1908 history

The Original Nine #!1

Ethel Hedgeman Lyle

• inspiration for aka

The Original Nine #2

Lucy Diggs Slowe

• first president

The Original Nine #3

Anna Easter Brown

• first treasurer

The Original Nine #4

Beulah Elizabeth Burke

• created the motto

The Original Nine #5

Lillie Burke

• helped create the motto

The Original Nine #6

Lavina Norman

• drafted the constitution

The Original Nine #7

Marie Woolfolk Taylor

• first secretary

The Original Nine #8

Margaret Flagg Holmes

• helped write the constitution and bylaws

The Original Nine #9

Marjorie Hill

• first ivy behind the wall

The Seven Sophomores

Ethel Jones Mowbray

Alice P. Murray

Sarah Meriweather Nutter

Harriet Josephine Terry

Carrie Snowden

Norma Elizabeth Boyd

Joanna Mary Berry Shields

Incorporators

Nellie Mae Quanders

Julia Evagaline Brooks

Nellie Pratt Russell

Minnie Beatrice Smith

Colors

Salmon Pink and Apple Green

Symbol

Twenty Pearls

Ivy Leaf

• endurance and strength

Flower

Pink Tea Rose

• Joy, femininity, and beauty

Iconic Sound

Skee-Wee

Founding Date

January 15th, 1908 on Howard University

Incorporation Date

January 29th 1913

Program Initiatives

Strengthen Our Sisterhood

Empower Our Families

Build Our Economic Wealth

Enhance Our Environment

Advocate for Social Justice

Uplift Our Local Community

Mission

• to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards

• to promote unity and friendship among college women

• to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women, in order to improve their social stature

• to maintain a progressive interest in college life

• and to be of “Service to All Mankind

Motto

“By culture and by merit”

Tau Chapter Charter Date

December 16th, 1922

Charter Members

Mabel Lee Alexander

Mattie Mae Fellows

Ethel Reed Marshall

Alethea Sylvesta Miles

Daisy Araminta Payne