GAMMA PHI DELTA SORORITY, INC.

Regional Offices 2011-2013 Sorors Phyllis Junor, Regional Director; Verna McCalister, Assist. Regional Director/Organizer; Tanae McNeal, Regional Grammateus; Lacenia Freeman, Regional Financial Grammateus; Kay Barrett, Regional Tamias; Audrey Wendy King, Regional Anti–Grammateus; La Verne Wilson, Regional Editor, and Sheila Williams, Nominating Committee Chair.

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, and Delta Chi–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:
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:
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:
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 –2012 are:
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 2009–2011, Kamaria Howard 2011-2013, Phyllis Junor
Three Far Western Region Sorors have served as Supreme Basileus of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc.
1968 – 1997, Luthermae E. Adams 1986 – 1992, Willie B. Kennedy 1996 – 2000, Patricia A. Daniels 2004 – 2012, Patricia A. Daniels
Far Western Region Sorors who have served as Supreme Officers of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc.
Jean Myers Supreme Financial Grammateus, 1953–1957 Adele Atcheson Supreme Anti–Basileus, 1953–1957 Jean Myers 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, 2006–2010 Anne Mozee Supreme Second Anti-Basileus, 2010-2014
Far Western Region Original Pearls are: Founder Elizabeth Garner and Sorors Jean Myers and Lula Garner Waller were selected as Original Pearls in June 1953. Far Western Region Living Pearls Sorors are:
Willie B. Kennedy Rho Chapter	Patricia A. Daniels Beta Sigma Chapter
Far Western Region Rose Pin Awardees Sorors are:
Patricia A. Daniels Beta Sigma Chapter Willie B. Kennedy Rho Chapter, 1981	La Verne Wilson Delta Chi Chapter, 2004
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Forty Year Pin was designed by:
Alva Young Past FWR Regional Director, Delta Chapter Sacramento, CA
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Junior Cavalier Pin was designed by:
William J. Forbes Jr. FWR Junior Cavalier, Delta Chapter Sacramento, CA
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. National Web – Site was created in 1999 by:
La Verne Wilson FWR Soror, Delta Chi Chapter Los Angeles, California	continues to manage and keep website updated
Undergraduate Chapters organized:
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
Far Western Region Members at Large:
Cynthia Smith - Fontana, California	Reneka Gibbs - Riverside, California
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Far Western Regionals International Awardees:
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	Mr. 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

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The Far Western Region