who was named first president of delta sigma theta's alpha chapter
Myra Hemmings The seven women along with the fifteen other members of the undergraduate Alpha Chapter voted to reorganize Alpha Kappa Alpha into a public service-centered organization and, after declining an ultimatum from a key dissenting graduated ΑΚΑ, formed Delta Sigma Theta. She was later named first president of Delta Sigma Theta's Alpha Chapter.[6][7] In 1913, Hemmings graduated from Howard University.[1] After graduation, Davis began teaching in 1913 in San Antonio, Texas. In 1922 Davis married John W. Hemmings,[1] a former actor on Broadway.[2]