LaConnie Taylor-Jones

FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT

Jimmie Bugg Middleton - Jimmie Middleton was the President and National Treasurer of the National Association of College Women. She also served as Dean of Girls at the Black High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was an active supporter of Delta from Lynchburgh, Virginia. She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the march for Women’s Suffrage. In 1936, she received her Master’s Degree at Howard University. By 1938, after years of effort, the Raleigh Alumnae Chapter, Alpha Zeta Sigma, was established in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1944, she was appointed to the Scholarship Board of New York’s 22nd Congressional District.

May Week
May Week was created at the second national convention of Delta Sigma theta Sorority, Inc. in 1920, at Wilberforce University. Since its conception in 1921, May Week has been observed by local chapters around the world. The purpose of May Week is to emphasize the importance of higher education in the community, especially for Black women. The slogan “Invest in Education” was adopted, and a week in May is set aside for programs highlighting academic and professional achievement.

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My Sisters
I cannot think of a better way
to tell my sisters how much
I appreciate them today.
Because without a word they have
read my mind, and
helped me to discover that which I could not find.
They provided silent support when
a hug was all I needed
and treated me like a winner
when I felt quite defeated.
They stood with me both when I
soared and fell to my face.
My sisters always held me up high and
told me it was my place.
But I’m not the only life my sisters continue to touch.
Through their compassion, fortitude, and strength,
the do so much.
Dedicated to public service and
meeting the needs of others,
they seek justice, provide education,
promote the arts,
and are great mothers.
And before I bring this poem to an end,
I must thank each for being our loyal friend.
With purity of heart and honesty of character,
My sisters have made our lives
at least a little better.
So, I count my blessings
for my sisters everyday.
I count my blessings,
because they are Delta women
all the way.
Published in Delta Girls Stories of Sisterhood©

Sisterly,
Soror Linda Everett Moye’, JD

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