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Osceola McCarthy Adams was an actress and member of the Repertory Playhouse Associates of New York. She also was the directress of the American Negro Theater and directed "Days of Our Youth" the play in which Harry Belefonte and Sidney Poitier premiered their dramatic careers. She also served as Teacher of dramatics at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina and directress of the Harlem School of the Arts.

Marguerite Young Alexander, a native of the state of Illinois, founded with the help of Soror Adams the Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc in 1919. Lambda Chapter serves the Chicago area colleges.

Winona Cargile Alexander, a native, of Columbus, Georgia, served as the 1st Custodian of Alpha Chapter. She also holds the distinction of being the 1st black social worker with the New York City and County Charities.

Ethel Cuff Black, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, was the first BLACK teacher in Richmond County, New York. She also was the Charter Member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.

Bertha Pitts Campbell, a native of Winfield, KS, was involved in improving race relations in Seattle, Washington. She was one of the primary forces behind organizing the Christian Friends for Racial Equality in Seattle.

Zephyr Chisom Carter, a native of El Paso, Texas, did back up singing for television shows and movies. Upon the founding of Delta, Soror Carter held the position of reporter.

Edna Brown Coleman, native of Washington, DC, was a member of the graduatiing class of 1913. Soror Coleman married Omega Psi Phi founder Frank Coleman.

Jessie McGuire Dent, a native of Galveston, Texas, served as Alpha Chapter's first recording secretary. Her portrait is in the Texas Cultural Archives. She successfully sued the Galveston Independent School District and won equal pay for BLACK teachers in the city of Galveston.

Frederica Chase Dodd, a native of Dallas, Texas, helped form a Dallas YMCA for Black Women. She also chartered an alumnae chapter of DST in Dallas, Texas.

Myra Davis Hemmings, a native of Gonzalez, Texas, served as Alpha Chapter's first president. Soror Hemmings was an active member of both the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. Soror Hemmings chartered the San Antonio Alumnae chapter.

Olive Jones, a native of Washington, D.C., became a music teacher for the Washington DC public schools. She was one of two of our founders to never marry.

Jimmie Bugg Middleton, a native of Lynchburg, Virginia, earned a master's degree at Howard University. She became a charter member of the Raleigh, North Carolina Alumnae Chapter. She also served as the National Treasurer and President of the National Association of College Women.

Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, served as the first treasurer of Alpha Chapter. Soror Minor graduated VALEDICTORIAN of the Teachers College in 1914 and went on to become a mezz-soprano soloist and published hymn writer. She also taught school im Alabama, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. She served as a missionary and published a book Soul Echoes which features forty of her musical compositions.

Vashti Turley Murphy, a native of Washington, D.C., married Carl Murphy, founder and editor of the Afro-American. Soror Murphy was active with the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter and a member of the Baltimore branch of the National Association of College Women. Soror had the distinction of having five daughters, four of whom became Deltas and that Delta lineage continues today.

Naomi Sewell Richardson, a native of Washingtonville, New York, taught in East Saint Louis, Illinois and Princeton, New Jersey. Soror Richardson retired to Poughkeepsie, NY where she was honored in 1982 by the Mid-Hudson Chapter on her 90th birthday.

Mamie Reddy Rose, a native of Beta, South Carolina, was the first of the founders to die in 1919. While at Howard University she won many awards for dramatic reader.

Eliza Pearl Shippen, a native of Washington, D.C., graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University. She received her Master's from Columbia University's Teacher College. She received her PhD in English and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1944. She was the second of our two founders to never marry.

Florence Letcher Toms, a native of Washington, D.C., served as assistant principal at the Garnett-Patterson Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Her hobbies included collecting elephants and her collection contained several hundred.
She served on the Board of Directors (Family Welfare Association and the PTA).

Ethel Carr Watson, a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, was a teacher until she retired then began a second career as a dramatic performer.

Wertie Blackwell Weaver, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, wrote a novel entitled The Valley of the Poor. The book was concerning poor blacks in the South.

Madree Penn White, a native of Atschison, Missouri, served as the 2nd President of Alpha Chapter. While at Howard, she became the 1st woman editor of the campus paper. Finally, Soror White set in motion the mechanism for the creation of other chapters.