History

The Pi Alpha Zeta Chapter was chartered on January 4, 1995 by Beverly Ford, Tasheaya Warren, Inez Amado, Tonya Menefee, Abrella Luvert, Natasha Dawson, and Audrey Haynes. The only graduate chapter in the state, Pi Alpha Zeta is composed of graduate members of the Sorority who have received their degrees from various colleges and universities. As a group and individually, chapter members volunteer their time to serve the Portland Metro Area in many ways including volunteer hours, monetary donations, and community outreach. ​

Our yearly calendar includes volunteering with various community groups and organizations along with holding our own programs and events. Our chapter goal is to volunteer as a group at least once a month and to host at least one community program a quarter.In addition to volunteering and programming the chapter holds quarterly fundraisers to support our events and raise funds to donate back to the community. Our largest community donation is to our Oregon Dove Scholarship, which is given out to one high school senior in the Portland Metro Area each year.​