ABOUT US
The Baker-Zachary Alumnae Chapter (BZA) was chartered on March 12, 1995 to serve Baker, Zachary, East Feliciana and West Feliciana Parishes in Louisiana.
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to the official website of the Baker-Zachary Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. I am honored and privileged to serve as the president of the Baker-Zachary Alumnae Chapter and encourage you to have a look around our site to learn more about our programs and initiatives.
If you are a Soror looking for a chapter home, we invite you to join us as we work towards the goals of our beloved sorority. We are grateful that you have taken the time to learn about our chapter and encourage you to check back often for information about future projects and programs.
Malissa Drake, BZA Chapter President
ABOUT DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea.
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org
Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Marguerite Young Alexander
Winona Cargile Alexander
Ethel Cuff Black
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Frederica Chase Dodd
Myra Davis Hemmings
Olive Claire Jones
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Vashti Turley Murphy
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mammie Reddy Rose
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Madree Penn White
Edith Motte Young
ABOUT BAKER-ZACHARY ALUMNAE CHAPTER
The Baker-Zachary Alumnae Chapter was chartered on March 12, 1995 to serve Baker, Zachary, East Feliciana and West Feliciana Parishes in Louisiana and is located in the Southwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Its members are committed to serve and empower each person through the chapter’s innovative programs and projects implemented through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Five-Point Thrust: Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness & Involvement, Physical & Mental Health, and Political Awareness & Involvement.
Please visit the Southwest Region’s website at www.dstswregion.org
Charter Members of the Baker-Zachary Alumnae Chapter
Gladys Wilson Crayton
Velta Jones Cross
Mazie Ledoux Doomes
Trini Stovall Gibson
Alma Whitley Knighten
Thelma Wethers McDonald
Mada Yvonne McDonald
Bertha Thomas Morgan
Traci Morgan
Gladys Steptoe Paul
Helen Johnson Watson
Bernice Whitley