LIFTING AS WE CLIMB
OUR PROGRAMS
ZII has a strong tradition of providing programs and engaging in activities that serve the communities in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. We also find it important to reward positive effort and provide encouragement to those in our community and to those citizens working along side us to do the same.
ZII YOUTH EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
#ZIIYouth
We have a long-standing commitment to supporting the growth & development of our youth in the Delaware Valley through programs and activities including our Annual Hervie Blyther Memorial HBCU Tour, Langston Hughes Memorial Scholarship Program, the ZII Bridge Builders Mentorship Program, and more.
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The goal and purpose of the ZII Bridge Builders Mentorship Program is to empower young African-American males in our community to reach their goals by providing guidance and positive direction. Learn more >>
The goal and purpose of this program is to award merit-based scholarships to college-bound high school seniors in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Learn more >>
Annual college tour to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Learn more >>
Every November during ZII's Achievement Week observance, we hold a High School Essay Contest open to college-bound, high school seniors and the winner(s) typically receive scholarship awards.
ZII holds its Talent Hunt competition annually in March to provide an opportunity for high school students in the Delaware Valley to display their talents in the performing and visual arts. Our overall winner goes on to compete at the annual Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Second District Talent Hunt competition where the competition features the overall winners from more than a dozen chapters representing the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Learn more >>
ZII HEALTH / #ZIIHealth
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We are committed to reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes within the African-American community in the Delaware Valley.
DR. CHARLES DREW BLOOD DRIVE & COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
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Awareness is raised about the importance of donating blood, eradicating the fear of giving, and reinforcing the concept that blood donors are essential to the health and safety of many hospital patients
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Valuable healthcare information & screening are provided to the black community in the region
ZII SOCIAL ACTION / #ZIISocialAction
ZII tirelessly works to ensure that those in the Delaware Valley African-American community with little access to resources are afforded access to opportunities and resources. Examples include, but are not limited to, Easter basket giveaways, Thanksgiving dinners for inner-city families, school supply & book bag donations, and handing out blankets & warm clothing to the homeless.
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EASTER BASKET GIVEAWAYS
BOOK BAGS & SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS IN NEED
THANKSGIVING DINNERS FOR FAMILIES
HANDING OUT BLANKETS & WARM CLOTHING TO THE HOMELESS
ZII FRATERNITY-BUILDING #ZIIFraternityBuilding
We are not Philly's favorite Ques for nothing. Authentic, fraternal friendship is our foundation before anything else. We enjoy what we do because we genuinely foster the bonds between us as Brothers. Thus, we are committed to sustaining and building on this tradition of brotherhood because friendship is essential to the soul.
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If you are a brother of our great fraternity and are inactive, Omega needs you now more than ever!
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While it is most important that you become active in any chapter, we are confident that you will not regret becoming an active member of Zeta Iota Iota.
So you want to be a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, “a Que,” an "Omega Man?”
WHAT WE DO & HOW WE DO IT
We engage with the Philadelphia-area African-American community and brothers of Omega Psi Phi through our 4 branded program platforms: ZII Youth Education & Development, ZII Health, ZII Social Action, and ZII Fraternity-Building. It is through these program platforms that ZII carries out the programs that, at a minimum, we are mandated to be executed annually by the Fraternity.
Memorial Service Program 2023
