The idea of youth auxiliary groups was initially introduced by Lullelia W. Harrison, a past Grand Basileus (President) of Zeta Phi Beta. The first auxiliary groups were chartered during the late 1940’s/early 1950’s under the names Zetalites, Lullelia Phis, and I.Z.s.  The term “Archonette” was not used until 1963 when a graduate chapter in the city of Houston, Texas, named its auxiliary group after the Sorority’s National Magazine, “The Archon”.



The Archonette club is essentially a junior sorority.  The group organizes itself as a collective body, elects officers, pays dues, and follows a constitution adapted each year by the active members.  The group participates in various community service projects set forth by the graduate chapter or the club’s own initiatives.  The group also participates in step shows, stroll offs, and attends annual state, regional, and national conferences all around the United States.

 
Members of the Archonette club gain life skills that they will be able to apply to different situations throughout the rest of their lives.  These skills are learned through various resume building workshops, interview technique workshops, parliamentary procedure workshops, female enhancement and etiquette workshops, SAT/ACT tutoring, and an abundance of other skill building activities.  Also, almost as important as these life skills, members of the Archonette club gain a “new family” composed of other like-minded women and young adults that they are able to commune with on a regular basis.