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Week 2- Meet the Grands Flashcards

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Arizona Cleaver Stemons*

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1st Grand Basileus

Served from 1920-1921

Was the driving force behind the organizational effort

Social worker

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Myrtle Tyler Faithful*

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2nd Grand Basileus
Served from 1921-1922
Career In education
One of the incorporators of the sorority

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Joanna Houston Ransom*

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3rd Grand Basileus
Served from 1922-1923
One of the incorporators
An instructor at Wilbur Force University
Editor of the 1st Pan-Hellenic Journal

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Nellie Buchanan*

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4th Grand Basileus, 1923-1925
In education
Member of Alpha Zeta Chapter

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Dr. S. Evelyn Lewis*

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5th Grand Basileus, 1925-1926
Received bachelor’s degree in 1924, PhD in 1927
Physician in Baltimore, MD

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Ruth Tappe Scruggs*

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6th Grand Basileus, 1926-1929
Established national structure of officers and directors
Wife of physician

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Fannie R. Givens*

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7th Grand Basileus, 1930-1933

Decentralized administrative responsibility, grouped chapter into geographical regions (Regional Directors)

Law enforcement officer

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Violette N. Anderson*

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8th Grand Basileus, 1933-1937
Creator of honorary membership
1st black woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court

Attorney

Bequeathed the Birch Haven

Dies in office

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Nellie B. Rogers*

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9th Grand Basileus, 1937-1939

Created the office of State Deputy (Associate Regional Director changed to State Director)

Educator in Indianapolis, IN

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Edith A. Lyons*

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10th Grand Basileus, 1939-1940

Only served for 3 months

Present when the sorority was incorporated in the state of Illinois in 1939

Board of Trustees was created

Served as a principal/superintendent

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Blanch Thompson*

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11th Grand Basileus, 1940-1943
Involved in music

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Dr. Lullelia Walker*

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12th Grand Basileus, 1943-1948

1st Zeta member to the American Council of Human Rights

Coordinated an internal reorganization of the sorority

Renewed publication of the Archon

Involved in creation of Amicae auxiliary

Involved in the Housing Project, Woman of the Year, Prevention & Control of Juvenile Delinquency

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Dr. Nancy Bullock McGhee*

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13th Grand Basileus, 1948-1953
Adopted the melody of the official song

Rezoned regions for expansion
Incorporated workshops for regional/National programs

Established national scholarship grants

English professor at Hampton

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Dr. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolf*

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14th Grand, 1954-1965
Served during the purchasing of National Headquarters

Improved communications to chapters

Former Education Chief at Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton

Minister

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Mildred Cater Bradham*

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15th Grand Basileus, 1965-1970

Initiated 10-pt Program and restructured Boule programs

Educator, Social Worker, Consultant

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Isabel M. Herson*

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16th Grand Basileus, 1970-1974

Established Stork’s Nest, Basilei Leadership workshops, introduced Night of the Performing Arts

Professor of Education at Southern University

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Dr. Janice Gantt Kisner*

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17th Grand Basileus, 1974-1980

Expanded Stork’s Nest Program

Offered honorary membership to renowned film stars and recording artists

Archonette handbook was published

Held 1st Regional Conference in Africa

Director of Education

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Dr. Edith Francis

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18th Grand Basileus, 1980-1986

Initiated 5-pt Plan, revised constitution, bylaws and procedural manual

Chartered chapters in Alaska and Germany

1st African American superintendent for Princeton, Ewing, NJ K-12 school districts

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Dr. Eunice S. Thomas

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19th Grand Basileus, 1986-1992

Launched Project Z.I.P. (Zetas Investing in People)

National Headquarters was refurbished

Archon was reestablished

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Dr. Jylla Moore Foster Tearte

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20th Grand Basileus, 1992-1996

Established Zeta Legacy Club

Chartered chapters in Korea

VP/President of IBM

21
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Dr. Barbara Wedt Carpenter

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21st Grand Basileus, 1996-2002

Developed National Website

Patterned w/ National Science Foundation

Published Zeta History Book

Chartered chapters in Virgin Islands

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Barbara C. Moore*

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22nd Grand Basileus, 2002-2008

Implemented Z-HOPE initiative

Created Zeta Organizational Leadership Program

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Sheryl P. Underwood

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23rd Grand Basileus, 2008-2012

Initiated Health Justice as signature program

Began Zeta Doves program

Established Z-HOPE Health Center in Ghana

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Madam Grand Mary Breaux Wright

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24th Grand Basileus, 2012-2018

Established Eldercare

Instituted national retreats and training for undergraduates, youth, and Amicae

Appointed centennial chair in 2020

Retired business educator

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Dr. Valerie Hollingsworth Baker

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25th Grand Basileus, 2018-2022

Centennial Grand

Increased global expansion

Formed strategic partnerships with Dell, Google, Gieco, Micha’s Voice

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Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant

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Current Basileus

Appointed in 2022

Involved with National Education Fund

Businesswoman

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