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History Creation. 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, and symbols.
Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) members, commonly referred to as Deltas. The sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University and was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913.
The neophytes led by Davis wanted to change the name. Photo, Delta Sigma Theta founders, 1913, at Howard University. Myra Davis Hemmings at the far left, back row. The neophytes voted to reorganize Alpha Kappa Alpha into Delta Sigma Theta on January 13, 1913. In this meeting she was elected president of the Delta Sigma Theta's Alpha chapter.
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 ...
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 ...
Delta Sigma Theta founders. This category is for biographical articles and images relating to the founders and incorporators of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. The organization was founded on the campus of Howard University 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 ...
Shaker Heights, Ohio. Occupation (s) Editor, educator, suffragist, businesswoman. Known for. One of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta. Madree Penn White (November 21, 1892 – January 31, 1967) was an American editor, educator, businesswoman and suffragist. She was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and the sorority's second president.