Far Western Regional Conference March 27–29, 2009
Far Western Regional Officers 2009–2011
Henderson, Nevada – Delta Kappa Chapter Host

Seated L to R:
Sorors Ruby Amie–Pilot, Assist. Regional Director/Organizer; Kamaria Howard,
Regional Director; Patricia A. Feaster, Regional Financial Grammateus and
Phyllis Junor, Regional Editor.
Standing L to R:
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Dorothy Muhammad, Regional Anti–Grammateus; Kay Barrett,
Regional Tamias and Tanae C. McNeal, Regional Grammateus.
Far Western Regional Chapters: Delta–Sacramento, Rho–San Francisco, Alpha Rho–Las Vegas, Beta Sigma–Oakland, Gamma Eta– Los Angeles, Gamma Theta–Phoenix, Gamma Chi–Oakland, Delta Kappa–Las Vegas, Delta Chi–Los Angeles, and Alpha Kappa–Los Angeles.
The Far Western Region was organized in 1954 during the term of Supreme Basileus Beatrice Preston, Detroit, Michigan, who was Supreme Basileus from 1948–1955. The establishment of the region was profoundly aided by our first Supreme Basileus Elizabeth Garner who relocated from Detroit, Michigan to Sacramento, California and was a charter member of Delta Chapter the charter chapter of the region. There were six original chapters at the first Far Western Region meeting held in 1954 in San Francisco, CA. This meeting was hosted by Rho Chapter whose Basileus was Eddy Williams.
The chapters in attendance were: |
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| Basileus Mary Ali Delta Chapter Sacramento, CA Basileus Toney Stokes Eta Chapter San Francisco, CA Basileus Cathryn Williams Pi Chapter San Francisco, CA |
Basileus Lula Atchison Psi Chapter Sacramento, CA Basileus Eddy Williams Rho Chapter San Francisco, CA Basileus Victoria Frances Chi Chapter Berkeley, CA |
The appointed officers of the Far Western Region were: |
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| Ellie Williams Regional Director Kappa Chapter (1956 – 1957) |
Ernestine Thames Assistant Regional Director Delta Chapter (1956 – 1957) |
The first elected officers of the Far Western Region were: |
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| Lula Atchison Regional Director Adele Atchison Assistant Regional Director Marietta Parkinson Grammateus |
Toney Stokes Anti–Grammateus Fletcher Walker Financial Grammateus Mary Ali Tamias |
The Far Western Regional Directors from 1954 –2009 are: |
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1955–1956, Victoria Frances 1957–1958, Ellie B. Williams 1958–1968, Luthermae E. Adams 1968–1969, Thelma Toms 1969–1972, Sydney K. Hason 1972–1973, Alva J. Young 1973–1983, Willie B. Kennedy 1983–1984, Anne L. Mc Elwee, 1984–1990, Cleopatra Vaughns 1990–1992, Patricia A. Daniels 1992–1995, Anne M. Mozee 1995–1997, Mae O. Robinson 1997–2001, Phyllis L. Junor 2001–2005, Cynthia A. Seymour 2005–2009, Anne M. Mozee 2009– present, Kamaria Howard |
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1968 – 1997, Luthermae E.
Adams 1986 – 1992, Willie B. Kennedy 1996 – 2000, Patricia A. Daniels 2004 – 2012, Patricia A. Daniels |
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Jean Myles Supreme Financial Grammateus, 1953–1957 Adele Atcheson Supreme Anti–Basileus, 1953–1957 Jean Myles Supreme Second Anti–Basileus, Verna McCalister Supreme Tamias, 1990–1998 |
Verna McCalister Supreme Financial Grammateus, 2000–2008 La Verne Wilson Supreme Editor–In–Chief, 1994–2006 Phyllis Junor Supreme Grammateus, 1996–2006 Martha V Traylor Supreme Third Anti-Basileus, 2006–present |
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Far Western Region Living Pearls Sorors are: |
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| Willie B. Kennedy Rho Chapter Patricia A. Daniels Beta Sigma Chapter |
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Far Western Region Rose Pin Awardees Sorors are: |
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Patricia A. Daniels Beta Sigma Chapter Willie B. Kennedy Rho Chapter, 1981 La Verne Wilson Delta Chi Chapter, 2004 |
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Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Forty Year Pin was designed by: |
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Alva Young Past FWR Regional Director, Delta Chapter Sacramento, CA |
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Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Junior Cavalier Pin was designed by: |
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| William J. Forbes Jr. FWR Junior Cavalier, Delta Chapter Sacramento, CA |
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Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. National Web– Site was created in 1999 by: |
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| La Verne Wilson FWR Soror, Delta Chi Chapter Los Angeles, California |
continues to manage and keep website updated |
Undergraduate Chapters organized: |
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| Delta Xi Berkeley, CA organized by Soror La Verne Wilson Delta Omega San Francisco, CA chartered October 10, 1999 |
Alpha Kappa Los Angeles, CA organized by Sorors A. Wendy King and Phyllis L. Junor |
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Far Western Regional International Awardees: |
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| Phi–Teens and Rosebuds Cavaliers and Junior Cavaliers Miss International Rosebud Michelle René Delta Chi Chapter 1994–1996 Miss International Rosebud Michelle René Scott Delta Chi Chapter 1996–1998 Miss International Rosebud Rochelle Anne Scott Delta Chi Chapter 1998– 2000 Miss International Phi–Teen Michelle René Scott Delta Chi Chapter 1998–2000 Miss International Phi–Teen Rochelle Anne Scott Delta Chi Chapter 2000–2002 Miss International Rosebud Inmai Parker Gamma Eta Chapter 2008–2010 |
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International Junior Cavalier Richard Junor Delta Chi Chapter Mr. International Cavalier Evan Jackson Delta Chi Chapter 2000–2002 Mr. International Junior Cavalier Brandon Mc Gilbert Delta Chi Chapter 2002–2002 Mr. International Cavalier Rick Blackmon Delta Chi Chapter 2002–2004 Mr. International Cavalier Michael Williams, Jr. Delta Chi Chapter 2004–2006 Mr. International Cavalier Tony Clayton Delta Chi Chapter 2006–2008 |