In 1959, Edyth Bryant was interested in chartering a local chapter of Zeta Phi Beta after consulting with then Midwestern Regional Director, Jewell Livingston. In addition to the five Zetas, three additional ladies (Jeanette McCrary Goens, Rebecca Miller and Ruth Walton-Slater) expressed interest in becoming Zetas. The chartering ceremony was held the weekend of July 1, 1960, with the three new initiates and existing Zetas: Edythe Bryant, Mary Black, Celestine James, Arvella Reynolds and Mildred Stevenson. With the chapter in place, the members began their journey to promote the principals on which Zeta Phi Beta was founded. Zeta Zeta Zeta began impacting the community by supporting the March of Dimes National Foundation, which eventually led to the establishment of the Stork’s Nest. The Presidents during the sixties were the following capable ladies: C. James, M. Black, R. Walton Slater, J. McCrary Goens and R. Miller.

The Seventies.....As the Zeta Zeta Zeta membership continued to increase, service and scholarship became the focus of the Chapter. Several new programs initiated, included: a Vietnam Veterans donation program to benefit the Veterans in cooperation with the Fitzsimons General Hospital's Project Lift Program and visiting various nursing homes and day care centers in the Metro area. In keeping with the Zeta Scholarship belief, three coronation balls were held in the 70s. In order to expand the reach and impact of the chapter, the Denver Amicae Auxiliary was established on October 12, 1972. Through the years, the Amicae have faithfully supported our many projects and programs. The chapter established a youth auxiliary, the Zetalites in 1974 to expose girls to Zeta principals. In March of 1979, the first Stork’s Nest was opened at 1755 Gilpin Street. In May 1979, the Chapter reached out to local college campuses to expand the reach of Zeta. The first undergraduate chapter in the state, Theta Iota, was established on the campus of University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. The Chapter continued to thrive under the dedicated leadership of: E. Bell, I. Adams, V. Blair and C. Williams.

The Eighties......Membership continued to grow with the charter of a second undergraduate chapter, Tau Kappa, was established on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus in May 1980. To further the Zeta principal of “service,” new projects were developed, which included: workshops on “People and Food”, funded by a grant from the Colorado Humanities Program and supporting the National NAACP’s relief for Haitian Refugees project in the Denver metropolitan area. In keeping with the Zeta principal of scholarship ideal, Annual Finer Womanhood and Scholarship Program were held and numerous young ladies were awarded scholarships. The Chapter revived the “Phi Beta Family” connection by hosting a joint Zeta State Conference and Sigma Regional Conference in Boulder, CO. The event culminated with a dinner-ball, which was hosted by Reynalda Muse, a fine Zeta lady, acting as Mistress of Ceremonies. The Chapter continued to focus on youth and established the high school youth group affiliate, the Archonettes. Presidents during this time were: Sorors C. Williams, W. H. McCallum, D. Donna and L. Anderson.

During this time, Zeta began a transition. More recent college graduates joined bringing with them fresh new ideas. and Omicron Omicron Chapter was charted on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins in October 1993. An innovative and ongoing project was established with the Excelsior Youth Center. Zeta developed and implemented monthly projects for Excelsior’s at-risk youth to support and assist them with critical life skills and present them with fun activities. Leadership development continued to be a focus and as a result, local youth affiliates, the Archonettes, Amicettes and Pearlettes, were established and sponsored by the Chapter. In the area of education, the Chapter embraced the Zeta Phi Beta Benchmark program, “Challenger Kids,” by sending two female middle school students to the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama in 1995. In the 90s, the Chapter became a major volunteer of the UNCF Walk-A-Thon. In addition to the volunteer support, we also raised funds in excess of $15,000. The Chapter received national recognition as a model chapter during the National 75th Anniversary Celebration and the 1996 National Convention. Presidents during this time were; L. Anderson, J. D. Spillman, L. Givens, M. Neal, S. Stansberry and C. Banks

The New Millennium, Zeta Zeta Zeta continued to focus on our Founding Principles of Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood. We currently sponsor two youth mentoring programs: Amicettes (middle school age ladies) and Archonettes (high school age ladies). We chartered a new Denver Citywide Undergraduate Chapter Delta Tau. Our service to the Denver Metro community included support to Habitat for Humanity, Home Depot Build a Playground Program, March of Dimes March for Babies, Step Out for Diabetes, Adopting Briarwood Nursing Home and St Paul Nursing Home for community outreach, Denver Rescue Mission, The Gathering Place, Voter Registration Drives during the 2008 Elections, and MLK Marade. Zeta moved into the millennium under the leadership of: C. Banks, L. Givens, J. John, Dr. S. Stansberry, J. Coker , M. Brown.

50 years later, Zeta Zeta Zeta with the help of our Z-Community Foundation we have sponsored over $50,000 in scholarship dollars over the 50 years. Our service to the Denver Metro community included support to Cleaves Thanksgiving and Christmas Feeding for the community, Feed the community (Amicae Auxiliary), March of Dimes March for Babies, Race for the Cure, 2010 Census activities, MLK Marade, Homeless Coalition at Lowry- community children’s birthday celebrations. In 2010, we moved into our Virtual Stork’s Nest program a partnership with the March of Dimes, Denver Health and Hospital, and our Z-Community Foundation to provide prenatal education and incentives to new moms. Zeta moved into its 50th year under the leadership of: W. Collins, T. Oliver, Carla Whitney.

In 2015 we launched our Journey to Centennial as one of the chapters under the State Visionary Group. The chapter recognized the importance of supporting our military with USO toiletries donations, “Veterans Girls Rock” Donations, Wreaths Across America and Fitzsimons Veterans Home Visit (Songs and Socks). Zeta moved into its Journey to Centennial under the leadership of: Carla Whitney and Zoe Grant.