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On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded by twenty-two women at Howard University.Some of the founders were former members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority who wanted to change the sorority's name, color, symbols and direction.
In 1926, she helped to create the graduate chapter of Delta in Dallas, which became the first Greek letter organization in the city. [1] Myra Davis Hemmings. Alpha. Founder; Gonzales, Texas native. Of all the founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. she had the most assertive leadership skills.
December 8, 1968 (aged 73) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Alma mater. Howard University. Occupation (s) Actress and Teacher. Known for. Founder of Delta Sigma Theta. Myra Lillian Davis Hemmings (August 30, 1895 – December 8, 1968) was an American actress and teacher, and a founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Education. Montrose High School (1908) Howard University (B.A., 1913) Alma mater. Howard University. Known for. Co-founder of Delta Sigma Theta, civil rights activist and organizer in Seattle. Bertha Pitts Campbell (June 30, 1889 – April 2, 1990) was a civil rights activist and one of the 22 founding members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc ...
Winona Cargile Alexander (June 21, 1893 – October 16, 1984) was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Incorporated at Howard University on January 13, 1913. It was the second sorority founded by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic institutions and charities. In 1915, she was the first African-American ...
Organization (s) YWCA; National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. Frederica Chase Dodd (November 3, 1893 – January 21, 1972) was an American educator, social worker, and clubwoman, one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta . The founders of Delta Sigma Theta, including Frederica Chase (front row, far right), in 1913.
The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta, in 1913. Vashti Turley Murphy: third from right, front row. Lula Vashti Turley was born in 1884, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Hamilcar Turley and Ida H. Francis Turley. [1] Her father was a clerk in the Pension Bureau, and a church choirmaster. [2] Both of her parents died when she was a girl, and her ...
Occupation (s) Educator, suffragist. Employer. New York City Public Schools (1920-1947) Known for. One of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta. Naomi Sewell Richardson (September 24, 1892 – August 5, 1993) [ 1] was an American educator and suffragist. She was a student co-founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the second sorority founded for and ...