STATE GRAD CHAPTERS ACTIVE/TOTAL #MEMBERS

UG CHAPTERS ACTIVE/TOTAL #MEMBERS

#AMICAE AUXILARIES #MEMBERS

#YOUTH GROUP AFFILIATES #ARCHONETTES, AMICETTES & PEARLETTES

#MALE NETWORKS #MEMBERS

STORK’S NESTS

DC 2 4 1 9 2 30 1 21 1

NC 41 26 19 135 25 150 4 25 8

VA 23 14 7 75 11 143 3 18 4

WV 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 113 Active Chapters 2260 Financial Members

26%

Amicae: 27 219 Members

20%

Youth Affiliates: 40 323 Members

Male Networks: 7 64 Members

SNs: 13

Report of the

Eastern Region July 2014 – June 2016

Mary Breaux Wright, International Grand Basileus T. Diane Surgeon, Esq., Eastern Regional Director

Membership

Life Members – 179 New Charters Zeta Doves – 85 Sigma Upsilon Chapter, Queens Univ. Charlotte, NC Elder Care Centers Adopted – 41 Omega Upsilon Chapter, Campbell Univ. Buies Creek, NC Schools Adopted – 27 Alpha Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter, Laurinburg, NC March of Dimes Contributions – $84,260.00 Zeta Amicae of Roanoke Rapids, NC St. Jude Contributions – $2415.00 Zeta Amicae of Rocky Mount, NC Women Veterans Rock – $2,167.00 Alpha Alpha Xi Zeta Chapter, Charleston, WV Scholarship Monies – $189,737.83 Zeta Amicae of Portsmouth/Chesapeake, VA Z-NEF Contributions – $12,000.00 Zeta Amicae of Manassas, VA Reactivated Charters Mu Omicron Chapter, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Eta Theta Chapter, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA Kappa Alpha Chapter, University of Dist. of Columbia, Washington, DC

Summary Highlights of Eastern Regional Director Activities

Regional Directors' Retreat, North Myrtle Beach, SC * State Directors' and Long Range Strategic Planning Retreat,

Hampton, VA * Zeta Day on the Hill Emphasis Elder Care Issues, Washington, DC * Florida A&M Reception for President

Elmira Mangum * Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, DC * Panelist for Black Women's Agenda - "Because We Care"

Washington, DC * DC State Leadership Retreat, Washington, DC * Elder Care Presentation Loyal Senior Club, Fayetteville,

NC * NC State Leadership Retreat, Winston Salem, NC * Christmas Conference Call with Alpha Alpha Lambda Zeta -

UAE * Regional Directors' Historical Videotaping WRAL, Raleigh, NC * National Executive Board Meeting & Youth

Certification Training, Houston, TX * Chartered Alpha Alpha Xi Zeta Founders' Day, Charleston, WV * Panelist for Black

Women's Agenda - "Because We Care" Houston, TX * DC State Leadership Meeting, Washington, DC * United Negro College

Fund Honoring Grand * Founder Pearl Neal Remembrance, Charlotte, NC * 70th Eastern Regional Leadership Conference

Hampton, VA - Largest Ever * ZetaCARES™ Caregivers' Summit and Retreat, fully integrated Zeta and Amicae

Programming, our second ZEAL Regional Youth Initiative over 70 youth toured Hampton University and the first African

American Art Museum * Professional STEM Career Summit for 86 Undergraduate Sorors * our special Eastern Regional

History Book Unveiling and Signing with the International Grand Basileus Mary B. Wright, Regional Director T. Diane

Surgeon, Esq. and all Past Eastern Regional Directors - other empowering events included our Zeta Legacy and Zeta Male

Network * Paid tribute and homage to two outstanding African American Legacy Award Recipients Dr. Martha Dawson and

Major Wallace Arnold * Inducted five outstanding Sorors into the coveted Eastern Region Hall of Fame - Karen Gipson, Dr.

Alice Garrett, Kim Sawyer, T. Diane Surgeon, Esq. and Nancy Flanagan * Milestone Service Awards were presented to Zeta

Roses, Zeta Stars, Zeta Pearls and Zeta Doves for 25, 35, 40 and 50 years of service, respectively * hosted the first Regional

2020 Launch * significant conference highlight was the first-ever processional and formal Z-Hope Community Service Gala

Celebration with very special recognition and tribute given to 70 esteemed members of the Eastern Region Leadership Team

* Sigma Xi Zeta Circle of Elders Presentation Raleigh, NC * First Regional Conference Call for Military Sorors and Amicae

* First Regional Amicae Training Webinar * Kappa Alpha Psi Regional Conference Maryland * Chartering Queens

University, Charlotte, NC * Great Lakes Regional Conference, Rosemont, IL * Relay for Life March of Dimes Lumberton, NC

* NC Black Legislative Caucus Foundation Scholarship Luncheon Raleigh, NC* Pacific Regional Conference Phoenix, AZ *

Hosted ZOL Training and Certification - Washington, DC * White House Conference on Aging - Live Stream * Chartering

Alpha Alpha Phi Zeta, Laurinburg, NC * Founder Arizona Stemons Celebration, Hannibal MO * Regional Directors' Retreat

Rosemont, IL * State Directors' and Long Range Strategic Planning Retreat, Hampton, VA * WV State Meeting and Blue

and White Community Reception, Charleston, WV * Black Women's Agenda "Because We Care" Video Taping Salamander

Resort Middleburg, VA * Panelist for Black Women's Agenda - "Because We Care" Washington, DC * NC State Conference

Greenville, NC Largest Ever * Atlantic Regional Conference Founder Arizona Stemons Memorial Site - Philadelphia, PA * VA

State Conference, Chesapeake, VA - Largest Ever * Southeastern Regional Conference Kissimmee, FL * National Executive

Board Meeting Orlando, Fl * DC State Meeting, Washington, DC * 2017 Eastern Regional Leadership Conference * three

new Sustaining Leadership Entities established: Eastern Regional Undergraduate Leadership Council (ULC) , Eastern Region

Chapter Basilei Council, Eastern Region Life Member Ambassador Program * Military Sorors and Amicae were recognized

and presented with a special Certificate of Appreciation and a custom-designed Valiant Military Service Pin * the Blue Hat

Society -new Eastern Region fundraising initiative to support the Zeta National Educational Foundation (Z-NEF) and other

regional programs and services debuted raising $12,000.00 * Inducted five sorors into the exclusive Eastern Region Hall of

Fame Marian Barnwell, Joan Bridges, Esther Dunnegan , Quanda Finch and Lynette Smith * Added new Milestone Service

Award - Zeta Lights for 15 years of service * Recognized Chapter Basilei with specially designed Chapter Basileus Pin *

Beta Nu Zeta Finer Womanhood Celebration - Regional Scholarship Presentation Greensboro, NC * NC Undergraduate

Advisors and Youth Retreat High Point, NC * Great Lakes Regional Conference Louisville, KY * Phi Beta Sigma Eastern

Regional Conference Boston, MA * Elder Care Presentation Far Western AKA Regional Conference Portland, OR *

Chartering Kappa Alpha Univ. of Dist. of Columbia * African American Smithsonian Presentation Washington, DC * AARP

NPC Meeting Chicago, IL * First Ever Joint Divine 9 NC Legislative Day Raleigh, NC * Regional NC Get Engaged "Power

of the Ballot Webinar" * Chartering Zeta Amicae of Rocky Mount-NC*Chartering Zeta Amicae of Roanoke Rapids- NC *

2017 ERLC and Special Founder Pearl Neal Celebrations.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated – Eastern Region is here to play a bigger game

on a bigger stage – in our Global World! To my honorable International Grand Basileus, Dr. Mary Breaux Wright, my awesome State Directors, Past Eastern Regional Directors, dedicated Eastern Regional Executive Board Members, my phenomenal Regional Appointees/Coordinators Leadership Team, inspiring Sorors and Amicae – with your tremendous support and commitment, the Eastern Region reaffirms our dedication to the foundation of our sisterhood and we commit to delve even deeper into our work and determination to serve our membership and women, men, the elderly and children in the communities throughout our region. Guided by the Grand's profound mantra - Building On the Principles of Zeta While Blazing New Paths - my mission is to ensure that the Eastern Region will effectively serve our sisterhood, communities and indeed our world from a position of substantial and sustained financial security, power and influence.

Synergize with the Eastern Region…Where It All Began!

2014-2016 Eastern Regional Leadership Team (l-r): Kristeena R. Wright – West Virginia; Donna W. Jordan – District of Columbia; T. Diane Surgeon, Esq.; LaKeshia M. Holley –

North Carolina; Amelia L. Hunt – Commonwealth of Virginia

With sisterly love and sincere appreciation, I am

T. Diane Surgeon, Esq. Eastern Regional Director