Solano Valley Alumnae (SVA) Chapter was chartered on May 5, 1991 in Vacaville, California. The chartering was facilitated by Soror June LaVerne Long, Esq., as the Farwest Regional Director, during the tenure of Soror Yvonne Kennedy, as the National President. Twenty-four Sorors came together to form Solano Valley Alumnae Chapter in Northern Solano County to meet the service needs of several growing cities and their surrounding geographical communities. Solano Valley Alumnae Chapter serves the cities of Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville and Travis Air Force Base.

Our first SVA President, Soror Dorothy S. Crawford, while presenting this new chapter to the public, encouraged involvement in every aspect of our service area communities. During the first 10 years (1991-1999), there were a number of “firsts”, mostly involving education. The chapter adopted a group home for boys in need of supervision, began a tutorial program for junior and senior high school youth, gave their first scholarship award through a program known as the Assist-A-Grad scholarship, and then initiated its own scholarship program. SVA also became a member of the Board of Success Consortium, a program to assist youth in preparing for higher education, and worked with the Solano County Office of Education in sponsoring Booker T. Washington Revisited. In addition, the chapter began to increase their membership numbers by initiating two lines of new members (1997 and 1999).

Over the last 26 years (2000 to 2026), Solano Valley has implemented and accomplished the following initiatives through the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust such as:  

Economic Development – SVA provided tools to increase financial literacy through workshops and webinars.

Education Development – SVA increased scholarship awards to graduating high school female seniors through successful fundraising events. The average scholarship award funds have grown to over $10,000 per year. In 2013, the scholarship award was renamed the Xanthia Warren Scholarship.

International Awareness and Involvement – SVA supports various National initiatives of global awareness by providing funds for specific needs such as safe water and hygiene products for Haiti.

Physical/Mental Health – SVA has provided various activities (group walking) and educational/resource forums (Sickle Cell Awareness events) to assist the community and chapter members in promoting healthy lifestyles.

Political Awareness and Involvement – SVA aim to empower the community through voter education and registration. The major focus for SVA has been to  collaborate with community organizations to create and present candidates’ forums, debates and workshops. 

In 2026, our membership is at its highest since chartering. SVA currently stands strong at 75 members. SVA will continue to advance the mission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc through various public service initiatives.