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Chapter History
Forty young ladies interested in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. met with Dr. Gladys Williams and Connie Nelson, both members of the sorority, to discuss details about the sisterhood. At the second meeting, only ten of the forty were prepared for the interviews. The young ladies worked diligently to have the chapter chartered at Vanderbilt University, but Dean Cunningham would not approve it. Despite her efforts, the Mu Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was successfully chartered at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Soror Alice Flowers, the chapter's first advisor, sent material to Delta Sigma Theta's National Headquarters and by Spring 1975, they were ready to begin. On the tenth day of December 1975, the ten charter members of the Mu Rho Chapter were initiated into Delta Sigma Theta.
The Ten Charter Members Were:
Black Alumni Unity, Networking, Scholarships, Leadership, & Diversity
"My challenge," John Hope Franklin says, "was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly."
Our challenge is to weave into the fabric of University history enough of the presence of black students/alumni so that the story of higher education can be told adequately and fairly. - Vandynow Foundation™ - Black Alumni Alliance, Inc.
PLEASE NOTE: Vandynow Foundation ™ is in no way affiliated with, licensed by, or owned by VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. Vandynow Foundation ™ is privately owned and does not make any representations, warrants or promises on behalf of VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY for any services or materials, nor is Vandynow Foundation ™ an agent working for or on behalf of VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. Vandynow Foundation™ is a non profit organization and brainchild of a few VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY engineering school alums who have remained connected over the years and who really wanted others to benefit from black alumni unity, networking, scholarships, leadership, & diversity.