Revisiting #IAMZETA

As we come to the end of another Finer Womanhood Month, we thought we would take a stroll down memory lane. It has been 10 years since Amber Pratcher and the RZ team created #IAmZeta, a campaign highlighting more than 150 members of our beloved sorority. In what felt like a matter of days, our team compiled several features on amazing women who were doing amazing things in the world. We highlighted undergraduates and graduate members alike. We also featured past, present, and future officers at every level of the sorority. It was a campaign that would set the tone for highlighting the best of any NPHC organization.

You may be wondering, what are those sorors up to now? We agree and we want to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of #IAMZETA by sharing updates on the sorors who were highlighted in the original campaign. If you were featured then and would like to be among those featured for the 10 year anniversary of #IAMZETA , submit your story and photo https://www.rz1920.com/rzstory.

Below you will find a sample of the finer women highlighted back in 2014.

Click an image to see more from the original campaign.

Ink, Impact, and Inspiration: Chronicles of a Zeta on a Mission

LaSean Rinique

Peace and Blessings! My name is LaSean; affectionally known as Sean.

I am a passionate financial planner and former educator, and once upon a time, I was an Addictions Specialist in NYC. As a dedicated mother, hailing from NYC and residing in Maryland, I am thrilled to join the Real Zetas Team as a Guest Writer.

Celebrating Ms. Opal Lee "Grandmother of Juneteenth"

"We will continue walking and talking and showing others how important conversations like Juneteenth are to history and change." - Opal Lee

Ms. Opal Lee is an activist who has been community conscious and action oriented for decades. She is affectionately known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' for her work done to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday, which gained national attention when she decided to march 1,400 miles from her home in Texas to the nation's capitol. She was dedicated to making the nation acknowledge the significance of Juneteenth and in 2021 her hard work paid off.

Reconciliation and a Full Circle Moment

In 2023, Trinity Habitat for Humanity partnered with Citizens Concerned with Human Dignity to give Ms. Lee her land back and build a new home for her. The home will be completed in 2024. When Mrs. Lee was a child, her family was forced to leave their home in Fort Worth on June 19, 1939 a few days after moving in because racist members of the community destroyed the property and attempted to intimidate her family.

Bringing Light and Truth to Classrooms

At a time when the truth of U.S. history is being legislated out of classroom, Ms. Lee has written a book for young readers, Juneteenth: A Children’s Story. She also spends time with young people reading the story in classrooms around the nation.

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