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By Lee Furr
Collection Overview
Title: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter Records, 1940-2021
Predominant Dates:1993-2014
ID: 001/01/MSS 2017-023
Primary Creator: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter
Extent: 12.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by topic.
Date Acquired: 04/10/2017
Subjects: African American women, African American women--Societies and clubs, African American women college students, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter, Greek letter societies, Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--21st century, Organizations, Women--Socialization, Women--Societies and clubs
Forms of Material: Awards, Biographies (documents), Bylaws (administrative records), Clippings (information artifacts), Fliers (printed matter), Handbooks, Minutes (administrative records), Newsletters, Pamphlets, Photographs, Plaques (flat objects), Publications (document genre)
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of the organizational records of the Norfolk Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and documents the chapter's outreach efforts, activities, and achievements. Committees include: Arts and Letters, Delta Academy, Habitat for Humanity, Hospitality, Life Development, May Week, Pan Hellenic, Policies and Procedures, Program, Project, Scholarship, Social, and Social Action. The collection includes committee reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, guidelines, handbooks, bio-sketches, newsletters, news-clippings, awards, outreach efforts, program development, documents covering events and scholarships, pamphlets, publications, and photographs.
Most of the records span between the 1990s-2014; however, some documents date back to the 1940s. Among the events represented are May Week, the chapter's 85th Anniversary, cultural performances, forums, tributes, and various social activities.
Biographical Note
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority officially began in January 1913 when twenty-two African-American female college students from Howard University in Washington, D.C. founded the private, not-for-profit organization. Their mission was to create a sisterhood of African-American female college graduates who encouraged academic excellence, promoted community development, and sponsored those in need primarily within the African-American community. Mu Sigma Chapter, chartered in September 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, was the first chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to be formed in the state of Virginia. Mu Sigma Chapter consisted of eleven members from Norfolk, Hampton, and Newport News in Virginia and Elizabeth City in North Carolina. In response to a growing number of sorority members in the Tidewater area during the 1940s, the chapter was reorganized to consist of only Delta members from Norfolk, and thus changed its name to the Norfolk Alumnae Chapter.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers. Some materials may be restricted due to privacy concerns.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter by donation
Preferred Citation:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter Records, MSS 2017-023, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Executive Board Meetings, 1988-2008],
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Box 2: Executive Board Meetings, 2009-2012, 2001-2003, 2007-2009],
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Box 3: Chapter Meetings, 1987-2008],
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Box 4: Chapter Meetings, 2009-2012],
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Box 5: Administrative- Conventions, 1963-2016],
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Box 6: Deceased Sorors- Virginia State Clusters, 1940-2018],
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Box 7: Photographs, Anniversary - Community Action Forum, 1983-2015],
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Box 8: Photographs, Community Outreach - Mildred Dudley Peters, 1988-2013],
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Box 9: Plaques and Artifacts, 1929-2020],
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Box 10: Restricted- closed to the public, 1993-2011],
[Box 11: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1960s-2021],
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Box 12: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1960s-2021],
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Box 13: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1983-2022],
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Box 14: Photographs, 1980s-1990s],
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Box 15: Oversized Materials, 2006],
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All]
- Box 11: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1960s-2021
- These materials were donated by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter, on March 11, 2019 and February 19, 2020.
- Folder 1: Chapter Meetings, 2003, 2006
Minutes for February 1, 2003; December 6, 2003; June 3, 2006; and September 9, 2006
Agenda for October 7, 2006.
- Folder 2: Administrative, Handbook-Directory, 1996-1997
- Folder 3: Administrative, Policies and Procedures, 2003, 2016
- Folder 4: Administrative, Rules of Order, circa 1997
- Includes bookmark for Dr. M. V. McDemmond Reception, October 24, 1997.
- Folder 5: Awards and Certificates, 1999-2020
- Folder 6: Community Outreach Programs, Little Miss Jabber Wock Pageant, 2017 June 4
- Folder 7: Conference, 19th Regional Conference, 1999 July 21-25
- Folder 8: Conventions, 47th National Convention, 2004 July 22-28
- Folder 9: Conventions, 53rd National Convention, Las Vegas, 2017
- Folder 10: Deceased Sorors, 2009-2019
- Folder 11: Events, Founders Day Celebration, 2010
- Folder 12: Events, 75th Anniversary Gala, Program and Souvenir Journal, 2004 September 25
- Folder 13: Events, 85th Anniversary Celebration, 2014 September 20
- Folder 14: Events, 90th Anniversary Celebration, 2019 September 21
- Folder 15: Newsclipping, 1981
- Folder 16: Events, 90th Anniversary Celebration Guestbook, 2019 September 21
- Folder 17: Newsclippings, Heritage and Archives Committee, 2018 Fall
- Folder 18: Newsletter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Norfolk Alumnae Chapter Newsletter, 2003, 2004
- March 2003; January 2004.
- Folder 19: Newsletters, The Fortitude Gazette, 2013 November - 2014 May, 2018 May
- 2013-2014: Volume 2, Issues 3-4, 6, and 8-9.
- Folder 20: Pledge, Poems, and List of Past Presidents, circa 1995, 2009, undated
- Folder 21: Programs, Norfolk Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta, 1962-2021
- Folder 22: Publications, Delta Journal, 1987/1988, 2000 Fall, 2003 Winter
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Executive Board Meetings, 1988-2008],
[
Box 2: Executive Board Meetings, 2009-2012, 2001-2003, 2007-2009],
[
Box 3: Chapter Meetings, 1987-2008],
[
Box 4: Chapter Meetings, 2009-2012],
[
Box 5: Administrative- Conventions, 1963-2016],
[
Box 6: Deceased Sorors- Virginia State Clusters, 1940-2018],
[
Box 7: Photographs, Anniversary - Community Action Forum, 1983-2015],
[
Box 8: Photographs, Community Outreach - Mildred Dudley Peters, 1988-2013],
[
Box 9: Plaques and Artifacts, 1929-2020],
[
Box 10: Restricted- closed to the public, 1993-2011],
[Box 11: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1960s-2021],
[
Box 12: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1960s-2021],
[
Box 13: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1983-2022],
[
Box 14: Photographs, 1980s-1990s],
[
Box 15: Oversized Materials, 2006],
[
All]
