; Whereas the current members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., inherit a legacy built by former members who have left remarkable imprints in their fields, including Bernette Johnson, the first Black woman to serve on the Louisiana Supreme Court and the first Black woman to become Chief Justice, Syleena Johnson, a Grammy Award nominee R&B singer, Dr. Elizabeth Koontz, a renowned educator, Dionne Warwick, a former Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, Zora Neale Hurston, an author, filmmaker, and anthropologist, and Sheryl Underwood, a comedian and television host; and Whereas Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., continues to make a difference in the United States and around the world, always following the footsteps of its founders and upholding the motto of Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc., to be a community-conscious, action-oriented organization : Now, therefore, be it