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CHARLOTTE ALUMNAE CHAPTER DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. Chapter Resource Guide Reference Information (Frequently Asked Questions) Policies and Procedures Delta Women in Business Directory October 2016 Version 3.0 Celebrating 75 years of Service to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Message from the Chapter President Greetings Sorors, On behalf of the Officers and Executive Board of the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter, it is my pleasure to invite you to peruse the second edition of our Chapter Resource Guide which includes the current chapter Policies and Procedures and our NEW Women in Business Directory. The purpose of this resource guide is to proactively assist you as a member by providing you a quick way to access your most common questions, committee descriptions & contacts and other pertinent information about Charlotte Alumnae Chapter and its leadership and members. As we work together to further realize Delta’s mission in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community, we will continue to focus our efforts on the Five Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health and Political Awareness and Involvement. I am truly amazed by the energy and enthusiasm expressed by Charlotte Alumnae chapter members. Many of our efforts include Delta Academy/Delta GEMS, Voter Registration and Education, Debutante Cotillion, Community Day, May Week, numerous volunteer opportunities and other exciting events sponsored by our Deltas of Charlotte Foundation. I encourage you to participate in our various chapter programs and membership activities (and behind the scenes efforts) as we work to “Make a Difference” in Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. You will find a listing of our committees in this guide, be sure to contact the committee chairs and leaders for further information regarding how you can become more involved. Thank you to the Documents Review and Policies and Procedures committees for their enthusiasm and dedication in ensuring the development of this tool for you, Charlotte Alumnae Chapter Members. Yours in service, Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 1 Pamela Murphy Lewis, President Delta Sigma Theta Sorority – National Officers Dr. Paulette C. Walker National President Beverly Evans Smith Taylor McCain National First Vice President National Second Vice President Cheryl A. Hickmon Deborah Jones-Buggs National Secretary National Treasurer South Atlantic Region - Regional Officers Juanita B. Massenburg Sierra Cunningham Regional Director Regional Representative Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 2 Charlotte Alumnae Chapter Officers Pamela M. Lewis President [email protected] Melody Harris Cynthia Smith First Vice President Second Vice President [email protected] [email protected] Loraine Felder Renika Gibson Recording Secretary Asst. Recording Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Sondra Hines Christa Newkirk Corresponding Secretary Assistant Corresponding Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Jessica Scott Tierra Sanders Treasurer Asst. Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] Sandra Johnson Kassandara Timothy Financial Secretary Asst. Financial Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Felicia Walker-Cooper Katrina Young Chaplain Parliamentarian [email protected] [email protected] Sabrina Richardson Jean Patterson Custodian of Properties Sergeant at Arms [email protected] [email protected] Sondra Hines Beulah Moore Journalist Historian [email protected] [email protected] Desiree Rew Immediate Past President Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 3 Our Founders Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need. In March of 1913, the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. performed their first public act. They participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington, D.C. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was incorporated in 1930. First Row: Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd Second Row: Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Motte Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen Third Row: Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 4 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. A Service Sorority Grand Chapter Code of Conduct Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a national service sorority, requires that its members exemplify and encourage high cultural, intellectual, and moral standards and that their actions exemplify the public and personal behaviors that reflect the ideals and principles espoused by the Sisterhood. The principles of the Sorority’s Constitution and Bylaws, the Delta Oath, and other governing and guidance documents are embodied in the Code of Conduct which is embodied in The Acknowledgement of Rights and Responsibilities of Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Regarding Membership Intake Prohibitions (No Hazing Contract), and the Applicant/Candidate/Pyramid Rights and Responsibilities Statement. The Code of Conduct consists of two parts: the Code of Ethics, which states the types of conduct that the Sorority considers acceptable, and the Disciplinary Action Code, which sets forth the types of conduct that is unacceptable and the corresponding discipline to be imposed upon any individual or chapter that engages in prohibited conduct. Revisions to this Code of Conduct, including the sanctions and fines to be assessed under this Code, shall be made by the Scholarship and Standards Committee and approved by the National Executive Board. Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 5 Charlotte Alumnae Chapter History In the fall of 1941, seven young Delta women came together in Charlotte, North Carolina with a shared vision of starting a graduate chapter. After planning and corresponding with the regional and national offices, these determined, strong, and spiritual sorors were granted the authority to establish the Beta Xi Sigma graduate chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. On June 13, 1942, Soror Marian Capps, Eastern Regional Director, met with the seven sorors and the first five initiates in the home of Soror Wilma Leona Williams and established Beta Xi Sigma, Graduate Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The official charter was issued on July 8, 1942. The seven charter members were Mauvene Dugas Alexander, Julie Wyche Boulding, O. Ray Nicholas Moore, Roberta Douglas Thompkins, Edna Stinson Robinson, Wilma Leona Williams and Geraldine Cabiness Daniels. The five initiates were Bobby Alexander, Gladys Greene, Grace Wiley, Kellene Wyche and Dorothy Stinson. The chapter immediately focused on community service projects with the establishment of a scholarship fund. In 1942, the first Jabberwock was held, providing funds for the first scholarship to be awarded to a local high school senior. Eventually, other projects were added which include the following: Adopt-a-Family, NAACP, YMCA, Good Samaritan Hospital (former all-black hospital) and WEETAP (Women’s Educational Equity Training and Assessment Project). In 1947, Soror Elizabeth Adams Thompkins was the first soror of the chapter to contribute a song, “To Thee Our Sorority,” to the National Delta Song Book. The regions were reorganized in 1966. Beta Xi Sigma became the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter and a member of the newly created South Atlantic Region. The chapter is proud of its many notable ‘firsts’ in the city of Charlotte. We can boast of the first black female mortician, Soror Ruth Powell; the first black female high school principal, Soror Virginia Shadd; the first black female optometrist, Soror Paula Newsome. Soror Dorothy Counts-Scoggins was the first black student to integrate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Soror Bertha Maxwell Roddey was the first Regional Director and National President from the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter. Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 6 Charlotte Alumnae Chapter - Past Chapter Presidents Wilma L. Williams * 1942-1946 Gwendolyn Cunningham* Roberta Thompkins* Norma Y. Holden* Geraldine C. Daniels* Nannie McClure Alston 1958-1960 Virginia Gullick Davis” 1960-1962 Annie L. Lutz 1962-1964 Bertha Maxwell-Roddey 1964-1966 Starleta P. Sasso Alston* 1966-1968 Sarah Stroud* 1968-1970 Virginia Shadd 1970-1974 Hellena Tidwell 1974-1976 Rogerline Lee 1976-1978 Juanita Craghead 1978-1980 Shirley Anderson 1980-1984 Elaine Brown 1982-1986 Doris Guess Wilson 1986-1990 Michel D. Vaughan 1990-1994 Wanda Webb 1994-1998 Donna Moore Stoeling 1998-2000 Pamela Hemphill 2000-2002 Annie B. Boyd 2002-2006 Antoinette D. Cody 2006-2010 Desiree Rew 2010-2014 Charlotte Alumnae Chapter – Policies and Procedures: Last Approved 4/09/2016 7 Charlotte Alumnae Chapter- Programs & Activities Charlotte Alumnae