Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates 35 years

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Members of the Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently celebrated its 35th anniversary at the Quarry Golf Club in Canton.
Members of the Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently celebrated its 35th anniversary at the Quarry Golf Club in Canton.

CANTON − The Stark County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently celebrated its 35th anniversary with a jazz brunch at the Quarry Golf Club at Sandstone Drive, 5650 Quarry Lake Drive SE.

Since its founding June 25, 1988, the local chapter has dedicated itself to a wide variety of community and social-service projects.

Charter members of the Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority include, front row from left, Cleo Lucas, Elayne Dunlap, Sydney Lancaster and Roberta Meacham; and, back row from left, Michelle Martin Jones, Jeaneen McIlwain McDaniels, Margaret Hawkins and Pamela Thompson-Hill.
Charter members of the Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority include, front row from left, Cleo Lucas, Elayne Dunlap, Sydney Lancaster and Roberta Meacham; and, back row from left, Michelle Martin Jones, Jeaneen McIlwain McDaniels, Margaret Hawkins and Pamela Thompson-Hill.

Nationally, Delta Sigma Theta was founded Jan. 13, 1913, at Howard University, one of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in Washington, D.C.

The sorority is part of the National Pan Hellenic Council, an umbrella organization formed by the "Divine Nine," a group of Black fraternities and sororities. They include Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity.

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At the brunch, Pro Football Hall of Fame Chief Relationship Officer Adrian Allison shared plans for the fourth annual Black College Hall of Fame Classic Weekend, which is Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Among the activities is a game between Morehouse College and Virginia Union University on Sept. 3 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Rev. Tomier Davenport, associate pastor of True Light Ministries, presented the chapter with a $2,000 check to support its scholarship program.

To learn more about Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, visit its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/scacdst.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 35 years