Chapter History

The Rho Lambda Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on September 22, 1999 in SeaTac, Washington. The chartering ceremony was held at Ebenezer AME Church in Seattle on November 6, 1999 with the late Pacific Regional Director, Soror Stella Bronson and then Washington State Director, Soror Frances Cal both officiating the ceremony. The charter members are: Malkia Boggan, Cynthia Brown, Nui Brown, Heather Colon, Shantae Ford, Robin Hall, Shareece Hayes, Cheryl Jones, Marlena Parker, Elizabeth Peterson, and Pam Taylor. Currently the chapter holds a membership of 30+ active members, which continues to grow exponentially.

Charter Members

Soror Cynthia Brown

Cynthia Brown spent the first 18 years of her career working as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Pediatric primary care and hospice. She took a break from healthcare to pursue other interests and landed in nonprofit serving women experiencing homelessness. While in that nonprofit, she realized the gravity of the Public Health crisis facing King County’s most vulnerable population and decided to re-enter the health profession as an administrator. “I just couldn’t watch those women suffer any longer knowing that I had the education and training to work on larger healthcare system issues impacting this population.” She is now the administrator at a large Public Health Center in East King County. Cynthia earned her BA in English/African American Studies from Wesleyan University and her MSN from Yale University School of Nursing.
Soror Nui Brown-Sims

In December of 1993, Nui relocated to Seattle, WA and joined the LAZ chapter where she served as the Graduate Advisor to the Kappa Nu Seattle City-Wide Chapter. She has the distinct honor of being the first President of the Rho Lambda Zeta Chapter. In 2002, Triumphant Past International Grand Basileus Barbara Crockett Moore appointed Nui as the new WA State Director where she served from 2002-2006. Additionally she served as the acting Oregon State Director and, reactivated the chapter in Anchorage, AK during her tenure. At the Boule in 2010, she was appointed the Pacific Regional Director where she served two years under Past International Grand Basileus, Soror Sheryl P. Underwood. Nui served two additional years under Past International Grand Basileus Mary Breaux Wright until 2014. Currently, Nui has served Internationally on the National Publications Team and the National Constitution and Bylaws Revision Committee.
Soror Shantae Ford

Professor Shantae Ford (B.A -Speech Communication/M.B.A.) crossed Winter 94, line name Exodus, Zeta name -Rolling Thunder, number-3. Driven by her desire to give back to the community that shaped who she is, Shantae is looking forward to rejoining Rho Lambda Zeta in the coming year.

Soror Pam Taylor

Pam Taylor is the Associate Director of Housing Choice Vouchers. I have been with the King County Housing Authority for 21 years. I am the proud mother of 3. My son Treon is 24 a WSU graduate and is a Global analyst. My daughter Jazzy is 17 graduates from high school this year and heading to Seattle Central CC. My youngest Senai is 10 and graduates from 5th grade and heading to middle school. WTR’94, Exodus, Ace. We became charter members in an effort to start our own legacy. Other established chapters were set with their activities we had ideas and felt this was the way to put a new foundation into action. We researched and used our addresses mine being one to establish the new chapter.
Soror Cheryl Jones

Bio coming soon
Soror Marlena Parker

I am a native to Seattle who matriculated from the undergraduate chapter, Kappa Nu to Rho Lambda Zeta. I have worked 25 years as a closer for a major title insurance company. Hobbies include spending time with family and running 5K races.