Chapter History
Chapter History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs throughout the world. Since its founding in 1913 on the campus of Howard University, the Sorority has now blossomed into the nation’s largest African American women's organization with more than 350,000 members and over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, the Arabian Gulf, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, the Republic of Korea, West Africa, and the Virgin Islands.
The Danville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, located in Danville, VA, was chartered on April 6, 1946, as the Gamma Gamma Sigma Chapter and was a part of the Eastern Region. The charter members were Clara Hoffler Clark, Carrie H. Coleman, Signora L. Collins, Irene Gordon, Vergia Hobson, Virginia Mack Johnson, Hortense Person Martin, Fannie C. Owens, and Elizabeth Holland Trent.
The elected president and vice president were Carrie H. Coleman and Fannie C. Owens, respectively. The following fall of 1946, six members were initiated into Gamma Gamma Sigma Chapter and the membership continued to grow. In 1960, at the Sorority’s national convention in Chicago, IL, the Chapter was renamed Danville Alumnae Chapter and became a part of the newly created South Atlantic Region.

Charter member Fannie C Owens (seated) is shown with members at the Chapter’s 70th anniversary celebration. Left to Right (standing): Sorors Barbara Younger, Sheila Williamson-Branch, Sharon Jones, Sonia Williams, and Doris Wilson.



Chapter Presidents
Carrie Hereford Coleman
1946 - 1948
Fannie Caine Owens
1948 - 1950
Margaret “Peggy” Edmonds
1950 - 1951
Elizabeth Holland Trent
1951
Almeda Hill Banner
1951 - 1953
Dorothy O. Harris
1953 - 1955
Virginia Hill
1955 - 1957
Shirley Stamps Richardson
1957 - 1959I
Ida Taylor
1959 - 1961
Roxie Bowman Hughes
1961 - 1963
Betty A. Shepard
1963 - 1965
Nannie H. Manly
1965 - 1967
Ruth Jeanette Still
1967 - 1969
Frances R. Harris
1969 - 1971
Sara C. Rodgers
1971 - 1973
Willette Townes Merritt
1973 - 1975
Joyce E. Glaise
1975 - 1977
Mary Ferguson Davis
1977 - 1979
Margaret “Peggy” Edmonds
1979 - 1981
Shirley Hughes
1981 - 1983
Cynthia D. Fowler
1983 - 1985
Barbara H. Brown
1985 - 1987
Fannie Caine Owens
1987 - 1989
Dorothy O. Harris
1989 - 1991
Cynthia D. Fowler
1991 - 1993
Barbara G. Jeffries
1993 - 1995
