Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. is a, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world.
Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women.
This includes 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
- Economic Development
- Educational Development
- International Awareness and Involvement
- Physical and Mental Health
- Political Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org .
Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
The Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. had its beginning during the early nineteen forties in Fort Valley, Georgia. This small farm town was known for it agricultural crops, the production of peaches and the manufacturing of school buses. It is also home for Fort Valley State University, a historically black institution founded in 1895. Fort Valley has a population of 9, 800. It is located in Middle Georgia in Peach county which emerged from Houston County in 1924. The chapter, first known as the Beta Omicron Sigma Chapter, was chartered May 28, 1943.
The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. a public service organization, were becoming recognized on the campus of Fort Valley State College prior to becoming organized as a chapter. They were instrumental in providing leadership for programs such as May Week activities, special interest projects, as well as educational and cultural events through a student organization known as the T.I.D. Club (Those Intending to be Deltas).
These Delta women came to Fort Valley from different geographical locations with various professional backgrounds, but all of them had a common interest in the academic mission of Fort Valley State College and surrounding community. Combined with this mission was a desire to promote the public service commitment of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. with each bringing her special and unique contribution of skill and spirit. This began the organizational infrastructure of the Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
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.
First Row: Almeta Triche, Claretta Scott Sampson, Jeffrie Williams, Gloria Harris, Julia Bond;
Second Row: Allee Green, Alma Forrest, Alma Johnson, Elaine Douglas, Mathilda Hunt,
Lillian O'Daniel;
Not Present: Jean B. Lane, Gwendolyn Leaphart.
| Term | Past President |
|---|---|
| 1943-1944 | Elaine Douglas |
| 1944-1946 | Allee James |
| 1946-1947 | Betty Boyd |
| 1947-1948 | Elaine Douglas |
| 1948-1949 | I.W. Patterson |
| 1949-1950 | Elaine Douglas |
| 1950-1951 | Catherine J. Duncan |
| 1951-1952 | Henri Dugas |
| 1952-1953 | Lillian O’Daniel |
| 1953-1954 | Elaine Douglas |
| 1954-1955 | Mathilda Hunt |
| 1955-1956 | Patricia Allgood |
| 1956-1957 | Lula B. Pierro |
| 1957-1958 | Catherine J. Duncan |
| 1958-1960 | Juanita Temple |
| 1960-1962 | Elaine Douglas |
| 1962-1964 | Alma J. Greene |
| 1964-1965 | Louise D. Powell |
| 1965-1967 | Wilmetta S. Langston |
| 1967-1968 | Virginia J. Dixon |
| 1968-1969 | Wilmetta S. Langston |
| 1969-1970 | Thomasena Miller |
| 1970-1971 | Nella E. Crooks |
| 1971-1973 | Wilmetta S. Langston |
| 1973-1974 | Virginia J. Dixon |
| 1974-1975 | Wilmetta S. Langston |
| 1975-1978 | Dolores Dorsy |
| 1978-1980 | Gladyce Sampsone |
| 1980-1981 | Wilmetta S. Langston |
| 1981-1983 | Barbara H. Palmer |
| 1985-1986 | Dorothy B. Conteh |
| 1987-1989 | Sylvia J. Malone |
| 1989-1993 | Edith D. Manns |
| 1993-1997 | Lillie D. Ward |
| 1997-2001 | Barbara H. Palmer |
| 2001-2005 | Shelia Fowler |
| 2005-2009 | Sylvia J. Malone |
| 2009-2013 | Shelia Fowler-Davis |
| 2013-2015 | Barbara H. Palmer |
| 2015-2019 | Jacquelyn H. Atwater |
| 2019-2023 | Kasie C. Swayne |
| 2023-Present | Dr. Josephine D. Davis |
| 2021-2022 | Southern Region Red Ribbon Award Chapter. |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Southern Region Red Ribbon Award Chapter. |
| 2019-2020 | Southern Region Award for May Week. |
| 2018-2019 | Southern Region award for International Awareness and Involvement. The chapter's dedication and contributions went towards building a home for a Haiti family. |
| 2018-2019 | Southern Region Red Ribbon Chapter |
| 2017-2018 | Southern Region Distinguished Service Award for Educational Development |
| 2018 | Mayor of Fort Valley, GA proclamation designating June 16, 2018 as Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter Day |
| 2017-2018 | Southern Region Red Ribbon Award Chapter |
| 2018 | RIF Project featured in the Southern Gazette, “A 40-year legacy with Reading Is Fundamental” |
| 2017-2018 | Fort Valley State University Homecoming Parade Best Float Award |
| 2017 | Certificate of Appreciation from Samaritan Purse - Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. participation in “Operation Christmas Child” |
| 2017 | Acknowledgement of Resolution, “Gender Diversity Gap in Corporate America” Motioned & Passed at 53rd National Convention |
| 2013 | Physical & Mental Health Award at Centennial Convention, Washington DC |
| 2010 | Census 2010 Recognition |
| 1995 | RIF Project Award at Regional Conference |
| 1959 | Beta Omicron Sigma Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. became known as Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
| 1956 | Hosted The Southern Regional Leadership Institute |
| 1949-1970 | Minute Book |
| 1946-1947 | Community Library for Children |
| 1947 | First annual Jabberwock to raise money for the Chapter’s scholarship fund |
| 1946 | Published semi-monthly “Facts you need for Everyday Living” |
| 1944 | Recommended that an undergraduate chapter be charted on the campus of Fort Valley State College |
| 1944-1945 | Book Rally for World War II Servicemen stationed at Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia |
| 1944 | Established the first tuition scholarship for young women of the fort Valley State College freshman class |
| 1944 | Sponsored “Well-Baby Clinic” |
| 1943 | May 28, 1943 Beta Omicron Sigma Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was Charted |
Fort Valley Alumnae Chapter includes the following counties and cities in Georgia:
| Counties | Cities |
|---|---|
| Peach | Fort Valley Byron |
| Taylor | Butler Reynolds |
| Crawford | Roberta Knoxville |
| Macon | Montezuma Oglethorpe Marshallville Ideal |