Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Upsilon Kappa Zeta Chapter
The Upsilon Kappa Zeta Chapter invites you to apply for our
2025 scholarship. Requirements and application can be found below.
If you have comments, questions, or concerns, please contact the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Upsilon Kappa Zeta Chapter, Scholarship Chairperson: Susan Johnson, P.O. Box 1044, Bloomington, Indiana, 47402, ykzzetasbloomington@gmail.com.
The Scholarship
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University on January 16, 1920 as the result of encouragement given to its five founders: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Fannie Pettie Watts, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Pearl Anna Neal, and Viola Tyler Goings by Charles R. Taylor and A. Langston Taylor, members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
The principles that grace this organization are Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood. Currently, over 800 undergraduate and graduate chapters exist across the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean with a membership over 100,000.
On April 6, 2005, the national body of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated officially approved the charter for the Upsilon Kappa Zeta graduate chapter in Bloomington, Indiana.
To continuously uphold the principles of the organization, the Upsilon Kappa Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated will provide financial support to students of need, including first-generation college students from historically underserved communities, who demonstrate academic excellence:
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One (1) $1,000 scholarship to high school seniors
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One (1) $1,000 book scholarship to an undergraduate college student
To be considered, an applicant:
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Must be a graduating senior enrolled at a high school in one of the following cities within Indiana: Bloomington, Ellettsville, Columbus, Bedford, Martinsville, Nashville or an undergraduate student at IU or Ivy Tech
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Must demonstrate financial need and scholarly distinction
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Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from the following: a guidance counselor, teacher/professor, church official, or employer
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Must submit an official high school/college transcript reflecting your cumulative grade point average
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Must submit a completed application on or before March 1, 2025
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Must submit a college/university Letter of Acceptance, if possible (high school student)
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Must review the “10 Tips for Completing the Application”
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Must attend the Finer Womanhood Celebration to honor scholarship applicants on April 5, 2025, 5 - 10:00 pm at Monroe Convention Center.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND ONLINE BY
Saturday, March 1, 2025
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