N.O. was the backdrop to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Convention

Valerie Hollingsworth-Baker was recently elected International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, a 98-year-old international women’s service organization, during its Grand Boulé in New Orleans, held July 18 – 22.

The Brooklyn, New York native will lead the organization into its centennial year in 2020.

VALERIE HOLLINGSWORTH-BAKER

Immediate past president is Mary Breaux Wright, of Houston, Texas.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1920 on the belief that the social nature of sorority life should not overshadow the real mission to address societal mores, ills, prejudices, poverty and health concerns of the day. The international organization’s 125,000+ initiated members, operating in more than 850 chapters, have given millions of voluntary hours to educate the public, provide scholarships, support charities, and promote legislation for social and civic change.

This article originally published in the July 30, 2018 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.