Displayed here is a list of the Past Presidents of the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. The name of each Past President and her term of office are listed. Starting with Founder Vashti Turley Murphy through Past President Joanne Mack, some of the finest leaders of our chapter appear on this list. We honor and thank them for exemplary leadership and helping to carrying forth the torch.

Past Presidents

1922-1924 Vashti Turley Murphy*

1924-1926 Violet Anderson Banks*

1926-1928 Ethel Jones Hucles*

1928-1929 Mae Redden*

1929-1930 Etta Burwell Phifer*

1930-1931 Mae Wright Peck*

1931-1932 Constance Murphy*

1932-1934 Helen King*

1934-1936 Mae Wright Peck*

1936-1937 Ruth Lighston*

1937-1938 Dukey Wood*

1938-1940 Violet Anderson Banks*

1940-1942 Dukey Wood*

1942-1944 Dorothy Lymas*

1944-1946 Vivian E. Washington*

1946-1947 Ida Murphy Peters*

1947-1948 Vera Scott*

1948-1949 Charlotte Mebane*

1949-1950 Pearl Cole Brackett*

1950-1952 Lydia Mussenden

1952-1954 Sanoma Nixon*

1954-1955 Ellen Flint Fisher*

1955-1956 Sanoma Nixon*

1956-1957 Vivian E. Washington*

1957-1958 Leila Brown Terry*

1958-1960 Martha Grover Bradford*

1960-1962 Lucille Durham Venture*

1962-1963 Celonia Banks Walden*

1963-1965 Joan Cole

1965-1967 Christine James Moore

1967-1969 T’Jon Hill

1969-1970 France Hall Stith Martin*

1970-1972 Thelma Banks Cox*

1972-1974 Chapelle Armstead*

1974-1976 Ruth Jones Pratt*

1976-1978 Aloha J. McCullough

1978-1980 Laura M. Knight

1980-1982 Charlene Cooper Boston

1982-1984 Hazel H. Parks*

1984-1986 Mary J. Demory

1986-1989 Rebecca E. Carroll*

1989-1991 Sara Howell Smalley 

1991-1993 Gwendolyn A. Lindsay

1993-1995 Roslyn L. Smith

1996-1998 Michelle McNeil Emery

1998-2002 Rita A. Cooper

2002-2006 Beverly D. Boston*

2006-2010 Laura Phillips Byrd

2010-2014 Eleanor P. Matthews

2014-2018 Monica Watkins

2018-2022 Arlene A. Wongus

2022-2022 Joanne S. Mack*

*=Deceased