Greetings from our President
Greeting Sorors and Friends,
Welcome to the official website of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Detroit Alumnae Chapter, known as the Detroit Deltas. I am honored and humbled to serve as the 42nd president of more than 750 dynamic and devasting, hard working and committed chapter members. In the spirit of our 22 illustrious Founders, we are committed to “Redefining our purpose, and Expanding our vision, so that we may Continue our legacy.”
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 college women on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. and is committed to public service with a primary focus on the Black community and to the constructive development of its more than 200,000 members.
Since being chartered in 1939, and in alignment with National Five Point Programmatic Thrust, Detroit Alumnae Chapter’s activities and events focus on:
- Economic Development
- Educational Development
- International Awareness and Involvement
- Physical and Mental Health
- Political Awareness and Involvement
The Detroit Alumnae Chapter has built a legacy of dedicated service within our designated service area which includes Detroit, Highland Park, Harper Woods, Hamtramck and the Grosse Pointes, by promoting academic excellence and scholarship; encouraging social action and political involvement; and providing programs and services to meet community concerns.
We work in collaboration with partners and in the spirit of sisterhood to provide the residents of our designated service area with innovative public service programs. We believe in the power of collaboration and welcome opportunities to partner with organizations that align with our purpose. If you are interested in working with us on a program, send an email to president@detroitdeltas.org so that we can discuss the possibilities.
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope that you will return frequently to find out about our upcoming events.
Yours in service,
Larmender A. Davis
Chapter President
Detroit Alumnae Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Meet our Elected Officers
Larmender A. Davis
Katrenia L. Camp
Stephanie L. Hobson
Sylvia Cox
Kimberly English Davis
Deborah Hunter-Harvill
Lisa E. Cox
Felecia J. Baker
Jacqueline Hill
Dedria L. Willis, Ed.D.
Patricia Walker
Patrice Simpson
Alicia Nails
Robyn Johnson
Shani Penn
A'Llana Jones
Lynn M. Kelley
Angelia Mock
Tosha Padgett
Sharon Wilson
Lisa Jennings
Denise Thames Jackson
Lois Elizabeth Bingham
Past Presidents
| Larmender Davis 2019-2021 | Shirletha Simms Binion 1997-1999 | LaBarbara Gragg 1975-1977 | Junetta Robison Watt* 1955-1957 |
| Lois Bingham 2017-2019 | Barbara J. Benford* 1995-1997 | Ora Williams Carter* 1973-1975 | Margaret Piper* 1953-1955 |
| LaNeice Jones 2015-2017 | Kay Diane Armstrong 1993-1995 | Bernadine Newsom Denning* 1971-1973 | Ahnastasia Dudley* 1951-1953 |
| Marcia A. Jackson 2013-2015 | Bernice Finley Morton* 1991-1993 | Virginia Munger* 1969-1971 | Mathilda Williams* 1949-1951 |
| Beverly A. Gray 2011-2013 | Rose Marie Dickens Swanson 1989-1991 | Juanita Williams Stafford 1967-1969 | Frances Langford Owens* 1947-1949 |
| Mardi L. Woods 2009-2011 | Evelyn V. Browne* 1987-1989 | Eleanor Boykin Jones* 1965-1967 | Gladys W. Barthwell* 1946-1947 |
| Anitta Y. Orr 2007-2009 | Carol Sayers Puryear* 1985-1987 | Lillian Pierce Benbow* 1963-1965 | Roberta McGuire Pickett* 1944-1946 |
| Barbara J. Anderson 2005-2007 | Mattie Jones Johnson 1983-1985 | Dorothea Flounoy Jackson* 1961-1963 | Lucy Belle Morris* 1943-1944 |
| Jessye Verona Franklin 2003-2005 | Velma Mobley* 1981-1983 | Lillian Pierce Benbow* 1963-1965 | Cecil Boykin McFadden* 1942-1943 |
| Marion E. Binion 2001-2003 | Jean Sharon Porter 1979-1981 | Esther LaMarr* 1959-1961 | Marion Carter* 1939-1942 |
| Edythe Hayden Friley 1999-2001 | Carrie Rogers Brown 1977-1979 | Helen Garvin* 1957-1959 |