In 1902, Delta Zeta made its debut at Miami University in Ohio. Its founders are Alfa Lloyd, Mary Collins, Anna Keen, Julia Bishop, Mabelle Minton, and Ann Simmons. I find it so very interesting that Delta Zeta’s history includes the heritage of several other NPC organizations, for it has absorbed or merged with several other former NPC groups. Between 1941 and 1962, the members of four other NPC groups became members of Delta Zeta. The organizations with which Delta Zeta has absorbed or merged include Beta Phi Alpha, Theta Upsilon, Phi Omega Pi, and Delta Sigma Epsilon. Prior to these groups becoming a part of Delta Zeta, many had themselves merged with other groups.
Below are links to posts about previous #WHM profiles. I invite you to learn more about these interesting women.
Carmel LaTorra Chittim was an initiate of the University of Colorado chapter.
Carmel LaTorra Chittim, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024
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Vee Shakarian Toner was an initiate of the University of Pittsburgh chapter.
Vee Shakarian Toner, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
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Helen Poole Rush was an initiate of the University of Pittsburgh chapter.
Helen Poole Rush, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM 2022
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Mary Elizabeth Johnson was an initiate of the Butler University chapter.
Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2021
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Nettie Wills Shugart was an initiate of the University of Nebraska chapter.
Nettie Wills Shugart, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020
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Gail Patrick was an initiate of the Howard College (now Samford University) chapter.
Gail Patrick, Delta Zeta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019
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Julia Bishop Coleman is a founder of Delta Zeta.
Julia Bishop Coleman, Delta Zeta, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
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Helen Johnston, M.D., was an initiate of the University of Iowa chapter.
#WHM – Helen Johnston, M.D., Delta Zeta
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Florence Henderson was an alumna initiate of Delta Zeta’s Alpha Chi Chapter at the University of California – Los Angeles.
“Here’s the Story of a Lovely Lady” – Florence Henderson, Delta Zeta
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Edith Head was Delta Zeta’s 1960 Convention initiate as a member of Mu Chapter at the University of California-Berkeley.
Edith Head, Delta Zeta’s 1968 Woman of the Year
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Marcia Wallace was an initiate of the Parsons College chapter.
Marcia Wallace and The Lamp Editor at the 2010 Delta Zeta Convention in Tucson, Arizona.
