin was a

2009 Inductee into the Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Incorporated State of Geor-gia Hall of Fame and a 2006 Charter

Member of the Zeta Legacy Club of

the Southeastern Region

Soror Betty T Lumpkin has had sev-

eral leadership roles with the GREA

REA member of the Board of Direc-tors for Middle Georgia Girl Scouts

Inc and a member of Phi Delta

Kappa Soror Lumpkin was a previ-ous Educational Director for the

Headstart Program and a member of

Morris Brown Alumni Association She was a Senior Cherry Blossom

Princess in 2007 Soror Lumpkin

was featured in ―Standing on Their

Shoulders African American

Women

Soror Betty T Lumpkin was a men-

tor and heavily involved in the Mer-cer University Grandkids Program

Soror enjoyed spending time read-

ing walking biking traveling gar-

dening and helping those in need Soror Lumpkin always represented

Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter at all

Boule regional conferences and state conferences

Soror Lumpkin is sadly missed by all of the Sorors in Epsilon Tau Zeta

Chapter and her Friends in the

Macon Amicae

to Georgiarsquos Own National Elected Officers and Appointees

Southeastern Regional DirectormdashSoror Chrislyn Turner Undergraduate Member to the National Executive BoardmdashBrittani Johnson

National Director of Amicae AffairsmdashMary Strozier-Weaver

National Storks Nest CoordinatormdashEvelyn Brown

National ZOL CommitteemdashDr Robbie Latimore National Budget ChairpersonmdashDr Rosemarie Farnaglo

National Auditing CommitteemdashVanessa Elkins-Rogers

National Graduate Representative to the Executive BoardmdashShanessa Ashford

Dr Sophronia A Thompkins Author

Eta Rho Zeta Lumpkin GA

Published in 2009

Soror Thompkins appeared on GA Public

TV with Paula Dean and unveiled her book

The Art of Southern Cooking

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Goes Country Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Left to Right Sorors Alisha Johnson

Debra Booker and Andrea Wilson

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Supports Prematurity Awareness Month Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Celebrating Martin Luther

King Jr Day Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

The Ladies of Chi Pi Zeta marched

in the annual Liberty County Martin Luther King Jr Day parade held in

Hinesville GA This is the first year

that the chapter participated in this

event

Left to Right Soror Alisha Johnson

Soror Sonja Flournoy Soror LaRita

Dalton Bro Malcolm Wise Soror

Sonja Burks and Soror Debra Booker

WalkersRunners preparing to take

on a 5K RunWalk

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 3 wwwzphibgaorg

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Hinesville GA teamed up with the Ladies of Rho

Nu Omega (AKA) and Hinesville

Alumnae (DST) on September 18

2010 to host a Western Dance in support of the Dorchester Academy

The Dorchester Academy was founded in 1869 by the American

Missionary Association (now the

United Church of Christ) as a school for freed slaves By 1917 the fully-

accredited high school had an enroll-

ment of 300 students Although the

academic program ended in the 1940rsquos when a consolidated school

for black youth was built in nearby

Riceboro GA the pioneering spirit did not In the 1940s the Dorchester

Cooperative Center was established

and the Dorchester Academy would become an institute for community

development political and social

change The Liberty County Citi-zenrsquos Council founded in 1946

helped registered and organize Afri-

can-American voters Nearly 20

years later Dr Martin Luther King Jr and other key figures in the civil

rights movement including Dr Ralph

Abernathy Andrew Young Dr Fred Shuttlesworth prepared for ―Project

C which would be later memorial-

ized as the infamous Birmingham march one of the first major victo-

ries in the Civil Rights move-

ment Today the Dorchester Acad-

emy is a National Landmark and serves as an African-American his-

tory museum and community center

and is in the process of developing a community educational and research

center Additionally plans are in

place to renovate the beautiful Greek revival style boysrsquo dormitory one of

the only original Dorchester Acad-

emy buildings that remain

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $500 while

the collective efforts of all three so-

rorities raised over $3000 All the proceeds raised from this event went

to the Dorchester Academy

The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-ity Inc ndash Chi Pi Zeta Chapter sup-

ported Prematurity Awareness

Month by hosting a 5K RunWalk on

Saturday November 13 2010 be-ginning and ending at the Liberty

County Courthouse

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $600 to do-

nate to the March of Dimes in their

quest to continue to educate women on the importance of healthy preg-

nancies They would also like to give

thanks to all their sponsors March of

Dimes the members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

amp Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc currently serving in Iraq Compre-

hensive OBGYN Health Center the

ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc - Hinesville

Alumnae Chapter Atlantic Foot amp

Ankle Specialist McDonaldrsquos Road IDcom Food Lion and all the run-

ner and walkers

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 4 wwwzphibgaorg

Amicae Serving Senior Citizens Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Eta Theta Zeta Chapter ndash Augusta GA

Amicae Lottie Jones and Sarah Cook are volunteers a Vincent Village for

Senior Citizens They prepare a

weekly meal for the participants and

enjoy fellowship among the group During the year they assist with

―outings and shopping trips once a

month

Additionally the Seniors are spiritu-

ally fed by Bible Study class taught by Evangelist Delores Hankerson

Amica Sarah Cook and Amica

Lottie Jones helped prepare and

serve lunch to the Seniors Mem-

bers not shown Amica Bernice

McCall (President) Amica Bar-bara Pirtle (Secretary) and Amica

Frances Wilson (Treasurer) Ad-

visors Friends Harriet Green and

Hattie Lowry

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta

Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Frater-

nity Inc both of Augusta GA

hosted Paine Collegersquos weekly chapel assembly Feb 16

Guest speaker Soror Barbara C

Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc delivered a message focused on

strength courage and wisdom to the Painersquos student body faculty and

staff

Following the assembly Soror

Moore spoke directly with the under-graduates and encouraged them to

aim high in their goals and aspira-

tions within their careers and the

Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma organizations She also challenged

them to start preparing now to take

on national leadership roles as they are ―our future leaders she said

Also attending in support and to

greet Soror Moore were members of Sigma Rho Chapter (Augusta State

University) Eta Theta Zeta Chapter

(Augusta GA) and Tau Omicron

Zeta (Hephzibah GA)

Strength Courage and Wisdom Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Barbara C Moore the 22nd Interna-

tional Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc speaks directly with the undergradu-

ate members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

Soror Virginia Wright the On-Campus

Advisor for Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc greets Soror Bar-

bara C Moore the 22nd International

Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc

Pictured here are Kappa Delta Sigma Rho Eta Theta Zeta and Tau

Omicron Zeta chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon

Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc with Soror Barbara

C Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc Soror Moore was the guest speaker for Paine Colleges chapel assembly program on Feb 16 hosted by the Kappa Delta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta Chapter of

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 5 wwwzphibgaorg

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc (Paine College

Augusta GA) placed third overall in

Paine Collegersquos annual homecoming

step show Feb 12 The chapter was the only sorority to

place and came in third behind Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi who

placed first and second respectively

The chapter used a school girl theme

which was a hit with the audience Following their performance they

received several compliments about their show

This is the second time in three years

that the chapter came out as the top

sorority in the homecoming step show

Stepping Into Third Place Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Nikasha Dicks

presents Soror Sheila

Bullard with a plaque

Soror Bullard was

named the chapters

Zeta of the Year

Zetas Against Drugs and Eta Theta Zeta Chapter Celebrates Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Eta Theta Zeta ChaptermdashAugusta GA

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter held its bian-nually ZAD (Zetas Against Drugs)

Workshop targeting the communityrsquos

youth All youth in attendance were

involved in several educational ses-sions including Youth with Drugs in

the Community and Society Fat or

Fit Careers and Music-Display Your Talent The workshop was

well attended

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter celebrated

Founderrsquos Day on January 29 The

theme for the occasion was Promot-

ing Empowerment through Unity Commitment and Sisterhood The

speaker was Rev Cecelia Johnson

who gave a dynamic speech on the theme Sorors were honored for

their years of service in the Sorority

Sorors Gloria Williams (10 years) Hattie Lowry and Betty

Zeta Ensemble sings a trib-

ute to our founders

Soror Hattie Lowry intro-

duces the guest speaker for

the event

Soror Lola Richardson

pins the 50-year pin on

Soror E Virginia Johnson

who was recognized for

50 years of service

Bryant (40 years) Rubena Kemp and Queenie Lawton (60 years) and E Virginia Johnson re-

ceived a medallion for 50 years of service So-

ror Sheila Bullard received the Zeta of the Year

Award

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 2: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 2 wwwzphibgaorg

In Honor of Soror Betty T Lumpkin Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Soror Betty T Lumpkin was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc in

1953 through the Beta Chapter at

Morris Brown College in Atlanta

Georgia Soror Betty T Lumpkin later moved to Macon Georgia and

became a Charter Member of Epsi-

lon Tau Zeta Chapter in Macon Georgia January 1956

Soror Lumpkin served her beloved sorority for over 50 years and has

held past leadership positions such as

Basileus of Epsilon Tau Zeta Chap-ter Chapter Amicae Advisor and is

a past State of Georgia Amicae Co-

ordinator Soror Lumpkin was a

2009 Inductee into the Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Incorporated State of Geor-gia Hall of Fame and a 2006 Charter

Member of the Zeta Legacy Club of

the Southeastern Region

Soror Betty T Lumpkin has had sev-

eral leadership roles with the GREA

REA member of the Board of Direc-tors for Middle Georgia Girl Scouts

Inc and a member of Phi Delta

Kappa Soror Lumpkin was a previ-ous Educational Director for the

Headstart Program and a member of

Morris Brown Alumni Association She was a Senior Cherry Blossom

Princess in 2007 Soror Lumpkin

was featured in ―Standing on Their

Shoulders African American

Women

Soror Betty T Lumpkin was a men-

tor and heavily involved in the Mer-cer University Grandkids Program

Soror enjoyed spending time read-

ing walking biking traveling gar-

dening and helping those in need Soror Lumpkin always represented

Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter at all

Boule regional conferences and state conferences

Soror Lumpkin is sadly missed by all of the Sorors in Epsilon Tau Zeta

Chapter and her Friends in the

Macon Amicae

to Georgiarsquos Own National Elected Officers and Appointees

Southeastern Regional DirectormdashSoror Chrislyn Turner Undergraduate Member to the National Executive BoardmdashBrittani Johnson

National Director of Amicae AffairsmdashMary Strozier-Weaver

National Storks Nest CoordinatormdashEvelyn Brown

National ZOL CommitteemdashDr Robbie Latimore National Budget ChairpersonmdashDr Rosemarie Farnaglo

National Auditing CommitteemdashVanessa Elkins-Rogers

National Graduate Representative to the Executive BoardmdashShanessa Ashford

Dr Sophronia A Thompkins Author

Eta Rho Zeta Lumpkin GA

Published in 2009

Soror Thompkins appeared on GA Public

TV with Paula Dean and unveiled her book

The Art of Southern Cooking

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Goes Country Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Left to Right Sorors Alisha Johnson

Debra Booker and Andrea Wilson

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Supports Prematurity Awareness Month Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Celebrating Martin Luther

King Jr Day Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

The Ladies of Chi Pi Zeta marched

in the annual Liberty County Martin Luther King Jr Day parade held in

Hinesville GA This is the first year

that the chapter participated in this

event

Left to Right Soror Alisha Johnson

Soror Sonja Flournoy Soror LaRita

Dalton Bro Malcolm Wise Soror

Sonja Burks and Soror Debra Booker

WalkersRunners preparing to take

on a 5K RunWalk

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 3 wwwzphibgaorg

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Hinesville GA teamed up with the Ladies of Rho

Nu Omega (AKA) and Hinesville

Alumnae (DST) on September 18

2010 to host a Western Dance in support of the Dorchester Academy

The Dorchester Academy was founded in 1869 by the American

Missionary Association (now the

United Church of Christ) as a school for freed slaves By 1917 the fully-

accredited high school had an enroll-

ment of 300 students Although the

academic program ended in the 1940rsquos when a consolidated school

for black youth was built in nearby

Riceboro GA the pioneering spirit did not In the 1940s the Dorchester

Cooperative Center was established

and the Dorchester Academy would become an institute for community

development political and social

change The Liberty County Citi-zenrsquos Council founded in 1946

helped registered and organize Afri-

can-American voters Nearly 20

years later Dr Martin Luther King Jr and other key figures in the civil

rights movement including Dr Ralph

Abernathy Andrew Young Dr Fred Shuttlesworth prepared for ―Project

C which would be later memorial-

ized as the infamous Birmingham march one of the first major victo-

ries in the Civil Rights move-

ment Today the Dorchester Acad-

emy is a National Landmark and serves as an African-American his-

tory museum and community center

and is in the process of developing a community educational and research

center Additionally plans are in

place to renovate the beautiful Greek revival style boysrsquo dormitory one of

the only original Dorchester Acad-

emy buildings that remain

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $500 while

the collective efforts of all three so-

rorities raised over $3000 All the proceeds raised from this event went

to the Dorchester Academy

The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-ity Inc ndash Chi Pi Zeta Chapter sup-

ported Prematurity Awareness

Month by hosting a 5K RunWalk on

Saturday November 13 2010 be-ginning and ending at the Liberty

County Courthouse

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $600 to do-

nate to the March of Dimes in their

quest to continue to educate women on the importance of healthy preg-

nancies They would also like to give

thanks to all their sponsors March of

Dimes the members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

amp Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc currently serving in Iraq Compre-

hensive OBGYN Health Center the

ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc - Hinesville

Alumnae Chapter Atlantic Foot amp

Ankle Specialist McDonaldrsquos Road IDcom Food Lion and all the run-

ner and walkers

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 4 wwwzphibgaorg

Amicae Serving Senior Citizens Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Eta Theta Zeta Chapter ndash Augusta GA

Amicae Lottie Jones and Sarah Cook are volunteers a Vincent Village for

Senior Citizens They prepare a

weekly meal for the participants and

enjoy fellowship among the group During the year they assist with

―outings and shopping trips once a

month

Additionally the Seniors are spiritu-

ally fed by Bible Study class taught by Evangelist Delores Hankerson

Amica Sarah Cook and Amica

Lottie Jones helped prepare and

serve lunch to the Seniors Mem-

bers not shown Amica Bernice

McCall (President) Amica Bar-bara Pirtle (Secretary) and Amica

Frances Wilson (Treasurer) Ad-

visors Friends Harriet Green and

Hattie Lowry

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta

Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Frater-

nity Inc both of Augusta GA

hosted Paine Collegersquos weekly chapel assembly Feb 16

Guest speaker Soror Barbara C

Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc delivered a message focused on

strength courage and wisdom to the Painersquos student body faculty and

staff

Following the assembly Soror

Moore spoke directly with the under-graduates and encouraged them to

aim high in their goals and aspira-

tions within their careers and the

Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma organizations She also challenged

them to start preparing now to take

on national leadership roles as they are ―our future leaders she said

Also attending in support and to

greet Soror Moore were members of Sigma Rho Chapter (Augusta State

University) Eta Theta Zeta Chapter

(Augusta GA) and Tau Omicron

Zeta (Hephzibah GA)

Strength Courage and Wisdom Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Barbara C Moore the 22nd Interna-

tional Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc speaks directly with the undergradu-

ate members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

Soror Virginia Wright the On-Campus

Advisor for Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc greets Soror Bar-

bara C Moore the 22nd International

Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc

Pictured here are Kappa Delta Sigma Rho Eta Theta Zeta and Tau

Omicron Zeta chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon

Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc with Soror Barbara

C Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc Soror Moore was the guest speaker for Paine Colleges chapel assembly program on Feb 16 hosted by the Kappa Delta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta Chapter of

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 5 wwwzphibgaorg

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc (Paine College

Augusta GA) placed third overall in

Paine Collegersquos annual homecoming

step show Feb 12 The chapter was the only sorority to

place and came in third behind Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi who

placed first and second respectively

The chapter used a school girl theme

which was a hit with the audience Following their performance they

received several compliments about their show

This is the second time in three years

that the chapter came out as the top

sorority in the homecoming step show

Stepping Into Third Place Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Nikasha Dicks

presents Soror Sheila

Bullard with a plaque

Soror Bullard was

named the chapters

Zeta of the Year

Zetas Against Drugs and Eta Theta Zeta Chapter Celebrates Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Eta Theta Zeta ChaptermdashAugusta GA

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter held its bian-nually ZAD (Zetas Against Drugs)

Workshop targeting the communityrsquos

youth All youth in attendance were

involved in several educational ses-sions including Youth with Drugs in

the Community and Society Fat or

Fit Careers and Music-Display Your Talent The workshop was

well attended

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter celebrated

Founderrsquos Day on January 29 The

theme for the occasion was Promot-

ing Empowerment through Unity Commitment and Sisterhood The

speaker was Rev Cecelia Johnson

who gave a dynamic speech on the theme Sorors were honored for

their years of service in the Sorority

Sorors Gloria Williams (10 years) Hattie Lowry and Betty

Zeta Ensemble sings a trib-

ute to our founders

Soror Hattie Lowry intro-

duces the guest speaker for

the event

Soror Lola Richardson

pins the 50-year pin on

Soror E Virginia Johnson

who was recognized for

50 years of service

Bryant (40 years) Rubena Kemp and Queenie Lawton (60 years) and E Virginia Johnson re-

ceived a medallion for 50 years of service So-

ror Sheila Bullard received the Zeta of the Year

Award

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

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Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Goes Country Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Left to Right Sorors Alisha Johnson

Debra Booker and Andrea Wilson

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Supports Prematurity Awareness Month Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

Celebrating Martin Luther

King Jr Day Submitted by Chi Pi Zeta Chapter ndash Hinesville GA

The Ladies of Chi Pi Zeta marched

in the annual Liberty County Martin Luther King Jr Day parade held in

Hinesville GA This is the first year

that the chapter participated in this

event

Left to Right Soror Alisha Johnson

Soror Sonja Flournoy Soror LaRita

Dalton Bro Malcolm Wise Soror

Sonja Burks and Soror Debra Booker

WalkersRunners preparing to take

on a 5K RunWalk

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 3 wwwzphibgaorg

Chi Pi Zeta Chapter Hinesville GA teamed up with the Ladies of Rho

Nu Omega (AKA) and Hinesville

Alumnae (DST) on September 18

2010 to host a Western Dance in support of the Dorchester Academy

The Dorchester Academy was founded in 1869 by the American

Missionary Association (now the

United Church of Christ) as a school for freed slaves By 1917 the fully-

accredited high school had an enroll-

ment of 300 students Although the

academic program ended in the 1940rsquos when a consolidated school

for black youth was built in nearby

Riceboro GA the pioneering spirit did not In the 1940s the Dorchester

Cooperative Center was established

and the Dorchester Academy would become an institute for community

development political and social

change The Liberty County Citi-zenrsquos Council founded in 1946

helped registered and organize Afri-

can-American voters Nearly 20

years later Dr Martin Luther King Jr and other key figures in the civil

rights movement including Dr Ralph

Abernathy Andrew Young Dr Fred Shuttlesworth prepared for ―Project

C which would be later memorial-

ized as the infamous Birmingham march one of the first major victo-

ries in the Civil Rights move-

ment Today the Dorchester Acad-

emy is a National Landmark and serves as an African-American his-

tory museum and community center

and is in the process of developing a community educational and research

center Additionally plans are in

place to renovate the beautiful Greek revival style boysrsquo dormitory one of

the only original Dorchester Acad-

emy buildings that remain

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $500 while

the collective efforts of all three so-

rorities raised over $3000 All the proceeds raised from this event went

to the Dorchester Academy

The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-ity Inc ndash Chi Pi Zeta Chapter sup-

ported Prematurity Awareness

Month by hosting a 5K RunWalk on

Saturday November 13 2010 be-ginning and ending at the Liberty

County Courthouse

Chi Pi Zeta raised over $600 to do-

nate to the March of Dimes in their

quest to continue to educate women on the importance of healthy preg-

nancies They would also like to give

thanks to all their sponsors March of

Dimes the members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

amp Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc currently serving in Iraq Compre-

hensive OBGYN Health Center the

ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc - Hinesville

Alumnae Chapter Atlantic Foot amp

Ankle Specialist McDonaldrsquos Road IDcom Food Lion and all the run-

ner and walkers

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 4 wwwzphibgaorg

Amicae Serving Senior Citizens Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Eta Theta Zeta Chapter ndash Augusta GA

Amicae Lottie Jones and Sarah Cook are volunteers a Vincent Village for

Senior Citizens They prepare a

weekly meal for the participants and

enjoy fellowship among the group During the year they assist with

―outings and shopping trips once a

month

Additionally the Seniors are spiritu-

ally fed by Bible Study class taught by Evangelist Delores Hankerson

Amica Sarah Cook and Amica

Lottie Jones helped prepare and

serve lunch to the Seniors Mem-

bers not shown Amica Bernice

McCall (President) Amica Bar-bara Pirtle (Secretary) and Amica

Frances Wilson (Treasurer) Ad-

visors Friends Harriet Green and

Hattie Lowry

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta

Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Frater-

nity Inc both of Augusta GA

hosted Paine Collegersquos weekly chapel assembly Feb 16

Guest speaker Soror Barbara C

Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc delivered a message focused on

strength courage and wisdom to the Painersquos student body faculty and

staff

Following the assembly Soror

Moore spoke directly with the under-graduates and encouraged them to

aim high in their goals and aspira-

tions within their careers and the

Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma organizations She also challenged

them to start preparing now to take

on national leadership roles as they are ―our future leaders she said

Also attending in support and to

greet Soror Moore were members of Sigma Rho Chapter (Augusta State

University) Eta Theta Zeta Chapter

(Augusta GA) and Tau Omicron

Zeta (Hephzibah GA)

Strength Courage and Wisdom Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Barbara C Moore the 22nd Interna-

tional Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc speaks directly with the undergradu-

ate members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

Soror Virginia Wright the On-Campus

Advisor for Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc greets Soror Bar-

bara C Moore the 22nd International

Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc

Pictured here are Kappa Delta Sigma Rho Eta Theta Zeta and Tau

Omicron Zeta chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon

Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc with Soror Barbara

C Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc Soror Moore was the guest speaker for Paine Colleges chapel assembly program on Feb 16 hosted by the Kappa Delta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta Chapter of

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 5 wwwzphibgaorg

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc (Paine College

Augusta GA) placed third overall in

Paine Collegersquos annual homecoming

step show Feb 12 The chapter was the only sorority to

place and came in third behind Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi who

placed first and second respectively

The chapter used a school girl theme

which was a hit with the audience Following their performance they

received several compliments about their show

This is the second time in three years

that the chapter came out as the top

sorority in the homecoming step show

Stepping Into Third Place Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Nikasha Dicks

presents Soror Sheila

Bullard with a plaque

Soror Bullard was

named the chapters

Zeta of the Year

Zetas Against Drugs and Eta Theta Zeta Chapter Celebrates Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Eta Theta Zeta ChaptermdashAugusta GA

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter held its bian-nually ZAD (Zetas Against Drugs)

Workshop targeting the communityrsquos

youth All youth in attendance were

involved in several educational ses-sions including Youth with Drugs in

the Community and Society Fat or

Fit Careers and Music-Display Your Talent The workshop was

well attended

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter celebrated

Founderrsquos Day on January 29 The

theme for the occasion was Promot-

ing Empowerment through Unity Commitment and Sisterhood The

speaker was Rev Cecelia Johnson

who gave a dynamic speech on the theme Sorors were honored for

their years of service in the Sorority

Sorors Gloria Williams (10 years) Hattie Lowry and Betty

Zeta Ensemble sings a trib-

ute to our founders

Soror Hattie Lowry intro-

duces the guest speaker for

the event

Soror Lola Richardson

pins the 50-year pin on

Soror E Virginia Johnson

who was recognized for

50 years of service

Bryant (40 years) Rubena Kemp and Queenie Lawton (60 years) and E Virginia Johnson re-

ceived a medallion for 50 years of service So-

ror Sheila Bullard received the Zeta of the Year

Award

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 4: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 4 wwwzphibgaorg

Amicae Serving Senior Citizens Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Eta Theta Zeta Chapter ndash Augusta GA

Amicae Lottie Jones and Sarah Cook are volunteers a Vincent Village for

Senior Citizens They prepare a

weekly meal for the participants and

enjoy fellowship among the group During the year they assist with

―outings and shopping trips once a

month

Additionally the Seniors are spiritu-

ally fed by Bible Study class taught by Evangelist Delores Hankerson

Amica Sarah Cook and Amica

Lottie Jones helped prepare and

serve lunch to the Seniors Mem-

bers not shown Amica Bernice

McCall (President) Amica Bar-bara Pirtle (Secretary) and Amica

Frances Wilson (Treasurer) Ad-

visors Friends Harriet Green and

Hattie Lowry

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta

Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Frater-

nity Inc both of Augusta GA

hosted Paine Collegersquos weekly chapel assembly Feb 16

Guest speaker Soror Barbara C

Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc delivered a message focused on

strength courage and wisdom to the Painersquos student body faculty and

staff

Following the assembly Soror

Moore spoke directly with the under-graduates and encouraged them to

aim high in their goals and aspira-

tions within their careers and the

Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma organizations She also challenged

them to start preparing now to take

on national leadership roles as they are ―our future leaders she said

Also attending in support and to

greet Soror Moore were members of Sigma Rho Chapter (Augusta State

University) Eta Theta Zeta Chapter

(Augusta GA) and Tau Omicron

Zeta (Hephzibah GA)

Strength Courage and Wisdom Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Barbara C Moore the 22nd Interna-

tional Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc speaks directly with the undergradu-

ate members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

Soror Virginia Wright the On-Campus

Advisor for Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc greets Soror Bar-

bara C Moore the 22nd International

Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc

Pictured here are Kappa Delta Sigma Rho Eta Theta Zeta and Tau

Omicron Zeta chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon

Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc with Soror Barbara

C Moore the 22nd International Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc Soror Moore was the guest speaker for Paine Colleges chapel assembly program on Feb 16 hosted by the Kappa Delta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Epsilon Beta Chapter of

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 5 wwwzphibgaorg

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc (Paine College

Augusta GA) placed third overall in

Paine Collegersquos annual homecoming

step show Feb 12 The chapter was the only sorority to

place and came in third behind Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi who

placed first and second respectively

The chapter used a school girl theme

which was a hit with the audience Following their performance they

received several compliments about their show

This is the second time in three years

that the chapter came out as the top

sorority in the homecoming step show

Stepping Into Third Place Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Nikasha Dicks

presents Soror Sheila

Bullard with a plaque

Soror Bullard was

named the chapters

Zeta of the Year

Zetas Against Drugs and Eta Theta Zeta Chapter Celebrates Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Eta Theta Zeta ChaptermdashAugusta GA

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter held its bian-nually ZAD (Zetas Against Drugs)

Workshop targeting the communityrsquos

youth All youth in attendance were

involved in several educational ses-sions including Youth with Drugs in

the Community and Society Fat or

Fit Careers and Music-Display Your Talent The workshop was

well attended

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter celebrated

Founderrsquos Day on January 29 The

theme for the occasion was Promot-

ing Empowerment through Unity Commitment and Sisterhood The

speaker was Rev Cecelia Johnson

who gave a dynamic speech on the theme Sorors were honored for

their years of service in the Sorority

Sorors Gloria Williams (10 years) Hattie Lowry and Betty

Zeta Ensemble sings a trib-

ute to our founders

Soror Hattie Lowry intro-

duces the guest speaker for

the event

Soror Lola Richardson

pins the 50-year pin on

Soror E Virginia Johnson

who was recognized for

50 years of service

Bryant (40 years) Rubena Kemp and Queenie Lawton (60 years) and E Virginia Johnson re-

ceived a medallion for 50 years of service So-

ror Sheila Bullard received the Zeta of the Year

Award

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 5: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 5 wwwzphibgaorg

The Kappa Delta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc (Paine College

Augusta GA) placed third overall in

Paine Collegersquos annual homecoming

step show Feb 12 The chapter was the only sorority to

place and came in third behind Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi who

placed first and second respectively

The chapter used a school girl theme

which was a hit with the audience Following their performance they

received several compliments about their show

This is the second time in three years

that the chapter came out as the top

sorority in the homecoming step show

Stepping Into Third Place Submitted by Kappa Delta Chapter ndash Paine College Augusta GA

Soror Nikasha Dicks

presents Soror Sheila

Bullard with a plaque

Soror Bullard was

named the chapters

Zeta of the Year

Zetas Against Drugs and Eta Theta Zeta Chapter Celebrates Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Eta Theta Zeta ChaptermdashAugusta GA

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter held its bian-nually ZAD (Zetas Against Drugs)

Workshop targeting the communityrsquos

youth All youth in attendance were

involved in several educational ses-sions including Youth with Drugs in

the Community and Society Fat or

Fit Careers and Music-Display Your Talent The workshop was

well attended

Eta Theta Zeta Chapter celebrated

Founderrsquos Day on January 29 The

theme for the occasion was Promot-

ing Empowerment through Unity Commitment and Sisterhood The

speaker was Rev Cecelia Johnson

who gave a dynamic speech on the theme Sorors were honored for

their years of service in the Sorority

Sorors Gloria Williams (10 years) Hattie Lowry and Betty

Zeta Ensemble sings a trib-

ute to our founders

Soror Hattie Lowry intro-

duces the guest speaker for

the event

Soror Lola Richardson

pins the 50-year pin on

Soror E Virginia Johnson

who was recognized for

50 years of service

Bryant (40 years) Rubena Kemp and Queenie Lawton (60 years) and E Virginia Johnson re-

ceived a medallion for 50 years of service So-

ror Sheila Bullard received the Zeta of the Year

Award

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 6: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Phi Chi Zeta AMPing it Up for Kids

Submitted by Phi Chi Zeta Chapter - Winterville GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Sponsors the March of Dimes Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta Member is Recognized Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta Chapter ndash Macon GA

Left to Right - Soror

Anna Collins- Zeta

Dove daughter So-

ror Cheryl Knight

and Soror Dorothy P Johnson

In the fall 2010 Phi Chi Zeta de-cided to AMP it up for kids What

does that mean After reviewing the

needs of the community the chapter

decided that developing community partnerships that focused on provi-

sions for kids would be the focus for

this year Zeta Phi Beta partnered with the Clarke County Teen Matters

clinic to hostchaperone home foot-

ball games for the Cedar Shoals Jag-uars These afterschool activities

gave students a structured social en-

vironment to hang out with their

friends as well as the opportunity to

receive literature about health related teen issues In addition the chapter

members volunteered at Barnett

Shoals Elementary school during

their annual BSE Fall Festival The sisterhood assisted with the set up as

well as supervised various games

and activities Most recently Phi Chi Zeta has decided to assist in pro-

viding necessary food items to chil-

dren in the Clarke County commu-nity The Junior League of Athens

partnered with the Clarke County

School District support Food to

Kids Food to Kids is a program that

provides needy children with neces-sary food items for the weekend

Each month a different food item is

collected Phi Chi Zeta supports this

worthy endeavor by collecting the various food items for the month In

addition during the Christmas sea-

son Phi Chi Zeta also donated Christmas toys to children who re-

ceived housing services at the area

homeless shelter The Ladies of Phi Chi Zeta are definitely AMPing it up

for kids

Epsilon Tau Zeta Macon was the only Greek Lettered organization in

the Middle Georgia area recognized

as a local sponsor for the March of

Dimes Walk for Babies for 2010 and 2011 The chapter name was on the

back of the T-shirts on the map loca-

tor and placed proudly in front of one of last water station tables A

host of blue and white (Zetas and

Amicae) cheered and passed out wa-ter to welcome the walkers at the

completion of the 2010 March for

Babies Walk Donations were made

to the Middle Georgia Walk by Omega Mu (Mercer University)

Amiace and the Archonettes

Soror Dorothy P Johnson charter member of Epsilon Tau Zeta was

nominated as one of the Sorors from

Middle Georgia to receive the pres-

tigious Dr Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Award Soror Myra Reese

GA State Director presented the pin

to Soror Johnson at the Middle Geor-gia Joint Foundersrsquo Day Program

held 15 January 2011 at the beautiful

new student center on the campus of Fort Valley State University

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 6 wwwzphibgaorg

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 7: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Friends Working Together Submitted by Amicae Auxiliary of Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Columbus Zetas and Sigmas Observe Founderrsquos Day Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Bro Elliott Bell Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th

International President and Bro Dr Henry

Cook

Left to Right Sorors Myra Reese Georgia State

Director Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th Interna-

tional President Mary Strozier-Weaver Na-

tional Director of Amicae Affairs Malinda S

Stovall Chapter Basileus

The Zeta Amicae of Columbus Georgia was organized in September 1963 and

chartered on February 2 1964 with

eleven young ladies

The purpose of the Amicae is to lend as-

sistance to Zeta activities to promote

good public relations among Zeta and other women in the community to make

non-Greek women feel closer to the pro-

gram of a Greek organization and to as-

sure more cooperation in the community affairs sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc

Seated Mary Strozier-Weaver Sponsor

Malinda S Stovall President Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority Inc

(L-R) Lucy McGriff Mable Turner Ann

Carlislie Lillian Humber President Cora Daniel Johnnie Jones Elizabeth Sims Sherial

Finch

Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc and Alpha Phi

Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity Incorporated Columbus

Georgia observed their annual Founders Day on Saturday January

15 2011 The theme for this year

was Reflecting the Past Rekindling those we lost and Renewing our

commitment The entire Blue and

White Family (Zetas Amicae Sig-mas Undergraduates Archonettes

and Sigma Beta Youth) celebrated

this historic day with a luncheon

hosted at Holsey Chapels Allen Paige III Complex The keynote

speaker for this occasion was their

own Dr Eunice S Thomas 19th In-ternational President of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Dr Thomas chal-

lenged both organizations to be the best they can be The topic of her

address was To Whom It Con-cerns Dr Thomas challenged both

organizations to use this time during

this last decade of the century to

forge ahead separately and collec-tively to achieve our purpose of be-

ing She also paid tribute to our

founders and those men and women who were instrumental in initiating

signature projects for their organiza-

tions

Special presentations were made by

Soror Myra Reese State Director of

Georgia Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Soror Dr Eunice S Tho-

mas and Soror Mary Strozier-

Weaver were presented -The Drum Major for Justice Award for numer-

ous hours of volunteer service to the

community This award is an initia-tive by President Barak Obama

Sorors Thomas and Strozier-Weaver received a gold pin and a

letter from President Obama The

Sigma Man of the Year was pre-

sented to Brother Clifford Barrett Plaques were also presented to Dr

Henry Cook and Dr Barnwell

Sigma scholarships will be awarded in recognition of Dr Cook to stu-

dents pursuing their studies in the

field of medicine or science and in recognition of Dr Barnwell in the

field of education The Sigmas pre-

sented the Culture of Service

Award to the House of Mercy It was truly an afternoon of fellow-

ship enjoyed by all Soror Malinda

Stovall is the President of the Co-lumbus Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Brother Elliott Bell

President of the Columbus Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 7 wwwzphibgaorg

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 8: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Columbus Zetas Give Two Scholarships Submitted by Epsilon Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Columbus GA

Service Education Progress Epsi-lon Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Columbus Georgia

annually awards scholarships to de-

serving youth in our community To be eligible for this scholarship appli-

cant must have a GPA of 275 be

accepted to a college university or technical school complete a scholar-

ship application and compose an es-

say

Epsilon Eta Zeta scholarship recipi-

ents for 2010-2011 are Ms Jamika

Smith and Ms Najah TeRae Petties

Ms

Jamika Smith a

graduate

of William Henry

Spencer

High

School This

young

lady was very ac-

tive in her

school church and community

Jamika is the daughter of Ms Lisa McCullough of Columbus Georgia

Jamika excelled academically rank-

ing number 2 out of a class of 145 with a GPA of 407 During her sen-

ior year Ms Smith served as the Bat-

talion Intelligence and Security Offi-cer for JROTC She also served as

squad leader for the JROTC Drill

Team for three years vice president

of DECA vice president of the Na-tional Honor Society and Senior

Class Treasurer During her tenure

at Spencer Jamika received several awards to include the following

Georgia Certificate of Merit May

2009 Youth of the Month Award September 2009 Citizen of the

Month Sojourners Citizenship

Medal from Fort Banning Chapter 8 Daughter of American Revolu-

tion Good Citizen Award Superior

JROTC Cadet and Page One Nomi-

nee for General Scholarship to name a few

Jamika attends Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she serves as the sec-

retary for the youth group Every

summer she volunteers as a teacher for Vacation Bible School In

her community Jamika volunteers as

a peer helper with the GREAT Sum-

mer Program and Thrivent which is a youth group that restores and pol-

ishes selected homes in low standard

neighborhoods Jamika logged a total of 102 volunteer hours at the

Muscogee County Sheriffrsquos Office

during 2007 and 2008 During the summer of 2009 Ms Smith com-

pleted an internship with the WIC

Center at the Columbus Health De-

partment which totaled about 85 hours

Ms Smith was accepted to five col-leges but will attend Fort Valley

State University Her plans are to

major in Nutritional Science and

upon graduation from Fort Valley serve as an officer in the United

States Army as a Registered Dieti-

tian Ms Smithrsquos desire to become a Dietitian is personal because she has

seen the impact of diabetes on family

members and Americans as a whole and would like to help make a differ-

ence in this world

Epsilon Eta Zeta wishes Ms Jamika Smith much success in her future

endeavors

Ms Najah TeRae Petties a graduate of GW Carver High School During

her tenure at this magnet school Na-

jah completed many Advanced Placement and Honors classes

While maintaining a GPA of 30 she

was also involved in many extracur-ricular and community service activi-

ties which included serving as Presi-

dent of the Student Council Treas-

urer for AHSHOSA (Allied Health ClubHealth Occupation Students of

America) and a competing member

of the Academic Decathlon Team Najahrsquos community service is just as

impressive as her resume Ms Pet-

ties volunteered numerous hours at

the Azalea Trace Nursing Home par-ticipated with the Carver High Blood

Drive Walk-a-Thon for Muscular

Dystrophy and planted trees in the community

Najah was accepted to Albany State University where she plans to major

in Pre-Med Biology and later on be-

come a physician Her passion for

science and desire to help others in-fluenced her decision to pursue this

career choice Epsilon Eta Zeta is

proud of their scholarship recipient who is the daughter of Mr Reginald

Petties and Wanda Green of Colum-

bus Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 8 wwwzphibgaorg

Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

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Owens Receives a Scholarship Award Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

The Middle Georgia Chapters of Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc held their annual Joint Foun-

derrsquos Day Luncheon on January 15

2011 on the campus of The Fort Val-ley State University Brother Willie

Batts delivered the inspirational mes-

sage and the Scholarship was awarded to Leanitra Owens LeAni-

tra Owens is currently a senior at

Peach County High School and a student at Fort Valley State Univer-

sity She is an honor roll student at

both the high school and the univer-sity Her parents Gordon and Arnita

Owens have always taught her and

her two sisters Arlese and Saraya to

be high achievers LeAnitra attends Shiloh Baptist

Church in Fort Valley GA and is

involved in many activities including tennis and she is currently a member

of the Zeta Phi Beta Archonettes of

Fort Valley and serves as vice-president LeAnitra is an ambitious

person with many goals in life that

she would like to accomplish one day One of her personal goals is to

become an entrepreneur and open a

child care center for the underprivi-

leged because of her love for chil-dren The luncheon was well at-

tended by many Sigmas Zetas local

state and regional officers guests and youth We were also graced with

the presence of Regional Director

Soror Chrislyn Turner State Director Gregory Brown and State Director

Myra Reese

Soror Evelyn McGhee

Triumphant Sorors of Beta Rho Zeta Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter of Fort Val-ley GA lost two inspirational and

seasoned members of its chapter

who have gained membership in the

Omega Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So-rority Inc

Soror Marion Bryant transitioned on November 1 2010 after 104 years of

life on earth Over half of those

years she was a member of Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Fort Valley

where she was a charter member

Soror Bryant was the widow of the

late Mr Henry Bryant and she worked in the public schools of Fort

Valley teaching Math Chemistry

and Physics at the Henry A Hunt High School and Peach County High

School until her retirement in

1972Hunt Educational and Cultural Center in Fort Valley was organized

in their honor

Soror Evelyn McGhee departed her earthly life on January 21 2011 at

the age of 81 She joined Beta Rho

Zeta Chapter in 1980 and was also a retired educator of 37 years in the

counties of Macon and Houston Not

only a Zeta she was also a member of Turner Chapter 270 Order of

Eastern Star Georgia Association of

Educators and Fort Valley State Uni-

versity National Alumni Association Her influence was so strong that both

her daughters and all of her grand-

daughters went on to become educa-tors She leaves a Zeta legacy of

daughter Frances Caldwell and state

officer granddaughters - Shaniqua and Sekemia Caldwell These angels

are truly missed and will always hold

a place in the heart of Beta Rho Zeta

Rho Epsilon Zeta Promotes Scholarship Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Left to Right Sorors Rhonda

Bush Arlean Paige Rechandra

Menner and Donielle Brown

Rho Epsilon Zeta partner with Turner

Chapel AME Church in Marietta GA to

encourage higher learning Sorors par-

ticipated in the churchrsquos college fair

which was held October 23 2010 They distributed FAFSA forms and answered

general questions about financial aid

More than 500 students attended this

event In January the chapter assisted

the church in a financial aid planning

seminar Rho Epsilon Zeta recently

awarded a $500 book scholarship to

Kennesaw native Kyana White who is a

member of the church Ms White is at-

tending the University of Georgia

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 9 wwwzphibgaorg

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 10: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Four new members completed mem-

bership intake for Beta Rho Zeta

Chapter in November 2011 They

were Cohiscan Anderson-Thomas

Gloria Hardin Shirley Harvey and

Courtney James Watkins These la-

dies have joined Zeta and hit the

ground running Soror Anderson-

Thomas attended the 2010 State and

Regional Conferences as a guest and

three of them will be attending the

Georgia State Conference in Febru-

ary 2011 Their youth have also

joined the Zeta Youth Auxiliaries of

Beta Rho Zeta National First Anti-

Basileus Soror Mary Wright com-

mended and recognized membership

coordinator Soror Frances Caldwell

on a job well done Welcome ladies

to our Sisterhood

Four New Lovely Sorors Submitted by Beta Rho Zeta Chapter mdashFort Valley GA

Zetas Working Hard Submitted by Eta Xi Chapter mdashGeorgia College amp State University Milledgeville GA

The Eta Xi Chapter has been hard at work this year making waves and

setting trends at Georgia College as

two of our own were recognized by

the Georgia College Greek Life Stu-

dent Body

Soror Stacey Milner- Recognized

amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Most In-

fluential Greek President

Soror Natalie Powell- Recognized amp Awarded as Fall 2010 Greek Ser-

vice Leader for the Eta Xi Chapter

amp for NPHC

Soror Natalie Powellndash Chosen to

be the face of Georgia College with 3 Billboard displays Macon GA

Savannah GA Augusta GA

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 10 wwwzphibgaorg

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 11: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Rho Epsilon Zeta at Mableton Elementary Submitted by Rho Epsilon Zeta Chapter ndash CobbN Fulton GA

Cobb County declared Rho Epsilon Zeta and Mableton Elementary

School Partners in Education for the

2010-2011 school year Mableton

Elementary is a Title I school with a very diverse ethnicracial makeup

Rho Epsilon Zeta has collaborated with the schoolrsquos PTA in a campus

clean up effort before the start of the

school year Sorors donated school supplies for faculty and staff mem-

bers The chapter has also collected

Box Tops for Education labels in

order to assist the school in earning points towards the purchase of

school equipment In December Zetas participated in the schoolrsquos Jingle Jog a one mile walk promoting physical fitness for students and their families Later

that day Sorors facilitated a candy-cane hunt

Rho Epsilon Zeta is looking forward to dedicating another year of service to

Mableton Elementary

This chapter is small in number but its members are proving it only takes

a few gathered in the name of Zeta

for big things to happen Embracing

the ideals of Zeta the Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter has taken on some big

tasks and completed them success-

fully while never failing to exhibit finer womanhood

In 2010 the sisters of Sigma Omega Zeta stepped up to the challenge of

amending the chapterrsquos constitution

―I donrsquot think any of us were pre-

pared for how challenging amending the chapter bylaws and constitution

would be says chapter president

Soror Andrea Thomas ―We worked hard and diligently and now we have

a constitution that truly meets the

standards of the sorority

The sisters began editing the consti-

tution during a chapter meeting with

Secretary Tanea McKee working hard to put all suggestions into a

workable format for discussion and

vote Amending the constitution proved such a challenge that the la-

dies tabled the project until the chap-

ter retreat The Sorors spent most of the retreat on amending the constitu-

tion and their efforts were not in

vain

―We are very proud of our new con-

stitution says Soror Thomas

The Sorors of Sigma Omega Zeta are

making great strides in service Z-

Hope Coordinator Soror Alina Tillery works tirelessly to locate vol-

unteer opportunities and make sure

the chapter stays abreast of service

opportunities The chapter currently provides ongoing service and support

to Calgary Refuge Center in the form

of meals Other service activities in-clude

Making regular donations of

used clothing and toys to the South Atlanta Marketplace

for Pride for Parents

Donating to Sisters by Choice amp

Stevie Wonders Toy House Volunteering at Dogwood Forest

Assisted Living Facility in

Stockbridge Ga Participating in and raising funds

for March of Dimes March

for Babies Participating in and raising funds

for Relay for Life

Soror Evette Davis is leading the chapter in another major undertaking

with the establishment of a scholar-

ship fund The sorority has planned fundraisers and will make its first

annual scholarship award in the fall

―Wersquore very excited and honored to

provide a scholarship to a deserving

student says Soror Davis

The chapter has a number of events

scheduled in and around Clayton

County A Flapjack fundraiser at Applebees in Stockbridge GA to

raise funds for the fight against

breast cancer and a Bowling Bash at Pin Strikes Entertainment in Stock-

bridge Ga to raise funds for March

for Babies Previously Soror Moul-

trie and Soror Cotton participated in the Martin Luther King Jr parade in

Riverdale Ga For more information

about Sigma Omega Zetarsquos upcom-ing events please visit the chapter

website at wwwzpbsozorg

A Year in Review Submitted by Sigma Omega Zeta Chapter ndash Clayton County GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 11 wwwzphibgaorg

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 12: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Reflection Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Members of Sigma Omicron Zeta

participating in a support campaign

in Gwinnett County GA for democ-

rat candidates in October 2010

Christmas Party with the brothers in

Alpharhetta GA celebration cake December 2010

Basileus Katie Mitchell standing in front

of a large Boule banner

Soror Tammy Jonel amp Soror

Shaniqua Caldwell a member of the

Royal Court in Texas

Zetas Helping the Atlanta Assistance League Submitted by Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter - Lawrenceville GA

Sigma Omicron Zeta Chapter would like to give a big thank you to Soror

Tammy Parker and her two helpers

Mason and brother Kiandre Soror

Michelle Pettway who will be re-claimed in March and Soror Roode-

lyne Desilus Their efforts along with Soror Katie Mitchell managed

to help the Atlanta Assistance

League organize over 600 layettes

that will be distributed to area hospi-tals to new mothers The next layette

building event will be in April The members hope that more members of

our chapter will be able to join in for

about two hours of work that is fun

and meaningful

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 12 wwwzphibgaorg

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 13: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Stepping Out with the Rho Xi Zeta Chapter Submitted by Rho Xi Zeta Chapter - Marietta GA

Being inspired by members that

have been affected by diabetes the members of the Rho Xi Zeta Chap-ter joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to serve as official volunteer staff and host-esses of the annual Stepping Out to Fight Diabetes Walk Members

volunteered to serve in multiple capacities Duties included but were not limited to registering walkers passing out literature to walkers concerning diabetes serv-

ing food and water as well as col-

lecting cash donations on the day of the walk In addition our chap-ter collectively contributed over $500 towards the fundraising goal of the Stepping Out to Fight Diabe-tes Walk

During the walk which was held on September 25 2010 at Grant Park in Atlanta GA the members got the opportunity to meet Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson

from the hit reality series The Big-

gest Loser Season 9 The couple that collectively lost more than 214 lbs and found love while filming the reality series Members had the opportunity to speak candidly with the contestants and receive advice concerning weight lost Ad-

ditionally it was discovered that Sam is actually a member of the Blue and White Family

Graduate and Undergraduate Sorors in the Athens Area Receive Awards Submitted by Eta Omega Zeta Chapter mdashAthens GA

Accolades to Soror Katheryn B Davis who will be inducted in the

State Hall of Fame at the Georgia

State Leadership Conference Febru-

a r y 2 5 - 2 7 2 0 1 1

Congratulations to Sorors Mirian J

Tiller Margaret W Tribble and Katheryn B Davis who are recipi-

ents of a 2010 Presidents Call to

Service Life Time Award for making a difference through Volun-

teer Service presented by President Obamas Council on Service and

Civic Participation in conjunction

with the Points of Light Foundation

Congratulations to Chi Epsilon

Chapter University of Georgia Ath-

ens Georgia for a 2nd Place win in the annual FACE OFF - NPHC at

the University of Georgia on Febru-

ary 5 2011

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 13 wwwzphibgaorg

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 14: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Epsilon Zeta Chapter Counts Down to CENSUS 2010 Submitted by Epsilon Zeta Chapter mdashAtlanta GA

As a part of their 2010 Finer Wom-anhood Month Celebration activities

the Sorors and Amicae of Epsilon

Zeta Chapter conducted their

―Annual Cheer Night for the senior residents of the Ashbury-Harrris Ep-

worth Towers retirement facility lo-

cated in Atlanta Georgia

This annual Z-HOPE event has a two

-fold purpose to provide useful in-formation concerning MEDICARE

Diabetes Hypertension Safety or

other topics of interests to the sen-

iors The second purpose is to pro-vide entertainment play games and

present the seniors with tokens of

love (gift bags of toiletries or other

useful household items) Zetas and Amicae also served refreshments and

fellowshipped with the residents

The guest speaker for the event was

A Dwight Danzy Senior Partnership

Specialist with the US Census Bu-reau Mr Danzy gave a presentation

to the seniors about the benefits and

importance of them participating in

the 2010 CENSUS process He also provided brochures and promotional

items to motivate and remind the

seniors to complete the CENSUS

form when they received them in the mail The chapter also presented

each resident with a bookmark cre-

ated just for the event

Epsilon Zeta and their Amicae have

been conducting this event for over 20 years to uplift the spirits of the

residents of Epworth especially

those that have few or no visitors

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

The Iota Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc has worked

hard to expand on its previous suc-

cesses The Chapter was excited to

have several members to attend the Bouleacute They reported a festive and

informative time with Sorors from

the United States and abroad Zeta is on the forefront of the world and

community activism and service as

we roll out our new health and edu-cation initiatives The Chapter deliv-

ered Thanksgiving baskets to needy

families handed out two scholar-

ships to graduating seniors marched door-to-door handing out Census

forms organized a successful health

fair and even delivered Christmas gifts to needy children and families

just to name a few Iota Eta Zeta is

poised to impact change in our com-

munity and the world around us

Iota Eta Zeta advises the Beta Iota

chapter which is on the campus of Spelman College Beta Iota has had

numerous accomplishments and has

no plans of letting up Beta Iota won the 2010 Student Organization of the

Year Award at Spelman College

Beta Iota is present on the Southeast-

ern Region Honor Roll obtained the State of Georgia Award for highest

GPA for a chapter and also won

first place for Z-Hope points In ad-dition to participating in the Relay

for Life March for Babies and

Storkrsquos Nest Beta Iota delivered

Thanksgiving baskets decorated mu-rals for a childrenrsquos hospital and

even made blankets for the homeless

They are preparing for the State meeting and are planning a Greek

Forum to take place in February

Beta Iota will continue to forge ahead and aspire for the greatness set

before them by our five Pearls

Continued on page 15

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 14 wwwzphibgaorg

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 15: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Iota Eta Zeta Expands Its Own Previous Success Submitted by Iota Eta Zeta Chapter ndash Decatur GA

Continued from page 14

Iota Eta Zetarsquos youth auxiliaries are thriving for nothing short of success

The Archonettes Amicettes and

Pearlettes are preparing for a new

year and are looking to be more suc-

cessful than last year The Ar-chonettes are busy filling out aca-

demic scholarships in order to fur-

ther their education and just com-

pleted etiquette training They are

preparing to attend the State meeting All of the youth auxiliaries are

searching for more opportunities not

only to better themselves but to bet-

ter their community as well

KIZ Movers and Shakers Submitted by Kappa Iota Zeta Chapter ndash Atlanta GA

Soror Linda Isabel Soror Maretta Johnson

Soror Patrice Joseph

Soror Tecia McKay

Soror Kendra Hatcher King

KIZ would like to celebrate Sorors in our chapter Kappa Iota Zeta that are

doing big things

Soror Linda Isabel was recognized for her commitment to service with

the presentation of the inaugural

Pacesetterrsquos Award at the 76th Southeastern Regional Conference in

Atlanta Additionally she received

the prestigious Presidents Volunteer Service Award presented by The

Presidents Council on Service and

Civic Participation The award cele-

brates the valuable contributions vol-unteers make in our communities

Soror Isabel is certainly a role model

for all For her service she received an official Presidents Volunteer Ser-

vice Award lapel pin a personalized

certificate of achievement and a con-gratulatory letter from the President

Barack Obama Her service is the

epitome of a Finer Woman of Zeta Congratulations Soror Isabel

Soror Maretta Johnson an inventor

patented the Total Travel Bag ndash the first diaper bag with a built-in bottle

warmer and car adapter -- and it is

now available at national and online retailers Buy Buy Baby Bed-

BathandBeyondcom Right

Startcom and her website total-travelbagcom

Soror Patrice Joseph published her

first book titled ―Straight Talk About Classroom Teaching Encouraged

by a professor she used one of her

papers from a doctoral class as the foundation for an instructional book

for teachers Her book is now avail-

able at Borderscom and Ama-zoncom

Soror Tecia McKay will be honored by The Gainesville Hall County

Black History Society Inc on Febru-

ary 26 2011 and featured in the so-

cieties historical video for her leader-ship and accomplishments in educa-

tion

Soror Kendra Hatcher King received

an Innovator Award in November

2010 from the AdColor Industry Coalition which includes the Asso-

ciation of National Advertisers the

Advertising Club of New York the

American Advertising Federation and the American Association of

Advertising Agencies She was re-

cently recognized by Black Enter-prise magazine as one of the Top

Executives in Marketing and Adver-

tising in the February Power issue and will be honored at a reception

during the Black Enterprise Women

of Power summit in Orlando

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 15 wwwzphibgaorg

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 16: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Phi Omicron Zeta Hosts Scholarship Luncheon Submitted by Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter - Covington GA

Front Row (Left to Right) Evon Mazyck Recipients Tia Cofield and

Chelsea Darnell Kathryn Williams Dorothy Moss Back Row Gloria

Fallings Sandra Speaks Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder

The Phi Omicron Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc hosted a

Scholarship Luncheon for the recipi-

ents of their first Annual Senior

Scholarships at the Bethlehem Bap-tist Church House in Covington

Georgia on Saturday July 17 2010

The three recipients were Tia

Cofield Chelsea Darnell and Kim-

berly Dean (not pictured) all 2010 graduates of Newton County High

School Each outstanding scholarship recipient received $25000 for the

fall semester of 2010

Tia and Chelsea were joined by their parents All the parents and students

in attendance expressed their grati-

tude to Phi Omicron Zeta Sorority members in attendance were Gloria

Fallings President Dorothy Moss

2nd Vice President Kathryn Wil-liams Secretary Eula Hardeman

Treasurer Evon Mazyck Audrey Williams Gladys Gordon and Dal-

phine Browder Also in attendance

was Myra Reese Georgia State Di-

rector of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Phi Omicron Zeta serves the Newton

and Rockdale County communities The Zeta Phi Beta Sororityrsquos ideals

of scholarship service sisterly love

and finer womanhood were on dis-play

Full Figured Fashion Show Submitted by Phi Sigma Zeta Chap-

ter ndash Camilla GA

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter Camilla Geor-

gia held their 1st Bi-Annual Full Fig-

ured Fashion Show at the Mitchell

County Auditorium The fashion show showcased full figured women

a t t h e i r f i n e s t

There were 12 women who show-cased evening wear casual wear and

church attire with hats It was a night

to be remembered and the ladies of Phi Sigma Zeta Chapter raised funds

for their scholarship program

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words Submitted by Epsilon Xi Chapter ndash Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA

Members of Epsilon Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc take a moment to capture the memories of a strong sisterhood

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 16 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 17: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Soror Receives Membership Into International Honor Society Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Savan-nah would like to congratulate Soror

Edwana D Harris She received

membership in the International

Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu and was elected to the

Georgia Eta Chapter located at Sa-

vannah

Pictures from Alpha

Theta Zetarsquos Blue Revue

The Few The Proud The Zetas Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

On may 21st Alpha Theta Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc inducted five beautiful intelli-

gent excited and energetic ladies

These ladies are ready to roll up their sleeves and work They are excited

to be apart of the Zeta family and we

are excited to have them They have chosen to be part of the FEW the

PROUD the ZETAS They are Jac-

queline Caldwell Andrea Cody Viki

Dennard Deborah Jaudon and Melissa Nicholas

Exert taken from the Savannah Her-ald wwwsavannahheraldnet

Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta

Phi Beta Sorority Inc made a dona-tion to the May Street YMCA Mr

Peter Doliber (Director) greatly ac-

cepted the donation and stated that the money will be put to good use

Presently the Y is working to revital-

ize the swimming pool just in time for summer vacation Mr Doliber

also stated the Y will be offering

swimming lessons

Donation Made to the May Street YMCA Submitted by Alpha Theta Zeta ChaptermdashSavannah GA

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 17 wwwzphibgaorg

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 18: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 18 wwwzphibgaorg

The ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Inc Rho Beta Chapter would like to

congratulate Soror Phylicia Hawkins

on her research paper entitled Inte-

grated Marketing Communications

Changing Perspective which will be

featured at the 2011 South East Deci-

sion Sciences Institute Conference

held on Feb 25th at the Savannah

Marriott River Front and SAM Con-

ference held in Orlando FL on April

2011 They are intensely proud and

hold her in the highest admiration for

her academic accomplishment Also

they would like to recognize Sorors

Wansley Harrison Dannielle Wil-

liams and Phylicia Hawkins for

maintaining outstanding GPArsquos

Wansley Harrison is also a distin-

guished member of the following

Honour Societies Whorsquos Who

Among College Students Phi

Gamma Mu Alpha Kappa Mu and

Golden Key National Honour Secu-

rity

Intelligence Scholarship Discipline Submitted by Rho Beta ChaptermdashSavannah State University Savannah GA

Southeastern Regional Director Keynote Speaker at Founderrsquos Day Program Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

The Sorors of Tau Omicron Zeta

Chapter welcomed our Southeastern

Regional Director Chrislyn Turner as

the keynote speaker at our Founders

Day Program held on January 22

2011at Mt Vernon Missionary Bap-

tist Church Augusta Ga Their

theme for the program was

Positioning Zeta for Unity and Col-

laboration in the Community Soror

Turner speech neatly tied in the

theme of unity and collaboration

with the Sororityrsquos precepts of

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love

and Finer Womanhood Georgia

State Director Myra Reece also at-

tended the program It was truly a

awesome afternoon

Tau Omicron Zeta Provides a Etiquette Class Submitted by Tau Omicron Zeta ChaptermdashHephzibah GA

Tau Omicron Zeta is pleased to an-

nounce that their chapters Etiquette

Class 101 is officially added to the

curriculum at the Fort Gordon Youth

Challenge Academy as of January

25 2011 The purpose of the Youth

Challenge Academy is to provide at

-risk youth with Academic and Life

Skills training aimed at improving

employment potential and creating

productive citizens The program

director is LTC (Ret) Janet Zimmer-

man and the deputy director is Lynda

Dukes Soror Dukes is also a mem-

ber of Tau Omicron Zeta The chap-

ter has provided the Etiquette Class

for over 800 cadets

Epsilon Tau Zeta Amicae Auxiliary Submitted by Epsilon Tau Zeta ChaptermdashMacon GA

Epsilon Tau Zeta (Chartered- Janu-

ary 12 1956) ndash also honored Soror

Marvia Story for outstanding dedica-

tion and service to the chapter and a

special recognition to Macon Ami-

cae Chapter Zeta Amicae Macon

was chartered in Feb 1966 This

group of outstanding women stands

head and shoulder with any organi-

zation in service to the local commu-

nity The charter members were

given a certificate and the group was

presented a banner to hang at their

events

Working for Zeta Submitted by Sigma Rho ChaptermdashAugusta State University Augusta GA

The Sigma Rho Chapter has been

very active on the campus of Au-

gusta State University and in the

community They have completed

the following service activities

Sheppard Blood Center Blood Drive

Angel Tree Clothing Drive for the

Salvation Army Christmas Cards for

injured troops helped out with the

ZAD Workshop hosted World AIDS

Day on Campus Love your Body

Day Take Back the Night and

Womenrsquos History Month

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 19: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Soror Turner presents impor-

tant information regarding

intake

Sorors shuffling in to take

their seats for the presentation

Rho Xi Zeta Chapter hosts Sep-

tember MIP Session Chapter

members assisting with check-

in

Sorors in the Great State of Georgia are always about business On Sep-

tember 11 2010 more than 100 So-

rors attended Membership Intake

Process training held at the Georgia Institute of Technology to either re-

ceive initial training or to be re-

certified Newly appointed Regional Director Soror Chrislyn Turner pre-

sided over the session

During the session it was officially

announced that Soror Myra Reese is our new Georgia State Director So-

rors had the opportunity to fellow-

ship with Soror Reese and put a face to a very important name This is an

exciting time for the State of Georgia

and we look forward to assisting So-

ror Reese with handling the business of Zeta

September MIP Session

Georgia Youth Gearing Up for the New Year

The Georgia Youth Auxiliaries of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc kicked

off the new Zeta year on August 28

with a retreat at Mercer University

GA in Macon GA Over 75 youth ranging in age from 4-18 attended

this informative session The youth

were presented information on Es-sential Tools for a Zeta Youth Par-

liamentary Procedures and Self Es-

teem Counts Out of Georgiarsquos 11 youth auxiliaries 7 were represented

with youth and Sororsadvisors The

Georgia ―Girls to Pearls look for-ward to convening again at the State

Leadership conference in Savannah

GA to continue learning the ideals of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc

Georgia was represented by two

youth at the 2010 Boulersquo in Dallas Texas Miss Amaryis Glover and

Kemoyersquo Caldwell-Latimore from

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter (Fort Valley) enjoyed a fun-filled week in Dallas

Texas Amaryis was crowned Miss

Blue Revue 2010 and is a honor stu-dent at Perry Middle School in Perry

GA Kemoyersquo was 1st place winner in

the National Spelling Bee in her age

division She is a 3rd grade gifted student at Hunt Elementary in Fort

Valley GA

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell has been

the State Youth Coordinator since

2005

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 19 wwwzphibgaorg

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 20: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

ldquoShining Brightly in the City of Sisterly Loverdquo

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell represented the Peach State of Georgia in true

Southern Style Soror Caldwell was

named 2nd runner up in the 2nd Miss

Zeta Phi Beta Pageant held in Dallas TX at the Boulersquo of Sisterly Love

Southern Style The competition

which included 20 Zeta members from around the worldwas judged in

several areas state costume and in-

troduction beachwear business wear Zeta paraphernalia and formal

wear

To represent the Peach state Shaniqua expressed her creativity in

a green shirt wa Georgia slogan amp

white skirt green visor and green flip-flops all adorned with GA

peaches She topped it off by taking

a bite from a sweet GA peach to con-clude her introduction During

beachwear her finer womanhood

showed in a black white and royal

blue swimsuit wrapped in a royal blue sarong She showed Zeta pride

in a self-designed black tank top with

―1920 in rhinestones and the Zeta shield paired with jeans with

―ZETA written in sequins She was

ready to instruct her 8th grade GA History class in a royal blue and

black skirt suit Last but not least

Shaniqua looked the part of royalty

dressed in a floor length white ball gown For talent she showed the

Texans a taste of their heritage by

performing a clogging routine to her lifersquos theme song ―Just Fine by

Mary J Blige

Soror Caldwell has been a Zeta since 1999 and is currently the President of

Beta Rho Zeta Chapter in Ft Valley

Georgia Youth Coordinator and

Southeastern Regional Youth Coor-dinator She is a 10 year educator in

the Peach County school system has

been named Teacher of the Year and is the Varsity Cheer Coach Her Zeta

legacy is through Sorors Evelyn

McGhee (grandmother) Frances Caldwell (mother) Sekemia Cald-

well (sister) Zeta Youth Kemoyersquo

Caldwell-Latimore (daughter) and

Zeta Friend Amicae Lakesia Cald-well (sister) Her daughter Kemoyersquo

also won the Zeta Youth National

Spelling Bee in her age division

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 20 wwwzphibgaorg

Shaniqua Caldwell Miss Georgia Zeta 2010 and Soror Rikkia

Rellford Miss Zeta 2010

Soror Chrislyn Turner Southeastern Re-

gional Director Soror Alpha Hay Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Sheryl Underwood 23rd Inter-

national Grand Basileus and Soror

Audrey Williams

Special Guest Vicki Winans

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 21: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Zeta Dove Sorors Marlene Sharpe

Evelyn Brown and Florence

McCamey

Zeta Dove Dr Angela Johnson

Zeta Dove Sorors E Virginia John-

son and Queenie Lawton

Zeta Dove Soror Lucile Neely from

the Epsilon Zeta Chapter

18th Grand Basileus Dr Edith Francis 20th Grand Basileus Jylla M Foster

21st Grand Basileus Dr Barbara Carpenter 22nd Grand Basileus Barbara C Moore

Sorors Shaneesa Ashford and Brittni Johnson Installed by 18th Past Grand

Basileus Dr Edith Francis

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell Miss

Georgia Zeta 2010

Keymoe Caldwell-Latimore 1st Place National Spelling

Bee Winner Daughter of

Soror Shaniqua Caldwell

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 21 wwwzphibgaorg

Angela Winbush

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 22: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

at the 2010 Regional Conference

Regional and State Directors Retreat

Southeastern Region Leadership

Southeastern Region Leadership Installation

by the 19th International Grand Basileus

Dr Eunice S Thomas

Regional Hall of Fame Inductee Soror Myra Reese Georgia State Director

Soror Myra Reese was the

State of Georgia

Regional Hall

of Fame Induc-tee 2010

Soror Reese studied at Fort

Valley State

C o l l e g e (Univ er s i t y)

Fort Valley GA and Harvard Uni-

versity in Cambridge Massachusetts

Soror Reese is a Test Consultant She was appointed by the Board of

Regents of the University System of

Georgia and then the Educational

Testing Service to set standards for the SAT II subject area tests She is

subcontracted as a faculty consultant

by the Educational Testing Service and the College Board to train col-

lege professors and high school

teachers to score the Advanced Placement Tests for high school stu-

dents

Soror Reese is a Life Member She was elected Basileus and First Anti-

Basileus of Epsilon Zeta Chapter

(Atlanta GA) State Grammateus of

Georgia Chairman of the Georgia

Executive Board On August 9

2010 she was appointed the Georgia State Director On the regional level

she served as Regional Marshal Pro-

tocol and Amenities Coordinator

Necrology and Rededication Coordi-nator and Southeastern Region

Laision to the National Education

Foundation

Soror Gianna S Gardner South Carolina

State Director Soror Colleen Williams

Virgin Islands State Director Soror

Myra Reese Georgia State Director and

Southeastern Region Hall of Fame In-ductee Soror Erna Foushee Florida

State Director and Soror Chrislyn

Turner Southeastern Region Director

Soror Cutia Blunt Georgia Executive

Board Chair and Soror Myra Reese

Georgia State Director Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame Inductee

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 22 wwwzphibgaorg

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 23: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Soror Kath-er yn B

Davis is a

State of

Georgia Hall of Fame In-

ductee

Soror Davis

is a State of

Georgia Li-censed Clini-

cal Social

Worker a National Board Certified

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Practice is trained in mediation Ad-

vanced Bereavement Counseling and

Spiritual Counseling She is the owner of CMC Services (private

practice in social services consulta-

tion and bereavement counseling) She currently teaches as an adjunct

in the School of Social Work and is a

field associate at the University of

Georgia

Soror Davis is very active in her

church Greater Bethel AME

Soror Davis is a Golden Life Mem-

ber The current Regional Coordina-tor of Life Members Is an inductee

in the Southeastern Regional Hall of

Fame A Charter Member and past

president of the Eta Omega Zeta Alumnae Chapter in Athens and is

the current board chair Instrumental

in the chartering of Chi Epsilon Un-dergraduate Chapter and the forma-

tion of the Athens Amicae Auxiliary

She currently serves as an Advisor for both groups Soror Davis is a past

National Trustee A past board mem-

ber for the National Educational

Foundation and Past member and Chair of ZOL

Soror Davis feels honored to be a ZETA LEGACY through her bio-

logical sister Soror Harriet Green

State Amicae Coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Katheryn B Davis DSW LCSW BCD

S o r o r M a r y

S t roz ier -

Weaver is

a State of G e o r g i a

Hall of

Fame In-ductee

S o r o r Strozier-Weaver received her pri-

mary education from Greenville

Consolidated High school Her pro-

fessional training includes a Bache-lor of Science in Business Education

from Morris Brown College She

has completed further studies through her employer

Upon completion of her education at Morris Brown College Mary worked

for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Department of

Health Education and Welfare after

thirty- four years and six months of government services she retired

from Internal Revenue Service work-

ing in various positions

During her employment with Internal

Revenue Service she received sev-

eral honors awards and accomplish-ments

Soror Strozier-Weaver is an active member of Fourth Street Baptist

Church where Rev Dr J H Flakes

Jr is the pastor

Soror Strozier-Weaver was in the

first class of the ZOL Certification

program She completed the assign-ments and received her blue and gold

ZOL Certification Pin She was a

2007 ZOL Regional Workshop Fa-cilitator

Soror Strozier-Weaver is a Diamond

Life member of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity Inc As a member of Epsilson Eta Zeta Chapter Soror Strozier-

Weaver has held various offices that

include two terms as Basileus 1st

Anti-Basileus Grammateus and Ta-mias-Grammateus She is currently

serving as National Director of Ami-

cae Affairs She has served as State and Regional Amicae Coordinator

She is a past recipient of the Zeta of

the Year Award In 2007 she was inducted into the Southeastern Re-

gion Hall of Fame

Soror Strozier-Weaver serves as sponsor for the Zeta Amicae auxil-

iary of Columbus sponsored by Ep-

silon Eta Zeta Chapter Blue Revue Chair Finer Womanhood Chair and

Youth coordinator

State of Georgia Hall of Fame Inductee

Soror Mary Strozier-Weaver

ldquoNew Beginnings for Every Generationrdquo

The Peach Buzz Page 23 wwwzphibgaorg

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director

Page 24: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated State of Georgia

Omicron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Americus Begins Zeta Youth Auxiliaries Submitted by Omicron Alpha Zeta ChaptermdashAmericus GA

Monday February 7 was a remark-able night for the ladies of the Omi-

cron Alpha Zeta Chapter of Ameri-

cus Georgia

After chartering both the Archonette

and Amicette youth auxiliaries the

chapter held its first induction cere-mony on the campus of Georgia

Southwestern State University in

Americus Georgia

The ceremony was attended by So-rors family and friends of the youth

auxiliary members

Members of the Archonette youth auxiliary are Jasmine Burkes Jakera

Felron Cemone Scott ZaVisha Hau-

gabook Mannesia Wilcher Tamia Solomon and Raven Burkes The

Amicette members are DrsquoUndrea

Burton Illani Torres Alexus Tho-mas Phylisicia Lundy Raven Smith

and Adrain Smith

Dr Robbie Latimore is the Basileus

of the chapter Soror Amillia

Woolfork is the youth advisor and Soror Davida Bailey serves as co-

advisor

Psi Rho Zeta Chapter Chartered in Forsyth GA Submitted by Psi Rho Zeta ChaptermdashForsyth GA

The official chartering ceremony of Psi Rho Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi

Beta Sorority Incorporated was held

at St Luke A M E Church in For-

syth Georgia on February 12 2011 The chartering ceremony was con-

ducted by Soror Chrislyn Turner

Southeastern Regional Director and Soror Myra Reese Georgia State

Director

Members of the newly chartered chapter are Ursquolanda A Barkley La-

Toya Bentley Rhonda K Dinkins

A Carolyn Edge Cherelle Parker-

Fults Dorothy A Griggs Tracy A Jacobs and Brenda E A Phillips

Following the chartering ceremony an inspirational program and recep-

tion was attended by representatives

of several chapters of Zeta Phi Beta

Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Frater-nity as well as family and friends of

the charter members

The Dynamic Doves of Psi Rho Zeta

Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Incorporated will introduce the pro-

grams and projects of their interna-

tional organization to communities in

Monroe Lamar Butts and Upson

Counties and surrounding areas

Scholarship Service Sisterly Love Finer Womanhood

The Peach Buzz Page 24 wwwzphibgaorg

Fall MIP Session held at

Albany State University

Albany GA Conducted by

Soror Myra Reese Georgia

State Director