Zeta Tau Omega Chapter began in 1953 as a small group of committed women and has grown into a leading organization promoting scholarship, leadership, and community service in Palm Beach County.

A group of trailblazing, community-minded women came together with the shared goal of establishing an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presence and bringing a "Legacy of Service to all Mankind" to West Palm Beach. Their efforts came to fruition on December 10, 1955, and Zeta Tau Omega Chapter became the first graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in Palm Beach County. Under the direction of the South Atlantic Regional Director, A. Catherine Johnson, Zeta Tau Omega was officially chartered at the Plantation Restaurant. The charter was presented to the first president and charter member, Juanita Orr. The other charter members present were Geneva Brown Boynton, Vernice Williams Butler, Clayton Lowe Coleman, Naomi Daniels Cole, Lillian Hearst, E. Bernadine Lazier, Doris Matthews, Bernadine Cousins Murray, Louise Murray, Ardis Orr, Juanita Orr, Marian Orr, Delores Robinson Powdrill,  and Evangeline Wilburn.   Novik Mitchell Stubbs,