Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Southern Region

History of Zeta Amicae

As early as 1940, graduate chapters of Zeta Phi Beta began to realize the importance of the prestige, good will and cooperation of women who, for various reasons, were not members of any Greek-letter organization. During this time, a group of women organized to assist Zeta Phi Beta Sorority members in whatever capacity they were needed. They chose the Latin name Amicae (Friend) for their auxiliary. Under the administration of Soror Lullelia Harrison, the first chartered Amicae group was given to Lambda Zeta of Houston, Texas. The first undergraduate chapter to present an auxiliary was Kappa Alpha of Miner Teachers College, Washington, D.C. on February 23, 1949 during Kappa Alpha's Finer Womanhood Program.

Today these auxiliaries have rendered invaluable services to the Sorority and their communities. They are located in areas wherever there are active graduate chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.