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EDNA BROWN COLEMAN
JESSIE McGUIRE DENT
FREDERICA CHASE DODD
MYRA DAVIS HEMMINGS
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.
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