2023 Sarah Hicks Jolley Scholarship

For Graduating High School Students 



Soror Sarah Hicks Jolley was an educator in Dorchester County, Maryland for forty six years. She was born on May 10, 1898 to John J. and Matilda Grant Hick in Atlantic City, NJ. She began her formal education in the public schools of Atlantic City and received her teacher training at the College of New Jersey State, then known as the New Jersey Normal School. She received her bachelor's degree in Education from Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) in Baltimore, Md. She also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Delaware and University of Maryland. 

Soror Sarah Hicks Jolley became a member of the Iota Chi Zeta Chapter on September 12, 1984. Choosing to join Zeta later in life was just one of the many ways that Soror Jolley maintained a full, active and productive life after retirement. She said that she was most attracted to the sorority by their goal of developing and supporting Finer Womanhood. 


2023 Scholarship Deadline: April 28, 2023

Questions, Contact us at scholarship@zphibixz.org




For Women Returning to College 

Mary McEachin Thompson Scholarship



Soror Sarah Hicks Jolley was an educator in Dorchester County, Maryland for forty six years. She was born on May 10, 1898 to John J. and Matilda Grant Hick in Atlantic City, NJ. She began her formal education in the public schools of Atlantic City and received her teacher training at the College of New Jersey State, then known as the New Jersey Normal School. She received her bachelor's degree in Education from Morgan State College (now known as Morgan State University) in Baltimore, Md. She also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Delaware and University of Maryland. 

Soror Sarah Hicks Jolley became a member of the Iota Chi Zeta Chapter on September 12, 1984. Choosing to join Zeta later in life was just one of the many ways that Soror Jolley maintained a full, active and productive life after retirement. She said that she was most attracted to the sorority by their goal of developing and supporting Finer Womanhood. 


2023 Scholarship Deadline: September 1, 2023

Questions, Contact us at scholarship@zphibixz.org