Category Archives: National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)

Martha Broadus Anderson Winn, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024

  Martha Broadus Anderson Winn, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was born in 1875 and she was raised in Washington, D.C. In 1898, she married railroad porter Henry S. Anderson. A soprano, she studied voice, first in … Continue reading

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On Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s Founding Day

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the first Greek-letter organization for African-American women, was founded on January 15, 1908 by nine young female Howard University students. They were led by the vision of Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle); she had spent several months … Continue reading

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founded on January 13, 1913

This week has in it the founding days of three of the four National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Sororities. All three, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. were founded at Howard … Continue reading

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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry, Sigma Gamma Rho, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Born in Miami, Florida, on August 27, 1923, Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry was the daughter of one of the first Black doctors to practice in the city. Cherry enrolled at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and graduated in 1946 … Continue reading

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Eva B. Dykes, Ph.D., Delta Sigma Theta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

The library at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, is named for Eva B. Dykes. She was the first African American woman to complete the requirements for a Ph.D. and the third African American to be conferred the degree because of … Continue reading

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Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHW2022

Arizona Cleaver (Stemons), along with her four friends, Pearl Neal, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, and Fannie Pettie, are the five pearls of Zeta Phi Beta. They are the organization’s founders. The idea for the organization happened several months earlier when … Continue reading

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January 16, 1920 is a Special Day for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Three of the four National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sororities celebrate their foundings during the same week. All three, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Zeta Phi Beta were founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. For this year’s Founders’ … Continue reading

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Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., Founded January 15, 1908

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the first Greek-letter organization for African-American women, was founded on January 15, 1908 by nine young female Howard University students. They were led by the vision of Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle); she had spent several months … Continue reading

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Mary Frances Everhart, a Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded at Howard University. All 22 founders – Winona Cargile (Alexander), Madree Penn (White), Wertie Blackwell (Weaver), Vashti Turley (Murphy), Ethel Cuff (Black), Frederica Chase (Dodd), Osceola Macarthy (Adams), Pauline … Continue reading

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Gertrude Burch Murchison on Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc.’s Founders’ Day

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young Black school teachers. Sigma Gamma Rho’s founders are Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Mary Lou Allison Little, Vivian White Marbury, Bessie M. Downey Martin, … Continue reading

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