What are the four core principles commonly referred to as Zeta Phi Beta's Pearls?

• A. Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, Finer Womanhood
• B. Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, Integrity
• C. Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, Excellence
• D. Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, Friendship

Answer: (C)

The Pearls are the four guiding principles of Zeta Phi Beta: Scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love, and Finer Womanhood. Finer Womanhood represents refined character—grace, integrity, and dignity in behavior and decision-making—combined with a commitment to ethical conduct and the betterment of self and community. That focus on moral character and elevated standards is what the fourth Pearl embodies.

Options that replace the fourth with terms like Excellence, Integrity, or Friendship don’t reflect the traditional phrasing of the Pearls. The established fourth element is Finer Womanhood.