Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity () of Puerto Rico is a nonprofit fraternal organization that has served the Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic communities for more than fifty years.
History Zeta Phi Beta was founded on November 21, 1957, at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez by seven students from diverse backgrounds.
Its founding members were Luís Antonio Oliveras Arroyo, Luís Manuel Carrillo Jr., Oscar Fermaint Giboyeaux, Juan Antonio Martínez, Pedro J. Narváez Negron, Orlando Clavell Pumarejo, and Eladio Rivera Rodríguez
As of 2016, the fraternity has over 3,000 members and eleven chapters at the university level, including two chapters in the Dominican Republic. Its headquarters is in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Symbols The motto of Zeta Phi Beta is . The fraternity's colors are green and gold. Its nickname is Los Zetas.
Chapters
University chapters In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha 1957University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezMayagüez, Puerto RicoActiveBeta (First)1958 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras CampusSan Juan, Puerto RicoMovedBeta University of Puerto Rico at BayamónBayamón, Puerto RicoGamma1958 Interamerican University of Puerto Rico San Germán, Puerto RicoActiveEpsilon1960Interamerican University of Puerto RicoArecibo, Puerto RicoActiveDelta1963Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto RicoActiveEta 1962Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey CampusHato Rey, Puero RicoActiveLambda2008Universidad Central del EsteSan Pedro de Macorís, Dominican RepublicActiveOmicron1968Pedro Henríquez Ureña National UniversitySanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicActiveSigma1965Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce CampusPonce, Puerto RicoActiveTau1997University of Puerto Rico at Utuado Utuado, Puerto RicoActiveOmega1984Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey CampusHato Rey, Puerto RicoActiveChi2015Yauco, Puerto RicoActive
Zones Following are the Zeta Phi Beta zones or community-based chapters.
ZoneCharter date and rangeLocationStatusArecibo Zone1966Arecibo, Puerto RicoActiveWest Zone(Jose "Huchy" Soto)1969Puerto RicoActiveSan Jan Area1970San Juan, Puerto RicoActivePonce Area1971Ponce, Puerto RicoActiveRio Grande Area1971Rio Grand, Puerto RicoActiveCarolina Zone1971Carolina, Puerto RicoActiveBayamon Area1971Bayamon, Puerto RicoActiveSanto Domngo Area1982Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicActiveSouthwest Zone (Confesor Rivera)2014
References
External links
Official website