Kappa Epsilon Zeta Chapter was chartered in New York State in the borough of the Bronx on February 27, 1980. The twelve women who saw the vision and made Kappa Epsilon Zeta a reality are as follows:
| Naomi Butler | Joyce Carr | Jessie Cooke |
| Nancy Evans | Nona Farrior | Beatrice Ferguson |
| Florine Hale | Lila Harrison | Genova Lawrence |
| Katherine Marsh | Cassandra White | Ethyl Williams |