Founders
#1. Born in El Paso, TX; gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and sang for TV shows
Who is Big Sister Zephyr Chisom Carter
#6. Presented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945; had interactions with multiple U.S. Presidents including William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy
Big Sister Florence Letcher Toms
#11. The only founder to receive a doctorate degree
Big Sister Eliza Pearl Shippen
#16. President and valedictorian of her graduating class; married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi
Big Sister Edna Brown Coleman
#21. First president of Alpha Chapter; was an active member of the NAACP and the National Council of Nego Women
Big sister Myra Davis Hemmings
#2. Graduated from the first public high school for Blacks in the U.S. known as Dunbar H.S. in Washington, D.C.
Big Sister Vashti Turley Murphy
#7. Became a music teacher in the Washington, D.C. school system
Big Sister Olive Claire Jones
#12. Born in Winfield, Kansas and participated in the March on Washington in 1913 and 1981
Big Sister Bertha Pitts Campbell
#17. Teacher for more than 30 years, then began a career in dramatics
Big Sister Ethel Carr Watson
#22. Helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the Women's Suffrage March
Big Sister Jimmie Bugg Middleton
#3. Was from a small town Belton, South Carolina. First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega Chapter on Feb 17, 1919
Big Sister Mamie Reddy Rose
#8. The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first black teacher in Richmond County, N.Y; charter member
Big Sister Ethel Cuff Black
#13. Last surviving Founder in 1993; the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School
Big Sister Naomi Sewell Richardson
#18. First corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System
Big Sister Jessie McGuire Dent
#4. First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of Dallas Alumnae Chapter
Big Sister Frederica Chase Dodd
#9. Served as the recording secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught at claflin College in Orangeburg, S.C.
Big Sister Edith Motte Young
#14. Born in Illinois; constant supporter of the Alpha Chapter
Big Sister Marguerite Young Alexander
#19. Author of the novel "The Valley of the Poor" about poor blacks in the south
Big Sister Wertie Blackwell Weaver
#5. First custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities
Big Sister Winona Cargile Alexander
#10. Founder who selected the Delta mottoes; an acclaimed actress and Directress of the Harlem School of Arts
Big Sister Osceola Macarthy Adams
#15. Accomplished linguist who spoke German, French, Greek, and Latin; designed ceremony for inducting honorary members; first woman of the campus paper, The Howard University Journal
Big Sister Madree Penn White
#20. Excellent musician and graduated as valedictorian of the Teachers College
Big Sister Pauline Oberdorfer Minor