
Past Presidents of
New Bern Alumnae
Below are members of the New Bern Alumnae Chapter who have guided the chapter through the years with their visionary leadership.

Frances W. Moore
1953-1954
1st
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Norma Carter Murphy
1954- 1955
2nd
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Alease Massenburg
1955- 1956
3rd
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Polly O. Richards
1956- 1959
4th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Ida Smith Franks
1959-1961
5th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Carolyn Moore Bland
1961- 1963 & 1979-1981
6th and 15th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Gwendolyn Fortune
1963-1965
7th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Eliza M. Dudley
1965-1967
8th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Ethel M. Lewis
1967-1969
9th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Ruth C. Houston
1969-1971
10th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Barbara Rivers Morgan
1971-1973
11th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Norma Sermon-Boyd
1973- 1975 & 2005- 2009
12th and 26th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Blonza P. Rich
1975-1977
13th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Arletha S. Wynn
1977-1979
14th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Fern D. Cotton
1981-1983 & 2003-2005
16th and 25th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Delores Montgomery
1983-1985
17th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Brenda Carter George
1985-1987
18th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Zeda Trice
1987-1989
19th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Linda T. Sifontes
1989-1991 & 2017-2019
20th and 30th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Yvonne C. George
1991- 1993
21st
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Patricia N. Mercer
1993- 1997
22nd
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Dolores C.Sinclair
1997-2001
23rd
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Demetrics D. Davis
2001-2003
24th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Ann Herndon
2009-2011
27th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Tonya Ham
2011-2013
28th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Tiffany D. Dove
2013-2017
29th
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.

Natalie Standifer
2019-2023
31st
Soror Moore served as the first chapter president. Under her leadership, the first Jabberwock was held and 4 women were initiated in 1954.