Chapter History

The Alpha Pi chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was organized by Elizabeth Voss, Xi State president, on December 7, 1957. The following were charter members:

Bertha Ashley
Katherine Beachboard
Mary Frances Boyd
Neelie Dye
Rena Gilliam
Souci Hall
Helen Johnson
Lorene King
Nell Farrar Lawrence
Beulah Reagor
Euless K. Rogers
Inda Ruth Shelton
Wynne Shelton
Frances Stubblefield
Christine Vaughan
Mamye Wiseman
Helen Womack

The original territory included Bedford and Coffee counties. The chapter was reorganized on August 28, 1978 into the following two chapters:

Alpha Pi - Coffee County
Beta Nu - Bedford County

The following were past Alpha Pi chapter presidents:

Miss Neelie Dye 1957 - 1960
Mrs. Nell F. Lawrence 1960 - 1962
Mrs. Helen Philpot 1962 - 1964
Mrs. Souci Hall 1964 - 1966
Miss Lolita Anthony 1966 - 1968
Mrs. Margaret Stokes 1968 - 1970
Mrs. Margaret Hill 1970 - 1972
Mrs. Elizabeth Finney 1972 - 1974
Mrs. Mary Simmons 1974 - 1976
Miss Sadie Mai McMahan 1976 - 1978
Mrs. Irma Massey 1978 - 1980
Mrs. Clara Garrison 1980 - 1982
Mrs. Patricia B. Jones 1982 - 1984
Mrs. Nancy Underwood 1984 - 1986
Mrs. Marianne Brandon 1986 - 1988
Mrs. Joyce Blanton 1988 - 1990
Mrs. Linda Jernigan 1990 - 1992
Mrs. Mary Johns Major 1992 - 1994
Mrs. Carmen Morrell 1994 - 1996
Mrs. Gail Reeder Holland 1996 - 1998
Mrs. Virginia Davis 1998 - 2000
Mrs. Vicky Dixon 2000 - 2002
Mrs. Lucy Deal 2002 - 2004
Mrs. Virginia Davis 2004 - 2006
Mrs. Martha Scarbrough 2006 - 2008


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