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Who was installed as the first President of Lambda Chapter?
Which founder helped Alpha Nu Chapter purchase a sorority house on the campus of the University of Illinois?
Who was Alpha Chapter's first Custodian?
Winona Cargile Alexander
What significant role did Ethel Cuff Black hold in Alpha Chapter?
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Study Notes
Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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Osceola Macarthy Adams: First President of Lambda Chapter, served as grand treasurer, selected Delta mottoes, and directed productions for Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier; notable black actress on Broadway.
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Marguerite Young Alexander: Key figure in securing a sorority house for Alpha Nu Chapter at the University of Illinois.
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Winona Cargile Alexander: First Custodian of Alpha Chapter and New York City's first black social worker for County Charities.
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Ethel Cuff Black: First Vice President of Alpha Chapter, charter member of Queens Alumnae Chapter, and the first black teacher in Richmond County, NY.
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Bertha Pitts Campbell: An educator who participated in the 1913 Women's Suffrage March and again at age 92 in 1981.
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Zephyr Chisom Carter: Reporter for Alpha Chapter; recognized in Crisis Magazine in 1913.
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Edna Brown Coleman: Valedictorian at Howard University and President of her graduating class; spouse of an Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Founder.
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Jessie McGuire Dent: First Corresponding Secretary for Alpha Chapter; key to integrating Galveston Public School System in Texas.
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Frederica Chase Dodd: First Sergeant-at-Arms of Alpha Chapter and a charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
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Myra Davis Hemmings: First President of Alpha Chapter; former president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; active in NAACP and National Council of Negro Women.
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Olive Jones: Acclaimed pianist and music educator in Washington D.C. public schools.
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Jimmie Bugg Middleton: Advocated for Delta Sigma Theta's role in women's suffrage march; served as Dean of Girls at a Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
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Pauline Oberdorfer Minor: First Treasurer of Alpha Chapter; authored a hymnal; valedictorian of Teacher’s College at Howard University.
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Vashti Turley Murphy: Mother of five daughters, four Deltas; strong advocate for women's voting rights; grandmother of Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie.
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Naomi Sewell Richardson: Last surviving Founder at her death in 1993; first black graduate of Washingtonville High School, NY.
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Mamie Reddy Rose: First Founder to join Omega Omega Chapter; recognized as an outstanding dramatic reader.
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Eliza Pearl Shippen: Only Founder to earn a doctorate degree, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University, and dedicated to public service in the sorority.
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Florence Letcher Toms: Presented Eleanor Roosevelt to her parents; interacted with several past U.S. Presidents; avid elephant collector.
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Ethel Carr Watson: Experienced teacher who embraced dramatic reading after retirement.
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Wertie Blackwell Weaver: Authored "The Valley of the Poor," addressing racism and poverty in the South; a strong supporter of Alpha Chapter’s initiatives.
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Madree Penn White: Key architect of Delta Sigma Theta's constitution and by-laws; designed induction ceremony for honorary members and sorority pin; served as second President of both Alpha Chapter and the sorority (1913-1919).
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Edith Motte Young: Recording Secretary of Alpha Chapter, educator at Claflin College; earned an M.A. in Biblical Literature from Oberlin College.
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