Fort Valley State University - Flame Yearbook (Fort Valley, GA)

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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Greek Letter Sorority organized in America by Black women, was founded at Howard University in 1908. It has grown from one undergraduate chapter to a national organization with three international chapters and nearly eighty-five thousand members. The aims of Alpha Kappa Alpha are Sisterhood, Scholarship, Construction, and Leadership. With these aims in mind, the sorority implements programs that serve all mankind with special consideration for the Black community. At Fort Valley State College, the aims of the society are carried out by the Alpha Beta Chapter which was founded in 1943. Deborah Moore, Yolanda Morris, Shirley Laseter, Sherri Gillis, Sherry Perry, Terri Gillis, Brenda Williams, Vivian Walker, Dianne Owens, Derrell Johnson. (Middle) Greeks Non-Greeks—83

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Students, whether Greek or Non-Greek, are sure to amass a lifetime of memories and experience innumerable changes during their years at FVSC. 82—Greeks Non-Greeks

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Delta Sigma Theta Valerie Wright, Cassandra Vance, Gail Lewis, Jacqueline Peterson. Essie Stokes. Kasaundra Byrd, Angela Jones, Justine Askins, Joscelvn Varlack, Leslie Terrentine, Sandra McWilliams, Vivian Edwards. Tanya Scott. Valerie Winston On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta was founded on the campus of Howard University. This was the beginning of a sorority which stressed public service as well as academic excellence and cultural enrichment. The Eta Chapter was founded in 1947, on the Fort Valley State College Campus. Since its inception, the chapter has been responsible for a number of projects to benefit the community and the college. The Deltas of FVSC are presently involved in Nursing Home Projects, Cancer Drives, and Voter Registration. 84—Greeks Non-Greeks