Founders & Legacy
The sisters who came before us
The 22 Founders of Delta Sigma Theta, the Charter Members of East HCLC, and our Inaugural Line.
The 22 Founders
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Marguerite Young Alexander
Winona Cargile Alexander
Ethel Cuff Black
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Frederica Chase Dodd
Myra Davis Hemmings
Olive C. Jones
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Vashti Turley Murphy
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Madree Penn White
Edith Motte Young
Charter Members (95)
Dionne A'akquanakhann
Malinda Albritton-Johnson
Corliss Andrews
Joyce Andrews
Cynthia Arceneaux-Jackson
Debra Arceneaux-Thomas
Lisa Arnic
Chestin Auzenne-Curl
Latrice Babin
Ka'Shawna Banks
Genacie R. Bates
Adrianne Bourgeois
Andrea Bradford
Tracey Brass
Brenda Brewer
Pamela Brooks
Tamela Brooks
Yolanda Brown
Ruth Buffington
Stacie Burch
Charlean Burris
Chastity Caesar
Daphne Carr
Kamoya Carr
Verna Carter
Felysia Chatman
Crystal Conigland
Myra Young Conley
Veronique Connor
Julia Daniel
Na’teasel Davis
Alexis Domenech
Alfreddie Felder
Edwina Foster
Kim Gainous-Williams
Anita Garvey
LaChaundre Gatson
Myishea Gilliam
Charachel Gordon
Sherese Guy
Dena Hawkins
Jacqueline Hubert
Jerelyn Hughes-Glenn
LaCheryl Ivy
Jackie Jeanpierre
Carla Johnson
Debra Johnson
Iresha Johnson
Kanika Johnson
Carolyn Johnson
Vervie Jones-White
Cherissa Jordan
Violet Judge
Karen Kinlaw
Ysidra Kyles
Alice Lewis
Ruth Lily
Kim Turner-Lockett
Jordan Lorenz
Virgina Martin
Dee Mattox-Hall
Krystal Mayo
Andrea McHenry
Natasha McPherson
Monique Miles
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Karen Motley
Dionne Murphy
Marzetta Murray
Sowanda Henderson
Alisha Norman
Tonja Parker
Kimberlyn Perry
Latissie Pete
Renee Revels
Shannon Roland
Joann Ross
Brenda Seals
Margaret Shelton
Kort’ne Sneed
Jessica Spinks
Audrey Stansell
Bethany Stansell
Adrian Stephens
Tijinekia Telford
Alexis Trotty
Crystal Walter
Circhelle Washington
Sonya Washington
Melody White
Cydnee Williams
Ursurla Williams
Vicki Williams
Michelle Neely Wilson
Sonya Woodfork
Chapter Legacy
Inaugural Line
The inaugural line of the East HCLC Alumnae Chapter consisted of 56 members — “The 56 Premier Privileged Pearls” — and holds a special place in our chapter's history.
The 56 Premier Privileged Pearls
Melissa Antoine
Yolanda Baisey
Taylor Baker
Karen Bates
Trina Bean
Jazzyn Booker
Brooklyn Brewer
Kareen Brown
Cynthia Broxton
Mian Bryant
Brittni Coleman
Connie Curtis
Wykesha Dixon
Elainna Drumgoole
Lauren Dunn
Angelic Elmore
Jerra Gentry
Briona Gross
Bianca Harris
Lemetrice Harris
Vivian Henderson
Dedrell Hobbs
Tracy Slaughter Holmes
Jamiya Hoyt
Tiffany Jackson
Brianna Jenkins
Sharifa Jones-Rankins
Brittany Ladzekpo
Teresa McClendon-Thomas
Melechia Mitchell
Malori Moton
Celeste Myres
Monica O'Neil
Nikki Oliver
Symone Parker
Celine Revault-Stephens
Tawana Rhoads
Carla Ruffins
Patrice Scully
Stefanie Semper
Holli Sherrard
Linda Sherrard
Dawn Singletary
Karen Thomas
Robin Thomas
Brittany Townsend
Colette Vallot
Erica Washington
China Watts
Natasha Williams
Shaundrea Williams
Kimberly Jackson Williams-Rice
Reese Wilson
Janae Winfield
TaShana Wright