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1. Osceola Macarthy Adams: Founder who selected the delta mottoes; an ac-
claimed actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater.
2. Marguerite Young Alexander: Born in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chap-
ter.
3. Winona Cargile Alexander: First custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; was
the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
4. Ethel Cuff Black: The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black teacher in
Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell: The only Black student enrolled at her school; was the
valedictorian of the class of 1908.
6. Zephyr Chisom Carter: Born in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis Magazine
in 1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
7. Edna Brown Coleman: President and valedictorian of her graduating class;
married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
8. Jessie McGuire Dent: First Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instru-
mental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
9. Fredrica Chase Dodd: First Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; Charter
member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
10. Myra Davis Hemmings: First President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active
member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She went from
being President of Alpha Kappa Alpha to being president of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
11. Olive C. Jones: Accomplished pianist who taught school in Washington, D.C.
12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton: President and National Treasurer of National associ-
ation of College Women; Dean of Girls at the Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's
Suffrage.
13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor: She was the Alpha's Chapter first Treasurer. ; author
of "Get off the Judgment Seat." In 1914, she graduated valedictorian of the Teacher's
College.
14. Vashti Turley Murphy: Mother of five daughters, four of whom became Deltas;
member of the Baltimore Branch of the National Association of College Women. In
1908, she was appointed to teach in Washington D.C. public schools.
15. Naomi Sewell Richardson: Last surviving founder when she died in 1993; the
first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School; married a member of Alpha Phi
