In August 2022, Zahara Jolie became a freshman at Spelman College in Atlanta. Zahara apparently toured a few HBCUs and decided on Spelman in early 2022. Angelina and Zahara were seen at a “Spelhouse” event in LA, and Angelina was seen in Atlanta and on Spelman’s campus several times last year. Zahara is now in the fall semester of her sophomore year, and it looks like she’s officially joined a sorority – Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has gained a whole new group of sisters! The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Spelman College.
Zahara introduced herself to her new sisters by saying, “My name is Zahara Marley Jolie. And [I] landed all the way from the Golden State in the city full of angels: Los Angeles, California.”
In a new video from Essence, the sophomore, 18, is seen alongside her fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters. She dances as she introduces herself to the enthusiastic crowd.
The Spelman undergraduate joined the Mu Pi Chapter of the first historically Black sorority. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded in 1908, with the Mu Pi chapter being established in 1979.
Zahara introduces herself in the video as “Zahara Marley Jolie,” so she isn’t using Brad’s name at all these days. I wonder if she’s legally changed it? Angelina eventually legally changed her name, dropping “Voight” from her legal name in her 20s, I think. No surprise, none of those kids fool with their father at this point. The turning point was the plane incident in 2016. Despite Brad’s crisis management team crying constantly about this or that, his children avoid him as much as possible because they know he’s an abusive a–hole.
Anyway, I’m so proud of Zahara and I love that she’s found community, sisterhood and family at Spelman. I hope Angelina was there to see this!! She probably was – Angelina has used any excuse to visit Atlanta in the past year.
Ivies Up! The first Black sorority just gained a very familiar face as a member!
Congratulations to Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who just joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at @SpelmanCollege!
We see you and can’t wait to see all you… pic.twitter.com/nddw67amAm
— ESSENCE (@Essence) November 16, 2023
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- Rome, ITALY – Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh, 15, continues to turn her back on her ‘dude’ style in a trendy dress and neon shoes as she joins her mum and sister Zahara, 16, at Eternals Rome premiere. Pictured: Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 24 OCTOBER 2021 BYLINE MUST READ: Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – The movie star was out for errands in NYC alongside her daughter Zahara and Angelina stuns in a black overcoat and wide-leg pants paired with leather booties. Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Zahara Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 11 JANUARY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: Ulices Ramales / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – Actress Angelina Jolie and her daughter Zahara greet NYC legend Radio Man as they arrive at their hotel in New York. Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 11 JANUARY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: T.JACKSON / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York City, NY – Angelina Jolie and Zahara Jolie-Pitt arrive for an event at Lincoln Center in New York City. Pictured: Angelina Jolie BACKGRID USA 11 JANUARY 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- New York, NY – Angelina Jolie and her daughter Zahara are pictured exiting the Greenwich Hotel in New York City. Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt BACKGRID USA 18 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: Fernando Ramales / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- UK gala screening of Marvel’s ‘Eternals’. Featuring: Angelina Jolie, Zahara Jolie-Pitt Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 27 Oct 2021 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages/Cover Images **ONLY AVAILABLE FOR NORTH AMERICA**
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- North America Rights Only – London, UK -20211027-UK Gala Screening of Marvel`s Eternals -PICTURED: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt -PHOTO by: Yui Mok/PA Images/INSTARimages.com Disclaimer: This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact INSTAR Images for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207. This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. INSTAR Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded For images containing underage children: Be advised that some Countries may have restricted privacy laws against publishing images of underage children. Inform yourself! Underage children may need to be removed or have their face pixelated before publishing Featuring: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 27 Oct 2021 Credit: Yui Mok/PA Images/INSTARimages.com **North America Rights Only**
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- UK gala screening of Marvel’s ‘Eternals’. Featuring: Angelina Jolie, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Knox Jolie-Pitt Where: London, England, United Kingdom When: 27 Oct 2021 Credit: Steve Vas/DDP/INSTARimages/Cover Images **ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE USA**
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- Angelina Jolie dines with her three children in NYC Soho. Featuring: Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Pax Jolie-Pitt Where: New York, New York, United States When: 26 Jun 2023 Credit: Janet Mayer/startraksphoto.com
This made me…SO HAPPY💚🩷💚🩷💚
ME TOO!!!
ME THREE!!! 💚🩷💚🩷💚
Me four 💚🩷💚🩷
Me five!! I feel so proud of the woman she is becoming even though I’m just a stranger on the Internet, so I can only imagine how her mother feels lol! Congratulations Zahara!
Adorable and gorgeous at once. Go, Zahara! Go, Sweeties!!
Zahara is so pretty but she must be very petite. Angie is 5 feet 6 and a half inches tall, and Z just comes up to her shoulders.
Love, love, love this for her!
I remember her and Angie’s People cover after the adoption was finalized like it was last week. Now Zahara is a Sophomore in college. What is time?
I know, right?!
I remember Angelina had just adopted Zahara when she started with Brad but I don’t remember if he ever legally adopt her.
He legally adopted all the non-biological kids.
I’ve never been into Greek life and have many conflicting feelings about it. But this was adorable!
I’m glad Zahara is having a normal college experience and found her people.
Black sororities are VERY different than white ones. I am so thrilled for Zahara especially as a trans-racial adoptee that she is at an HBCU and has found a sorority to call home.
I think all sororities (and frats) are terrible.
I do too. But it is lovely seeing Zahara so vibrant and happy
I did not come away from university with a good experience with them, but there are some that are more professional, less social, and I suppose for some people they’re helpful.
I hope she enjoys it and is having a good time at college. It’s a little weird to me this story is even out there, as she’s a private student, not an actor or anything.
They livestream the introductions now so I guess she couldn’t really step away from it
Black sororities are about service, leadership, and solidarity. They’re not equivalent to white sororities.
That was really cute! I’m used to seeing Zahara quietly standing by her mom and her siblings. This Zahara is a character. I’m glad she’s found her space!
Watching that video last night brought a huge smile to my face. Angie did a good job, it’s not easy being a white woman raising a black child. And she Let. Her. Be. Black. That is so, so important. Brad is such a loser. Look at all he’s missing out on. Pathetic.
This has me grinning from ear to ear, I am so happy for her. More proof of what an amazing mom Angelina is and how much her children love her.
I’m so happy for Zahara, and I hope she has a wonderful experience as an Alpha Kappa Alpha .
It looks like she added some of her Ethiopian roots with the Shoa Oromo.
The hair whip is a signature move of the AKA members in the Spelman and Clark Atlanta Chapters. They have been doing it for years, but I just learned last night from Ethiopians and others in the know that that same movement is a traditional Ethiopian dance. So basically, she was mean to be an AKA. 🙂
I love this for her. It looks like she’s in a great place.
I love this for her!!! Congratulations, Zahara!
Awe, congrats to her. I am a Zeta, but we are all sisters when it comes down to it! Welcome to black greekdom Z!
Zahara’s head shake is representative of her heritage. It’s a representation of the traditional Ethiopian Shoa Oromo “hair whipping” dance. I am so happy for her to attend Spelman and her joining AKA.
All AKA(s) flip or shake their hair. It’s apart of what’s called a stroll or a strut. Trust me she wasn’t the only one who did that during that probate show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLmjBTOa02Q
It’s called “tirri” and it’s Arsi’s traditional dance btw not shawa
It’s called “tirri” and it’s Arsi’s traditional dance btw not shawa
I’m sorry to comment on Z’s appearance, as it is so superficial…but she has blossomed into a truly beautiful young woman. I’m so happy for her. Her life could have been so different.
I love this for her! Congratulations to Zahara, her mom, and her siblings!
Why are you congratulating someone for being picked to be part of an exclusive social club? Maybe I just don’t get the culture.
It’s much more than a social club. There’s a rich tradition of Black Greek life: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/divine-history-impact-black-greek-letter-organizations/story?id=97514731
Sonia, as @Ciotog posted in response to you above and as @ Lizzie Bathory says here, Black sororities are unique. You may want to do a little research into them and consider what they mean to the communities they’re in as well as to the Black women who are a part of them.
I love this for her. I am white and was a member of a predominately white sorority – and the sisterhood and camaraderie that I have witnessed from my friends and colleagues who are members of the Divine Nine showed me what a Greek organization was supposed to be.
Congrats to Zahara! I’m happy she has another group of people to also call her family. Those kids witnessed what Pitt did firsthand they wasn’t babies or toddlers when it happened, they were pre teens and teens. They don’t want anything to do with him so be it.
Congratulations 💚🩷💚
Being from outside the US, I don’t get all this sorority/fraternity stuff. I enjoyed the Revenge of the Nerds film back in the day. It did not age well though, sadly.
You’re speaking about white fraternities and sororities. They are not the same as Black sororities or fraternities.
Congrats to Zahara. She and VP Kamala Harris are now sorority sisters. Kamala pledged AKA at Howard University.
Congratulations, Zahara Marley Jolie!!
Beautiful girl, with a powerful name.
Kaiser you were right Angelina traveled from Budapest to be at Zaharas Neophyte presentation of The sweet Mu Pi.
I absolutely love this for Zahara. It’s funny how BP gets all these breathless articles about finally getting a new girlfriend at the age of 60 and here is AJ quietly going about raising her well adapted kids and making sure they feel comfortable in their own skin and heritage.