Truman State University is a public university in Kirksville,Missouri. It had 4,225 enrolled students in the fall of 2021 pursuing degrees in 52 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs.
Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion,Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021.
California State University,Monterey Bay is a public university in Monterey County,California. Its main campus is located on the site of the former military base Fort Ord,straddling the cities of Seaside and Marina,about one mile inland from Monterey Bay along the Central Coast of California. CSUMB also has locations in the cities of Monterey and Salinas. Founded in 1994,CSUMB is part of the California State University system and is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. The university is a Hispanic-serving institution.
Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford,Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854,it has been a public institution since 1972 and is the second oldest HBCU in the state after Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County,Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc. (ΔΣΘ) is a historically African American sorority. The organization was founded by college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that assist the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13,1913,by twenty-two women at Howard University in Washington,D.C. Membership is open to any woman who meets the requirements,regardless of religion,race,or nationality. Women may apply to join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university or through an alumnae chapter after earning a college degree.
Lombard College was a Universalist college located in Galesburg,Illinois.
Stephens College is a private women's college in Columbia,Missouri. It is the second-oldest women's educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24,1833,as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856,David H. Hickman helped secure the college's charter under the name The Columbia Female Baptist Academy In the late 19th century it was renamed Stephens College after James L. Stephens endowed the college with $20,000. From 1937 to 1943,its Drama Department became renowned under its chairman and teacher,the actress Maude Adams,James M. Barrie's first American Peter Pan. The Warehouse Theater is the major performance venue for the college. The campus includes a National Historic District:Stephens College South Campus Historic District. It enrolled 593 students in Fall 2021.
Myra Lillian Davis Hemmings was an American actress and teacher,and a founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Incorporated.
The Professional Fraternity Association (PFA) is an American association of national,collegiate,professional fraternities and sororities that was formed in 1978. Since PFA groups are discipline-specific,members join while pursuing graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees. PFA groups seek to develop their members professionally in addition to the social development commonly associated with Panhellenic fraternities. Membership requirements of the PFA are broad enough to include groups that do not recruit new members from a single professional discipline. The PFA has welcomed service and honor fraternities as members;however,Greek letter honor societies more commonly belong to the Association of College Honor Societies.
Bertha Pitts Campbell was a civil rights activist and one of the 22 founding members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc.
Winona Cargile Alexander was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority,Incorporated at Howard University on January 13,1913. It was the second sorority founded for and by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic institutions and charities. In 1915,she was the first African-American admitted to the New York School of Philanthropy,where she received a graduate fellowship for her studies. She was the first African-American hired as a social worker in New York.
Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. was the United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic and Zaire (1984–87) and served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Diplomacy.
Slippery Rock University,formally Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,is a public university in Slippery Rock,Pennsylvania. SRU is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The university has been coeducational since its founding in 1889. Its campus is on 611 acres (247 ha).
Hortense (Golden) Canady was a civil rights leader,the first African American elected to the Lansing Board of Education. She served as national president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority from 1983-1988.
Geraldine Pittman Woods was an American science administrator. She is known for her lifelong dedication to community service and for establishing programs that promote minorities in STEM fields,scientific research,and basic research.
Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath is an American diplomat who is the nominee to be the next US Ambassador to Peru. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission to Mexico.
Vivian Osborne Marsh was an American clubwoman based in San Francisco,California. She was president of the California State Association of Colored Women,and national president of Delta Sigma Theta.
Lula Vashti Turley Murphy was an American educator and community leader,one of the founding members of Delta Sigma Theta,the historically black sorority.
