tracing the footsteps of our founders - … the footsteps of our founders 7:00 am marshals convene...
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
TRACING THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FOUNDERS 7:00 am Marshals Convene Cannon Caucus –Room 345 Cannon House Office Building 7:30 am Buses Depart from the Gaylord Hotel (for DDNC registrants only)
Gaylord Bus Loop
8:00 am – 5:00pm General Registration Woodrow Wilson Registration Desk 9:00 am Opening Program-West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Opening & Occasion Reverend Gwendolyn E. Boyd
Centennial Chair & 22nd National President Invocation Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie National Chaplain & presiding Bishop 10th Episcopal District (Dallas, TX) National Anthem Greetings Cynthia M. A. Butler McIntyre
National President
Presentation of Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq. as Parade Marshall
District of Columbia Cathy Lanier Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Remarks Sewall-Belmont House & Museum Page Harrington, Executive Director National Women’s History Museum Joan Bradley Wages, President Charge: “Going Forward” The Honorable Joyce Hannah Beatty Member, U. S. House of Representatives (D-Ohio)
10:00 am SUFFRAGE MARCH COMMENCES
12:30 pm CLOSING RALLY PROGRAM Grounds of the Washington Monument
Mistress of Ceremonies Reverend Gwendolyn Boyd Centennial Chair & 22nd National President Remarks Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre National President Congressional The Honorable Marcia Fudge Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ohio) & 21st National President/Chair CBC
National PanHellenic Sorority Representatives Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Aisha N. Braveboy
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Donna Jordan State Director, District of Columbia
Women’s Organizations League of Women Voters Kathryn Collison Ray, President D. C. League National Organization for Women (NOW) Bonnie Grabenhofer, Executive Vice President Closing Prayer Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie National Chaplain & presiding Bishop 10th Episcopal District (Dallas, TX)
22 FOUNDERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY,
INC.
Ebony Balele (Zeta Xi), Javon Bracy (Gamma Alpha), Yaadira Brown (Gamma),
Candice Davis (Tau Lambda), Erin Drake (Xi Tau), Annyce Echols (Alpha Omega),
Amanda Grego (Gamma Alpha), Gillian Griggs (Xi), Rae Grimm (Sigma),
Shawanda Jackson (Omicron Delta), Briana Jarrett (Alpha Omicron),
Symiara Jenkins (Pi Lmabda), Tierannye Moore (Sigma), Emerald Pinkney (Alpha Tau),
Cecily Rivers (Iota Tau), Simone Rixey (Xi Chi), Tierra Sanders (Gamma Lambda),
Shanah Sharpe (Eta), Adrianne Smiley (Beta Alpha), Danielle Stokes (Rho Rho),
Alexius Thomas (Epsilon Beta), Kayle Williams (Gamma Lambda)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre, National President Soror Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre is the
24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Initiated into the Sorority through the Beta Gamma Chapter of Dillard University on November 30, 1973, Soror Butler-McIntyre has served Delta with exemplary distinction at the local, state, regional and national levels which has earned her the respect and admiration of the membership. She is lovingly regarded as "A Leader with a Servant's Heart."
Paulette Walker, National First Vice President Soror Paulette Walker has been a member of
Delta Sigma Theta for over 40 years and has held several leadership positions since her initiation into our illustrious sisterhood in October 1966 through the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Michigan State University..
Chelsea C. Hayes, National Second Vice President Soror Chelsea C. Hayes was initiated into
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on April 18, 2009 through the Zeta Theta Chapter at Purdue University. Soror Hayes was elected to serve as the National Second Vice President at the 50th National Convention held in August of 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Beverly Evans Smith, National Secretary Soror Beverly Evans Smith was initiated into Delta
Sigma Theta through the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Bowling Green State University on October 21, 1967..
Terri Rivalte Prunty, National Treasurer Soror Terri Rivalte Prunty, CPA, of Charlotte, N.C.
was initiated into the Sorority at Virginia Polytechnic and State University “Virginia Tech”. She is currently a member of Charlotte Alumnae Chapter
PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC
Sadie T. M. Alexander*
Represented by
RaShonda Brown
Sigma
Dorothy Pelham
Beckley* Represented by
Stephanie Minor Harper
Federal City Alumnae
Ethel LaMay
Calimise* Represented by
Daphne Higgins Madison County (MS)
Alumnae
Anna Johnson
Julian* Represented by
Cheryl Mallory
Chesterfield Alumnae
Gladys Byram
Shepperd* Represented by
Charlene Bowden
Denver Alumnae
Jeannette Triplett
Jones* Represented by
Princess Powell Fairfax County Alumnae
Vivian Osborne
Marsh* Represented by
Cheryl Powell
Little Rock Alumnae
Elsie
Austin* Represented by
Cherylann Westerfield
New Orleans Alumnae
Mae Wright Downs
Peck Williams* Represented by
Joanell Lawson Tampa Alumnae
Dorothy I.
Height* Represented by The Honorable
Alexis M. Herman Mobile (AL) Alumnae
Dorothy P. Harrison*
Represented by
Regina Scott
Chicago Alumnae
Jeanne L.
Noble* Represented by
Debbie Tijani Potomac Valley Alumnae
Geraldine P.
Woods* Represented by
Sharee Sanders Gordon Los Angeles Alumnae
Frankie M. Freeman
Lillian Pierce
Benbow* Represented by
Denise Robinson Kalamazoo Alumnae
Thelma Thomas
Daley
Mona Humphries
Bailey
Hortense Golden
Canady*
Represented by
Charlene Greene Columbus Alumnae
Yvonne
Kennedy* Thelma Darlene Kennedy Fairfax County Alumnae
Bertha M. Roddey
Represented by
Lucille Frierson
Charlotte Alumnae
Marcia L.
Fudge
Gwendolyn E.
Boyd
Louise A.
Rice
MARCH LINEUP ORDER
22 FOUNDERS
FOUNDERS’ H.U. CHAPERONE
DST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DST PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS
DST REGIONAL OFFICERS
DST HONORARY MEMBERS
DST EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
DST NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS STAFF
(Shadows)
DELTA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD & STAFF
2013 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE OUTWALKERS
DST MEMBERSHIP
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
BAHAMAS
BERMUDA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ENGLAND
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
GUAM
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
JAMAICA
JAPAN
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILLIPINES
PUERTO RICO
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
NATONAL PANHELLENIC COUNCIL
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
SIGMA GAMMA RHO
ZETA PHI BETA
PARTICIPATING SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Pi Chi National Sorority, Inc.
League of Women Voters
National Congress of Black Women
National Council of Negro Women
National Organization of Women (NOW)
National Women’s History Museum
National Women’s History Project
Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Unite Women org.
National Women'sHistory Project
Writing Women Back into History
www.nwhp.org
Home of the historic National Woman’s Party
Alpha Kappa AlphaSorority, Incorporated
Founded 1908
LEAGUE OFWOMEN VOTERS
Sigma Gamma RhoSorority, Incorporated
Founded 1920
Zeta Phi BetaSorority, Incorporated
Founded 1920
ALPHA PI CHI NATIONALSORORITY,INC.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE 1963-2013
National Organizationfor Women
TAKING ACTION FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY SINCE 1966
WWW.NOW.ORG
“WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE”www.nationalcongressbw.org