Who We Are
AMAC in the City
The first executive board of the Atlanta Metropolitan Alumni Colony consisted of four members: President - Ranita Williams Vice-President of Service & Sisterhood* - Genevieve Jean-Charles Secretary - Alice Boone Treasurer - Aletha Hill Zeta Tau Chapter Consultant - Alice Boone Chi Chapter Consultant - Ranita Williams * Vice President of Service & Sisterhood was later divided into two separate positions. As the months continued, Atlanta Metropolitan Alumni continued to serve the community and, in the process, recruit members from all over the Atlanta area. The service of the members quickly gained the attention of the National Board of Directors and in November 2005, Atlanta Metropolitan Alumni was given clearance to be declared a chapter.
On December 10, 2005, Membership Director, Sharon Brice, declared Atlanta Metropolitan Alumni an official chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma. The following members were recognized as charter members of the new chapter:
Nicole Billings (Epsilon Psi, Tennessee State University)
Alice Boone (Zeta Zeta, U of Alabama)
Brandeis Crumley (Epsilon Psi, Tennessee State University)
Connie Daughtry (Epsilon Upsilon, U of Florida)
April Dorsey Crawley (Eta Alpha, Georgia Southern University)
Tameyer Evans (Eta Alpha, Georgia Southern University)
DLovely Gibson (Zeta Tau, Georgia State University)
Kristin Hemingway (Gamma Alpha, Florida A&M University)
Aletha Hill (Zeta Omega, Clark Atlanta University)
Genevieve Jean-Charles (Epsilon Upsilon, U of Florida)
Tawanda Jones (Zeta Omega, Clark Atlanta University)
Wendy Latella (Zeta Tau, Georgia State University)
Kanika Mapp (Gamma Alpha, Florida A&M University)
Erika Skrine (Zeta Tau, Georgia State University)
Marquita Smith (Zeta Tau, Georgia State University)
Tunicia Walker (Alpha Eta, Howard University)
The Atlanta Metropolitan Alumni chapter continues to serve the Atlanta Area and surrounding communities through partnerships with various local and national organizations. Among these, AMAC serves with Hands On Atlanta, Susan B. Komen Foundation, Atlanta Community Food Bank, and Project Open Hand.
Our National Sorority
Our Mission
Gamma Sigma Sigma commits to creating and engaging in opportunities to serve on campuses and in the community to address local, national, and global needs.
Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority was founded by six organizations: Alpha Gamma Chi, Booster Squad of Brooklyn College, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Omega Service Sorority, Phi Gamma, and the Women’s Service Organization.
In October 1952, representatives met for the Constitutional Convention at Beekman Towers in New York City. During the weekend, the group decided on a name, colors, and the first charters were given to the schools in attendance. October 12, 1952, is recognized as the national Founder’s Day of Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority.
While many sororities and fraternities attribute their founding notable individuals, Gamma Sigma Sigma recognizes its founding schools. Margaret Zimmerman, second National President said, “We recognized that it took many people….” All those in attendance on the final day of the Constitutional Convention are recognized as the founding schools.
University of Houston (Alpha Chapter),
Brooklyn College (Beta Chapter),
Los Angeles City College (Gamma Chapter),
New York University (Delta),
Boston University (Epsilon Chapter),
Drexel Institute of Technology (Zeta Chapter),
and Queens College (Theta Chapter).
Our Vision
Gamma Sigma Sigma’s vision is for members to demonstrate the capacity for and lifelong commitment to service and leadership.
Eta Chapter was reserved for the group at the University of Miami who did not attend the last day of convention, and later joined as Upsilon Chapter in 1958.
“… social sororities still were limiting membership in their groups by race, religion, personality, etc. We were interested in starting a sorority, which would be open to all women without prejudice of any sort. Service was to be the worthwhile endeavor that would be the rock upon which friendship and equality was built,” Barbara Van Scriver Ferraro, First National President, said.
Today, we’re several thousand members strong with active collegiate and alumni chapters, colonies, and interest groups in nine United States districts — and growing. New member-in-training classes are held each semester on campuses everywhere, and new colonies and chapters appear annually.
After graduation, alumni members continue to serve on their own in their communities or in alumni chapters. Many alumni continue to serve the national organization as well, in roles on the National Board of Directors, National Staff, and as advisors to collegiate and colony members.
