Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is a community-conscious, action oriented organization. Since its inception in Dallas in 1931, Kappa Zeta Chapter, the local arm of this organization, has provided services and support to the Dallas Metroplex. One of our major thrusts is scholarship which has been the impetus for awards averaging $5,000 to $10,000 per year to deserving high school seniors who participate in our special scholarship program, Miss Blue Revue. We are pleased to announce the additional scholarships being offered by our chapter. Descriptions of each can be found below.
Fairilla E. White Scholarship
The Fairrilla Emory White Scholarship was established as a tribute to a historic black educator and charter member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. Mrs. White, born in Dallas on Oct. 7, 1898, was to be cited as Dallasʹ ʺoldest living teacher of recordʺ however, she passed just two days shy of the award presentation.
An education pioneer, Mrs. White graduated from Dallasʹ Colored High School in 1916 and Bishop College in Marshall, Texas, in 1920. She taught at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, and returned to Dallas in 1922. She taught math at Dallasʹ Fred Douglass and Phyllis Wheatley Elementary schools and, beginning in 1924, at Booker T. Washington High School.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to female high school seniors who have excelled academically during their high school careers.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a female high school senior
2. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (2 or 4 year college/university)
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 and will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Fairilla E. White Scholarship Application
Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship
The Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship is in memory of a very devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. Josie Washington was an educator in the Dallas public schools, who taught much of her career at Lincoln High School. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. Upon her death, Josie Washington left an endowment to her sorority. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund to honor her memory and generosity to our chapter.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to high school seniors who are considered “Unsung Heroes”: students who have overcome usual circumstances, performed humanitarian services or heroic deeds in the community, school or through their public or religious affiliations.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. The services performed cannot have been services performed for pay.
2. Must be a high school senior, within Dallas County limits
3. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (2 or 4 year college or accredited Technical/trade School)
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 and will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship Application
Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship
The Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship is in memory of a very devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund for collegiates to honor her memory to our chapter.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to a high school student enrolled in dual credit college classes as well as an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex college or university.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a high school senior receiving dual college credit or an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex college or university (2 or 4 year).
2. Must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0
3. Must be involved in community service and/or organized campus activities
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $1000.00; with $500 being distributed the first semester and $500 distributed the second semester if a GPA of 3.0 or higher is maintained. The winner will be notified by march 10, 2112. The winner will be honored during a special program in march 2012.
Click HERE to download the Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship Application
Technology Scholarship
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to high school seniors who exhibits high academic standards and who does not have the technology to be successful at a 4 year college or university.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a high school senior.
2. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (4 year college).
3. Must have completed at least 10 community service volunteer hours.
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship of a technology bundle.
There are two options:
Option 1 consists of a laptop, laptop bag and 3 in 1 printer and print cartridges.
Option 2 consists of a 3 in 1 printer, print cartridges, Microsoft Windows Suite and a flash drive. The winner will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored during a special program in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Technology Scholarship Application
Fairilla E. White Scholarship
The Fairrilla Emory White Scholarship was established as a tribute to a historic black educator and charter member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. Mrs. White, born in Dallas on Oct. 7, 1898, was to be cited as Dallasʹ ʺoldest living teacher of recordʺ however, she passed just two days shy of the award presentation.
An education pioneer, Mrs. White graduated from Dallasʹ Colored High School in 1916 and Bishop College in Marshall, Texas, in 1920. She taught at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, and returned to Dallas in 1922. She taught math at Dallasʹ Fred Douglass and Phyllis Wheatley Elementary schools and, beginning in 1924, at Booker T. Washington High School.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to female high school seniors who have excelled academically during their high school careers.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a female high school senior
2. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (2 or 4 year college/university)
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 and will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Fairilla E. White Scholarship Application
Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship
The Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship is in memory of a very devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. Josie Washington was an educator in the Dallas public schools, who taught much of her career at Lincoln High School. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. Upon her death, Josie Washington left an endowment to her sorority. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund to honor her memory and generosity to our chapter.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to high school seniors who are considered “Unsung Heroes”: students who have overcome usual circumstances, performed humanitarian services or heroic deeds in the community, school or through their public or religious affiliations.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. The services performed cannot have been services performed for pay.
2. Must be a high school senior, within Dallas County limits
3. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (2 or 4 year college or accredited Technical/trade School)
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.00 and will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Josie Washington Memorial Scholarship Application
Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship
The Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship is in memory of a very devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund for collegiates to honor her memory to our chapter.
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to a high school student enrolled in dual credit college classes as well as an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex college or university.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a high school senior receiving dual college credit or an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex college or university (2 or 4 year).
2. Must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0
3. Must be involved in community service and/or organized campus activities
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected based on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $1000.00; with $500 being distributed the first semester and $500 distributed the second semester if a GPA of 3.0 or higher is maintained. The winner will be notified by march 10, 2112. The winner will be honored during a special program in march 2012.
Click HERE to download the Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship Application
Technology Scholarship
Purpose: The scholarship is to be awarded to high school seniors who exhibits high academic standards and who does not have the technology to be successful at a 4 year college or university.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a high school senior.
2. Must plan to pursue post high school studies (4 year college).
3. Must have completed at least 10 community service volunteer hours.
The Scholarship Award: The winner will be selected on the documentation and recommendations submitted. The winner will receive a scholarship of a technology bundle.
There are two options:
Option 1 consists of a laptop, laptop bag and 3 in 1 printer and print cartridges.
Option 2 consists of a 3 in 1 printer, print cartridges, Microsoft Windows Suite and a flash drive. The winner will be notified by March 10, 2012. The winner will be honored during a special program in March 2012.
Click HERE to download the Technology Scholarship Application
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