Zeta Phi Beta Sorority knows what it means to serve. The Zeta girls are always on the move to give their time or money to the next philanthropic event or organization.

The ULM sorority does everything from helping high school kids study to motivating current ULM students.

Every Friday the Zetas go to Carroll High School and volunteer their time to tutor students, help with paperwork or anything else they might need as a part of its adopt-a-school program.

“We are such a down-to-earth group, and I think that helps set us apart,” said Stormie Jones, a senior communication studies major.

On campus, the Zetas host a forum called Z-HOPE, which stands for “Zetas helping other people excel.” Z-HOPE offers students the chance to hear guest speakers once a semester.

Topics include sex health and domestic violence.

The sorority was founded on the principles of scholarship, service, sisterly love and finer womanhood. Finer womanhood stuck out to Jones, and she strives to stay true to this principle every day.

Christy Scott, a senior toxicology major, is the president of the group.

“Once a Zeta, always a Zeta. This principle really touched my heart. Being a Zeta is a lifelong commitment,” Scott said.

Scott is a first generation college student who was told about the sorority by a church member.

“You have to be comfortable and confident in yourself to be a Zeta,” Scott said. “…we may not get a shout-out all the time, but we are definitely a present force and here to stay.”

Jones encourages everyone to join an organization on campus in order to give back.

She also said that it’s a good way for students to create a support group and social networks.

“One thing that attracted me to Zeta Phi Beta was the friendliness of the members,” Jones said. “I saw a group of women that I could really call my sisters.”