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Huntsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was established to service Huntsville, AL, Normal, AL, and surrounding areas. At the time of inception, the new chapter was named "Epsilon Delta Sigma" and was the 57th chapter in the Southern Region. Huntsville Alabama was chosen as the seat of the chapter. The inception ceremony was conducted on the campus of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College in nearby Normal, Alabama by Miss Lucia James, Southern Regional Director from Florida A&M University. Guests presented at this service included members of Delta Delta Chapter (undergraduate chapter of the college), and Miss Mildred Goggins, a representative from Beta Eta Chapter, Alabama State College in Montgomery, Alabama.
Charter Information
| Date Chartered | April 24, 1954 |
| Place Chartered | Alabama A&M University |
| Chartered by | Miss Lucia James, Southern Regional Director Florida A&M University |
| Chapter Name | Huntsville Alumnae Chapter; Previously Epsilon Delta Sigma, 57th Chapter |
| President | Annabelle Spann |
| Vice President | Doris Wright |
| Recording Secretary | Mamie Bonner |
| Corresponding Secretary | Gilla Byrd |
| Treasurer | Irma Hollins |
| Chaplain | Emma Kate Gray |
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Nell Bradford |
| Parliamentarian | Alice Allen |
| Custodian | Virginia Brooks |
| Journalist | Inez Lee |
| Member | Roberta Cowans |
| Member | Ethelda Malone |
| Member | Louise Ragland |
| Member | Elsie Wallace |
Past Presidents
| Alexis L. Toney | 2023 - present |
| Ovetta Hobson | 2019 - 2023 |
| Jackie B. Perry | 2017 - 2019 |
| Mychelle A. Leonard | 2013-2017 |
| Jacqueline P. Wyse | 2009-2013 |
| Margaret Kelly, Ph.D. | 2007-2009 |
| Lady Shivers Tucker | 2003-2007 |
| Laura Clift | 2001-2003 |
| Helen McAlpine, Ph.D. | 1997-2001 |
| Katie Blanding | 1995-1997 |
| Frankie Yarbrough | 1991-1995 |
| Teresa Smith | 1989-1991 |
| Elnora Lanier, Ph.D. | 1986-1989 |
| A. Laura Hall | 1982-1986 |
| Izora Harrison, Ed.D. | 1981-1982 |
| Gladys Branch | 1980-1981 |
| Izora Harrison, Ed.D. | 1978-1980 |
| Miriam Fisher | 1975-1978 |
| Virginia Redrick | 1973-1975 |
| Gwendolyn Smith | 2013-2017 |
| A. Belle Fletcher | 1968-1970 |
| Missouri Torrence | 1966-1968 |
| Gwendolyn Smith | 1959-1966 |
| Mary Alice Smith | 1957-1959 |
| Irma Hollins | 1956-1957 |
| Annabelle Spann | 1954-1956 |