The eight founders are Gladys Merritt Ross (Mother Founder), Julia Asbury Barnes, Ella Wells Butler, Marguerite Gross, Florence Steele Hunt, Edna McConnell, Gladys Cannon Nunery and Mildred Morris Williams.
On Sunday, May 26, 2019, Epsilon Rho Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. celebrated Founders’ Day by worshipping at Faith Memorial in Gibsland, LA. Pastor Durwin Adams and the Faith Memorial Baptist Church family welcomed Epsilon Rho Chapter.
The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. was founded by eight educators desiring to establish a sisterhood among teachers and promote the highest ideals of the teaching profession.
May 23, 1923, the date of incorporation, is recognized as the official Founders Day.
