National Presidents Flashcards by Jazzmyne Montgomery

1st National President: 1919-2913

Sadie Tanner Mossell (TM) Alexander, 1919-1923

President of the sisterhood when:

The first National Convention was held.
Graduate Chapters, now called Alumnae Chapters, were established.
The following four funds were established: Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Fund, and the College Tuition Fund.

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2nd National President: 1923-1926

Dorothy Pelham Beckley, 1923-1926

President of the sisterhood when:

The Delta Hymn was adopted.
Regional conferences were approved.
Omega Omega was established as a memorial chapter.

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3rd National President: 1926 - 1929

Ethel Lamay Calimese, 1926–1929

President of the sisterhood when:

Election of regional directors began
Delegates voted to hold national convention every two years.

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4th National President: 1929 - 1931

Anna Johnson Julian, 1929–1931\

President of the sisterhood when:

Offices of grand secretary and grand treasurer were bonded
Grand chapter was incorporated under DC laws
NPHC was formed (Dr. Julian served as treasurer)
Recieved the first Phy Betta Kappa key ever given to a Negro by t he University of Pennsylvania

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5th National president: 1931-1933

Gladys Byram Shepperd, 1931–1933

President of the sisterhood when:

Author of “Mary Church Terrell: Respectable Person”
First formal Delta Dictionary published
National Boards as a component of organizational structure created
Central Region established

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6th National President: 1933 - 1935

Jeannette Tripplett Jones, 1933–1935

President of the sisterhood when:

First national handbook
Revised printed release of the national constitution
Awarded the Silver Loving Cup
National Headquarters was established
Office of the Executive Secretary established

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7th National President: 1935 - 1939

Vivian Osborne Mars, 1935-1939

President of the sisterhood when:

Delta became actively involved in the civil rights movement
She established Delta as the first collegiate Negro organization recognized by the University of California and west of the Mississippi

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8th National President: 1939 - 1944

Elsie Austin, 1939-1944

President of the sisterhood when:

She was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati Law school
Initiated the position of National Second Vice President
16th National Convention

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9th National President: 1944 - 1947

Mae Wright Downs Allen Peck Williams, 1944-1947

Emphasis on education
Focused on voting and equal rights for women
Purchased 3 ambulences and war bonds

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10th National President: 1947–1956

Dorothy Irene Height 1947-1956

First executive director hired
Five Point Projects established (Now known as the 5-point Programmatic Thurst)

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11th National President: 1956 - 1958

Dorothy Penman Harrison, 1956-1958

Mortgage of Delta’s first headquarters was burned
Held the first Delta Christmas party
First publication of Delta newsletter

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12th National President: 1958-1963

Jeanne Laveta Noble, 1958-1963

Appointed to serve on several commissions by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon
One of the two youngest women to be elected to the office of National president
First Black Woman to become a tenured professor at NYU
Social action commission established

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13th National President: 1963 - 1967

Geraldine Pittman Woods, 1963-1967

First African American Woman appointed to the National Advisory General Medical Services Council
Delta Teen Lift - 1963
Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF)
National Headquarters Mortgage paid

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14th National President: 1967 - 1971

Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq. 1967-1971

Civil Rights Attorney
1st (Black) Woman appointed to the US Commission on Civil Rights
- Enhanced the public service Image of the Sorority
Project Discover Scholastic Talent

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15th National President: 1971 - 1975

Lillian Pierce Benbow, 1971-1975

Led Delta to focus on Black communities and their struggle for stability.
New Delta Headquarters was established.
Eliminated the abuse of membership intake activities.
Launched DST Telecommunications
National Commission on Arts and Letters Established
Delta Right to Read Project

“When I look at you, I see myself. If my eyes are unable to see you as my sister, it is because my own vision is blurred. And if that be so, then it is I who need YOU. Either because I do not understand who you are, MY SISTER, or because I need you to help me understand who I am.”

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16th National President: 1975-1979

Thelma Thomas Daley, 1975-1979

Delta’s Five Point programmatic thrust reaffrimed
Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair established
“Fortitude” sculpture commissioned to celebrate Black womanhood. Stands in tribute to Delta’s Founders
Life Development Centers established