THE HISTORY OF THETA ALPHA

Theta Alpha Chapter was chartered at Northwestern University and National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, on January 9, 1971 by 12 undergraduate Charter Members. These young women, who were initiated into the sorority through Gamma Omicron Chapter (now Evanston-Northshore Alumnae Chapter) felt the need for a campus-based undergraduate chapter.

With a philanthropic spirit, Theta Alpha Chapter enthusiastically began their first service project. Their first service project was an exchange program with junior high school girls from Evanston and the Cabrini- Green Housing Project. The Deltas ignited cultural enrichment activities with the young ladies. Over the years, the women of Theta Alpha have served the community in several capacities: hospital volunteers; election canvassing and voter registration; annual food drives; seminars on current events and issues of importance to the community; career counseling; volunteer tutors; big sister program with high school girls; volunteer at local housing for the elderly; and soup kitchen volunteering. Please click Service Projects to view a current listing of Theta Alpha Service Projects. Theta Alpha women have also been active at the national level of the sorority, with candidates in 1977 and 1990 for Second National Vice Presidents, a Regional Representative in 1978, and a winning candidate for Second National Vice President in 1981. Theta Alpha is currently comprised of 12 dedicated, hard-working and committed young women. View the current Chapter Roster and the Chapter Officers.

Theta Alpha Charter Members
Michelle Roberts Aikens
Pamela Barnes
Beverly Henry Barton
Karin Robinson Binion
Debra Dillon
Cynthia Ramos Griffith
Gale Roberts House
Esther Jenkins
Anita Brice Kelley
Patricia Prescott
Dale Wallace Thompson
Adrian Williams