Zeta Phi Beta Brings Hundreds of Sorors to Washington, D.C. for Zeta Day on the Hill 2026

Hundreds of members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. gathered in Washington, D.C., September 16–17 for Zeta Day on the Hill 2026. While there, they met with members of Congress and their staff to press for pay equity, voting rights, and maternal health equity.

The two-day gathering centered on The Power of S.H.E.: Social Justice, Health Justice, and Economic Justice. The event’s call to action was “Show Up. Speak Out. Shape Policy.” Undergraduate, graduate, and auxiliary members attended policy education sessions and solutions-focused conversations with national leaders, advocates, and subject-matter experts.

During the congressional visits, members and friends of the sorority met with their own representatives. They raised issues including pay equity and workplace fairness, voting rights and preclearance protections, equitable voter access, and maternal health equity.

The social justice fireside conversation covered systemic barriers, civic engagement, and community-driven solutions. Speakers were Elizabeth Booker Houston, JD, MPH, a political consultant and commentator; Reverend Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women; and Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.

The health justice session was built around the theme “Understand. Translate. Act.” Roslyn Y. Daniels, Founder and CEO of Black Health Matters, spoke about health equity, access to care, and the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

On economic justice, the speakers were John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE; Ashley Thomas III, President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers; and Portia Fields, Vice President of Blueprints to Black Wealth at Prudential. They discussed financial empowerment, homeownership, wealth-building, and economic opportunity.

“Zeta Day on the Hill demonstrated the power of informed women showing up with purpose,” said Dr. Stacie NC Grant, International President and CEO of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. “What we gained in Washington must now travel back to our campuses, chapters and communities, where informed advocacy can help create lasting impact.”

The sorority thanked Black Health Matters, the National Council of Negro Women, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, and Operation HOPE for their support.

Sorors are now bringing that work back to their campuses, chapters, and communities, putting Zeta Phi Beta’s principles of service and Finer Womanhood into action through civic engagement.