ABOUT US

WACO ALUMNAE CHAPTER HISTORY

The Waco Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was chartered as the Beta Rho Sigma Chapter on December 23, 1943 by fifteen college educated African American women in the Central Texas area who wanted an opportunity to continue their sisterhood beyond their college experience. 

With no chapter located in the Heart of Texas, these community servants consisting of professional women committed to the common good established our chapter.  They desired to provide a place where Deltas could continue to inspire young women, sustain their culture and continue their tradition of sisterhood.

Today, the Waco Alumnae Chapter is enjoying one of its most active periods in the spirit of our charter members by continuing to serve the civic, educational, social, and political needs of the Greater Waco community. 

Charter Members

Geneva Shepard Conally  Spring 38 - Alpha Kappa    

Myrtle Laverne Shepard Spring 38 Alpha Kappa

Laura Sansons Page Spring 38 - Alpha Psi

Vivian Broune de Bernard  Spring 35 - Alpha Kappa

Margret N. Lawton Huntsman  Spring 39 - Alpha Iota      

Marjory Elaine Robinson Spring 32 - Alpha Iota

Lola Wiley Hicks 1st President  Fall 43 - Alpha Psi 

Jewell M. Graham Fall 43- Alpha Psi

Elizabeth Foster Harbert Fall 43 - Alpha Psi

Vera E. Malone Fall 43 - Alpha Psi

Ruby O. Abernethy Fall 43 - Alpha Psi

Lula Kruger Fall 43 - Beta Rho Sigma

Julia Faye Abercrombie  Fall 43 - Beta Rho Sigma

Lee Etta Carr Fall 43 - Beta Rho Sigma

Jeffie O. A. Conner Fall 43 - Beta Rho Sigma

SORORITY HISTORY

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college-educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community. 

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college-educated women. The sorority currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Republic of Korea, the Arabian Gulf, Southern Africa and West Africa. 

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