History

Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver,
Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd;

(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman,
Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen;

(Third Row): Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell,
Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson.

For a complete history of our Sorority, please visit our National Website at www.deltasigmatheta.org

HCAC Charter History

June 10, 1979, fifteen spirited members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. chartered the Harford County Alumnae Chapter. Chapelle Armstead, Past Eastern Regional Director, conducted the installation ceremony at Magnolia Middle School in Joppa, Maryland. Our charter members rededicated themselves, developed the Harford County Alumnae Chapter, and began implementing in Harford county the principles and ideas that were formulated by the Founders of this great Sisterhood.

Harford County Alumnae Chapter Charter Members:

Harriett Bannister
Milder Brown
Joyce Cook
Mae Frances Cook
Pearlie Freeman
Lillian Jennings
Ida P. Johnson
Ethel Green
Pat Lee
Donna Lewis
Ernestine C. Mitchell
Claudia Sconion
Dorothy Strickland
Barbara Thomas
Stephanie Williams