About XI Chapter
Our
Story
History of XI Chapter Chartered December 2, 1932
The inception of Xi Chapter was the direct result of an enthusiastic explanation of the ambitious objectives of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., by sorors
Helen Hoxter, and Julia Goens of Iota Chapter, Atlantic City, New Jersey. They exacted a promise from Rachel Ray to seek recruits for a Krinon Club in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by the challenge, Rachel persuaded eleven young teachers from the West Chester-Coatesville area to join her. Rachel Andrews, Betty J. Clayton, Leona G. Davis, Sue Harmon, Merriam Harris, B. Doreen Jolly, Edna P. Keith, Henriet ta Maudlin, Paige Murray, and Thel ma Shores complied and Xi Chapter became the eleventh chapter to join the sororal chain in 1932. From that moment on, Soror Wynn and her companions embarked upon a mission to devote time, talents, and finances to the sorority’s dream of the pursuit of excellence among the membership and the youth it served.
Throughout its 90 years of existence, Xi has produced national officers, national scholarship winners, a host of local scholarship recipients, a variety of educational, culturally oriented public meetings, youth groups, and many benevolent community projects.
Rachel D. Andrews
Betty G. Clayton
Leona Davis
Sue S. Harmon
Merriam B. Harris
B. Doreen Jolly
Edna P. Keith
Henrietta Mauldin
Paige C. Murray
Thelma Shores
Rachel W. Wynn
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