Woods, who received advanced degrees from Radcliffe and Harvard Universities, was instrumental in the development of the Minority Access to Research Careers of the National Institute of Health. Roddey established the partnership between Delta Sigma Theta and Habitat for Humanity during her tenure. In 1992, she became the first African American woman to serve as an Assistant to the president as the Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. Barbara Jordan: American hero. 19921996. Welcome to the Do Good Sisterhood. In 1988, she was elected recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois, overseeing hundreds of employees as well as the public agency's multimillion-dollar budget. Founder; Galveston, Texas native. She pursued her teaching career over 30 years. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded 110 years ago on January 13, 1913, by 22 young women studying at Howard University. She is a founding member of the Les Meres et Debutantes of Greater Lansing Michigan. She was involved in extreme activism and civic service. Jordan, who had suffered from multiple sclerosis since 1973, was wheelchair-bound by the time she was invited to give her second Democratic convention keynote address in 1992. In 1994 Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the countrys highest civilian honor. Sigma Phi Delta through May 31, 2023; Zeta Beta Tau through December 31, 2023 . 1,326 likes, 18 comments - The 19th (@19thnews) on Instagram: ""Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha, our Divine Nine, and my HBCU brothers and sisters," said." In the 107th through the 109th Congresses (20012007), Representative Jones introduced the Uterine Fibroids Research and Education Act and also authored the Campus Fire Prevention Act to provide federal funds to equip college housing with fire suppression equipment. While at Howard University, she concentrated her studies upon two foreign languages. Theta Kappa. After a long delay, in April 2015 she was confirmed and sworn in, thus becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position. Theta Delta Sigma Society, Inc. () is a national gender inclusive multicultural fraternal organization founded in 2001 at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). She has served as Deputy Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. Founder; born in Winfield, Kansas, but grew up in Colorado. They had held her out for so long. During Demings tenure, the Orlando Police Department reduced violent crime, by more than 40 percent, through innovative campaigns including Operation Positive Direction and Operation Free Palms. This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States. In 2005, Jones introduced the Count Every Vote Act to improve electronic voting systems. Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge is a committed public servant who brings a hard-working, problem-solving spirit to Congress and to the task of creating jobs, protecting safety net programs, and improving access to quality public education, health care and healthy foods. During her 27-year career she served in virtually every department, including serving as Commander of the Special Operations, where she was responsible for some of Orlandos highest profile tasks, including special events and dignitary protection. It's no surprise that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. hit it off. Founder; born in Charlottesville, Virginia; an excellent musician. "First Lady of the Black Press", first Black woman journalist to cover international affairs; Dancer and choreographer; Artistic Director of the, Ms. New York in 2006; Ms. America International; the first Ms. Liberty America International 2007, Mrs. Universe UK 2013, Ms. World International 2012, Mrs. Great Britain World 2011, Mrs. U.S. Beauties Natl Queen 2009; Mrs. Indiana United States 2007, Miss Black New York USA 2009; former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader, Miss Black Louisiana USA 2008 & 2009; 3rd runner-up Miss Black USA, Jazz vocalist; director of musical education at Xavier Prep in New Orleans, Soprano; opera singer; awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Musical child prodigy and pianist; journalist; daughter of Harlem Renaissance writer George Schuyler, Actress in several Tyler Perry plays; finalist on, Television writer and producer; creator of, Grace Award-winning co-host of the nationally syndicated, Emmy-nominated news anchor at NBC-10 in Philadelphia; former MSNBC anchor and correspondent, Radio and television producer; political activist; National Council of Negro Women board member; organizer of, News anchor at NewsChannel5 in Cleveland; first female and Black host of, News anchor at WUSA9 in Washington DC; Vice President of Media Outreach; first DC market female news anchor, Journalist and reporter at NPR's National Desk, Daybreak anchor at Wood TV-8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During this time Delta Sigma Theta will discuss its internal policies and procedures which govern the $50 million enterprise and strengthen its . She was continuously involved with community organizations, such as the YWCA, where she became chairperson of the collegiate committee from 1911 to 1912. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history by becoming the United States' first African-American congresswoman, beginning the first of seven terms in the House of Representatives. Several current and former members of Congress are members, including Representatives Joyce Beatty and Marcia Fudge of Ohio, Representative Yvette Clarks of New York, and former Congresswomen Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm. She served as U.S. attorney under the administrations of presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and in 2014 was nominated by President Obama to be U.S. attorney general, succeeding Eric Holder. In 1926, she helped to create the graduate chapter of Delta in Dallas, which became the first Greek letter organization in the city, Founder; Gonzales, Texas native. She wrote several books including a biographical sketch entitled "Mary Church Terrell: Respectable Person." Theta Delta Sigma is a non-partisan and non-sectarian organization that has been "a partner in the values-based fraternal movement". The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea. The unwavering bonds of our sisterhood are a life-long promise because the pursuit of doing good is never done. Fifty-Second: Aug. 14-18, 2019: Atlanta, GA: Patricia A. Smith Her family had a substantial amount of financial and social authority. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college-educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the . [2] On January 20, 1930, the organization was incorporated as a perpetual body. She strongly believed in the public service of Delta. She was the co-designer of the crest. Part of HuffPost News. She graduated from the police academy as class president, receiving the Board of Trustees Award for Overall Excellence. 13. Over 350,000 members and over 1,000 chapters which makes them the largest black sorority in the world. As a public servant and long-time community advocate, Im excited to become a part of an organization that has such an amazing history of public service, advocacy and WORK for all people, with an emphasis on the black community. While in Congress Jordan worked on legislation promoting womens rights, supported the Equal Rights Amendment and cosponsored a bill that would have granted housewives Social Security benefits based on their domestic labor. In March of 1913, the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. performed their first public act by participating in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington, D.C. 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