Zeta Phi Beta (fraternity)

This article is about the Puerto Rican fraternity. For the Historically African-American sorority, see Zeta Phi Beta.

Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity (ΖΦΒ) of Puerto Rico is a nonprofit fraternal organization that has served the Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic communities for more than fifty years.

Zeta Phi Beta
ΖΦΒ
Founded	November 21, 1957; 67 years ago (November 21, 1957) University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Scope	International
Motto	Honor et Fraternitas
Colors	Green and   Gold
Chapters	12
Members	3,000+ lifetime
Nickname	Los Zetas
Headquarters	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Website	abimaelpadilla0905.wixsite.com/zetaphibeta

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:^[1]

• Luís Manuel Carrillo Jr.
• Oscar Fermaint Giboyeaux
• Orlando Clavell Pumarejo
• Juan Antonio Martínez
• Pedro J. Narváez Negron
• Luís Antonio Oliveras Arroyo
• Eladio Rivera Rodríguez

Today, the fraternity has over 3,000 members and eleven chapters at the university level, including two chapters in the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Symbols

The motto of Zeta Phi Beta is Honor et Fraternitas. Its nickname is Los Zetas.

Chapters

University chapters

In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.^[2]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	1957	University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Active
Beta (First)	1958	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Moved
Beta		University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Gamma	1958	Interamerican University of Puerto Rico	San Germán, Puerto Rico	Active
Epsilon	1960	Interamerican University of Puerto Rico	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Active
Delta	1963	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Active
Eta	1962	Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Campus	Hato Rey, Puero Rico	Active
Lambda	2008	Universidad Central del Este	San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	Active
Omicron	1968	Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Active
Sigma	1965	Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Active
Tau	1997	University of Puerto Rico at Utuado	Utuado, Puerto Rico	Active
Omega	1984	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Campus	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	Active
Chi	2015		Yauco, Puerto Rico	Active

Zones

Following are the Zeta Phi Beta zones or community-based chapters.^[2]

Zone	Charter date and range	Location	Status	Reference
Arecibo Zone	1966	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Active
West Zone(Jose "Huchy" Soto)	1969	Puerto Rico	Active
San Jan Area	1970	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Active
Ponce Area	1971	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Active
Rio Grande Area	1971	Rio Grand, Puerto Rico	Active
Carolina Zone	1971	Carolina, Puerto Rico	Active
Bayamon Area	1971	Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Active
Santo Domngo Area	1982	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Active
Southwest Zone (Confesor Rivera)	2014

References

1. "Honorable Fraternidad Zeta Phi Beta - Puerto Rico". Zeta Phi Beta. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
2. "Capitulos y Universidades (Chapters and Universities)". Fraternity Zeta Phi Beta Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.

External links

• Official website