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Zeta Beta
Loyola Marymount University
Zeta Beta was founded on the Loyola Marymount campus in 1976 by a group of 24 women. We were the first sorority on campus, thus our motto "First and the Finest". Our founders were dedicated, innovative and ambitious women. Their vision was to create a chapter that upholds its ideals in service, scholarship and sisterhood. Today, their vision is now a legacy found in every Zeta Beta chapter member and alumnae.
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Scholarships
Alpha Phi gives out more than a $150,000 in scholarships to collegiate members as well as graduate students. Local and regional scholarships are also available.
Awards
Alpha Phi Internationals Philanthropy Award 2004-2005
Alpha Phi Foundation Award 2004-2005
Alpha Phi Foundation Award 2005-2006
Alpha Phi Internationals Recruitment Award 2005-2006 Order of Omega Public Relations Award 2005-2006 Order of Omega Member Development Award 2005-2006
Order of Omega Member Development Award 2009
Organization Facts
Alpha Phi called the world's first inter-sorority meeting: A group that later became the National Panhellenic Conference.
Alpha Phi built the world's first sorority house (in 1872 at Syracuse University).
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to use traveling delegates.
Alpha Phi was the first women's society to use Greek letters as an emblem.
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to establish a foundation.
Alpha Phi was the first NPC sorority to establish a presence on the world wide web.
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to publish a book-length history.
Alpha Phi is the third largest women's sorority with 143 chapters/colonies in the US and Canada.
Alpha Phi was founded in 1872 by 10 of the first 20 women to enter Syracuse University.
Alpha Phi is the fourth oldest national women's sorority.
Alpha Phi is one of only three international sororities.
Three of our founders were listed in Who's Who of America: Clara Bradley Burdette, Martha Foote Crow, and Rena Michaels Atchison.
Alpha Phi is pronounced Alpha "fee" (long "e") not "fie," because "Alpha" is a vowel and "Phi" is pronounced "fee" when it follows a vowel.
Alpha Phi's original colors were blue and gold. In 1879, the colors were changed to the more distinctive silver and bordeaux. Blue and gold were the colors of the Fraternity Delta Upsilon, and the change was made in order to truly set our colors apart from any other Greek organization's.
The Alpha Phi Foundation was established in 1957. Zeta Beta donates annually to the Alpha Phi Foundation by holding our philanthropy A-Phi-ASCO.
Alpha Phi is a true "international" sorority. It has maintained the longest continuous presence in Canada of any sorority. The Xi chapter was established at the University of Toronto in 1906.
Alpha Phi has over 175 active alumnae chapters.
Chapter Facts
Alpha Phi at LMU was established in 1976 as the first sorority on campus.
Every year the Zeta Beta Chapter holds its annual philanthropy A-PHI-ASCO in the fall. It is a live and silent auction accompanied by dinner that is hosted and ran solely by the chapter and its members to benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation and the Good Shepherd Shelter. We invite our Friends, family, faculty, community and the LMU campus to attend our event. Last year with the help of our members and our 350 guests we were able to raise over $45,000 dollars. In the last two years we have raised over $100,000 for our two charities, which was recognized by the mayor of Los Angeles as well as Alpha Phi Internationals whom presented us with an excellence award for raising the most money out of any Alpha Phi chapter internationally.
Address
One LMU Drive
Office of Student Leadership and Development
Attention: Alpha Phi
Los Angeles, CA 9
Chapter website: http://www.alphaphilmu.com
Inter/National website: http://www.alphaphi.org
Recruitment Info
For questions about recruitment please contact:
Erin Lane
VP of Recruitment
erin.lane5@comcast.net
Contacts
Kelley Cohen
Chapter President
kcohen1523@yahoo.com
