Founders of The Redz Flashcards
What founder is Osceola MaCarthy Adams and what was she known for?
Osceola MaCarthy Adams is first founder
Known for: Selected Delta’s mottoes. The first president of Lambda Chapter. She taught drama at Bennett College and served as Directress of the Harlem School of the Art
What founder is Marguerite (Mar-gui-ete) Young Alexander and what was she known for?
Marguerite Young Alexander is the second founder
Known for: Studied two foreign Languages. She was a constant supporter of Alpha Chapter
What founder is Winona Cargile (Car-gi-le) Alexander and what was she known for?
Winona Cargile Alexander is the third founder
Known for: Became the first Black Social Worker for the NYC and Country Charities, and she was Alpha Chapter’s first custodian
What founder is Ethel Cuff Black and what was she known for?
Ethel Cuff Black is the fourth founder
Known for: Served as the first vice president of the Alpha Chapter. Was the charter member of Queens Alumnae Chapter. She was the first black teacher in Richmond County, NY
What founder is Bertha Pitts Campbell (CAM-bull) and what was she known for?
Bertha Pitts Campbell is the fifth founder.
Known for: Born in Winfield, Kansas. Only Black student enrolled at her school and was the valedictorian of the class of 1908. On March 3, 1913 she participated in the Woman’s Suffrage March (Delta’s first public act as a Sorority). 68 years later she repeated this momentous walk in August 2nd, 1981
What founder is Zephyr (Zef-er) Chisom (Ch-is-som) Carter and what was she known for?
Zephyr Chisom Carter is the sixth founder
Known for: Very gifted woman who was a singer and an actress. She harnessed her vocal powers and sang for television shows
What founder is Edna Brown Coleman and what was she known for?
Edna Brown Coleman is the seventh founder
Known for: Graduated Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and class president
What founder is Jessie McGuire Dent and what was she known for?
Jessie McGuire Dent is the eighth founder
Known for First corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter. She became a teacher in the Galveston School District
What founder is Frederica Chase Dodd and what was she known for?
Frederica Chase Dodd is the ninth founder
Known for: First sergeant-at-arms of Alpha Chapter. She helped to charter the graduate chapter of DST in Dallas, Texas. The Eta Beta Chapter, which was changed to the Dallas Alumnae Chapter in 1960, became the first Greek-Letter organization in the city.
What founder is Myra Davis Hemmings and what was she known for?
Myra Davis Hemmings is the tenth founder
Known for: Served as a president of AKA Sorority and the president for Alpha Chapter of DST.
What founder is Olive Claire Jones and what was she known for?
Olive Claire Jones is the eleventh founder
Known for: Became a music teacher in the Washington D.C public school system
What founder is Jimmie Bugg Middleton and what was she known for?
Jimmie Bugg Middleton twelfth founder
Known for: Helped lobby (fight for) DST to participate in the Woman’s Suffrage March
What founder is Pauline Oberdorfer (Ou-ber-dorpher) Minor and what was she known for?
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor is the thirteenth founder
Known for: An excellent musician. She graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher’s College
What founder is Vashti (Vash-ti) Turley Murphy and what was she known for?
Vashti Turley Murphy is the fourteenth founder
Known for: From D.C that graduated from M Street High School (known as Dunbar High School), This was the first public high school for Blacks in the U.S
What founder is Naomi Sewell (Sue-ull) Richardson and what was she known for?
Naomi Sewell Richardson is the fifteenth founder
Known for: The last surviving Founder when she died in 1993 in Washingtonville, N.Y
