delta kappa gamma
history
In a most impressive ceremony, sponsored
by Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, Delta Omega was granted a charter and organized in Atlanta,
Saturday, June 8, 1957. The meeting was held in the Atlanta High School
State officials participating in organizing the chapter
were
Miss Phyllis P. Ellis, Executive Secretary, and Eula Lee Carter.
Participating in the organization of the new chapter and in the installation of
officers were Mrs. R.G. Mason, Miss Florence Teague, Miss Susye Robertson,
Mrs. H. D. Russell, Mrs. Daisy Williamson, and Mrs. Ernestell Berry; also
other members of Alpha Upsilon from Hughes Springs, Linden,
Daingerfield, and Douglassville were present.
Initiates were:
| Mrs. Katye Carrol (deceased) | Mrs. Rheva Norris (resigned) |
| Mrs. Gladys Glass (moved) | Mrs. Beulah Peck (transferred) |
| Mrs. Inez Holbrook (moved) | Miss Annie Lou Shine (deceased) |
| Mrs. Frankie King (deceased) | Mrs. Kate Stewart (deceased) |
| Miss Beulah Kirkland (deceased) | Mrs. Doris Johnson |
| Mrs. Louise McGee (reserve) | |
Those signing
the charter included the initiates and the following members of
Alpha Upsilon who lived in Atlanta and transferred to Delta Omega
Chapter:
| Mrs. Lucy Aday (honorary) (deceased) | Mrs. Esther Penny (deceased) |
| Mrs. Minnie M. Aldridge (resigned) | Mrs. Ethel Thompson (deceased) |
| Miss Lenore Morris (deceased) | Mrs. Vira Vick (deceased) |
| Mrs. Bernice Hughes (deceased) | Mrs. Christine Wommack (deceased) |
| Mrs. Maxine Newby (deceased) |
(Excerpts
from Minutes of June 8, 1957.)
Delta Omega Chapter
Past
Presidents
| Mrs. Esther Penny: 1957-1958 | Mrs. Joyce Hughes: 1980-1982 |
| Miss Lenore Morris: 1958-1960 | Mrs. Susan Ellison: 1982-1984 |
| Mrs. Beulah Peck: 1960-1962 | Mrs. Donna Bird: 1984-1988 |
| Mrs. Frankie King: 1962-1964 | Mrs. Judy Johnson: 1988-1990 |
|
Mrs. Marie Lovil: 1964-1966 |
Mrs. Alice Wilson: 1990-1992 |
| Mrs. Norine Schuhmann: 1966-1968 | Mrs. Jackie Purtle: 1992-1994 |
| Mrs. Mildred Collins: 1968-1970 | Mrs. Anna Parker: 1994-1996 |
| Mrs. Ouida Guest: 1970-1972 | Mrs. Charlotte Stanley: 1996-1998 |
| Mrs. Evelyn Moore: 1972-1974 | Mrs. Nancy Eaves: 1998-2000 |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Caudle: 1974-1976 | Mrs. Martha Nichols: 2000-2002 |
| Mrs. Jolee Grogan: 1976-1978 | Mrs. Bobbie Wright: 2002-2004 |
| Mrs. Julia McKinney: 1978-1980 |
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