Association of Pedagogical Sororities founded
The Association of Pedagogical Sororities was founded by Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Sigma Sigma to develop common standards for the formation and expansion of educational sororities. Ida Shaw Martin represented Alpha Sigma Alpha as th...
1915
June
First request to join NPC
Ida Shaw Martin petitioned the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) on behalf of the educational sororities, and Alpha Sigma Alpha’s admission and was denied because of NPC’s policy that no woman may be a member of more than one n...
1920
Alpha Sigma Alpha affiliates with another association
Alpha Sigma Alpha affiliated with the women’s Professional Panhellenic Association as another avenue for growth an expansion. The Sorority still maintained its educational sorority classification....
1940
Admission into NPC as associate member
Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Sigma Sigma, founders of the Association of Educational Sororities, initiated the vote to dissolve that organization and join the National Panhellenic Conference. In September 1947, Alpha Sigma Alpha petitio...
1947
September
Mrs. Sharp arrives in Richmond
National President Wilma Wilson Sharp, ZZ (center), is greeted by Ella Pilkinton Adams, A (left), president of the Richmond Alumnae Chapter and Jean Raup Grady, BE (right), national registrar, at Byrd Airport in Richmond, Virginia. Mrs...
1951
Nov
27
Alpha Sigma Alpha becomes member of National Panhellenic Conference
Alpha Sigma Alpha was officially welcomed as a full member of the National Panhellenic Conference. From this point, the Sorority had the right to establish chapters at any and all campuses meeting NPC qualifications....
1951
Nov
27
NPC celebrates Golden Anniversary
National Panhellenic Conference celebrates its 50th Golden Anniversary. The celebration conference was held in Pasadena, CA. President Emerita Wilma Wilson Sharp, ZZ, was the official delegate who attended alongside National President ...
1953
November 3-7
Sidney moves through NPC chairs
Sydney Gremillion Allen, ΨΨ, was installed as the treasurer National Panhellenic Conference. Four years later, she would become the first and only Alpha Sigma Alpha to serve as NPC chairman....
1981
November 1-4
Sidney Allen becomes NPC secretary
Sidney Gremillion Allen, ΨΨ, was installed as the secretary of the National Panhellenic Conference. Two years later she would become the first and only Alpha Sigma Alpha to serve as NPC chairman....
1983
November 2-5
Sidney Allen becomes NPC Chairman
Sidney Gremillion Allen, ΨΨ, became the first member of Alpha Sigma Alpha to serve as chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference, a position Alpha Sigma Alpha will not hold again until 2037. Sidney outlined the four goals for th...
1985
October 23-26