1. Nellie Quander was a leader in civic and community affairs, where she served on the board of directors at the YWCA and YMCA, as executive secretary at the Miner Community Center, as well as in leadership positions with the Women's Trade Union League and other groups.
Nellie Quander's father was a descendant of Nancy Quander, one of the slaves freed by President of the United States George Washington in his last will and testament.
Nellie Quander was very active in the church and community life and the superintendent at Lincoln Church.
Nellie Quander became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard in 1910.
Nellie Quander appealed to them to honor the vows they had taken just months earlier but the girls did not agree.
Nellie Quander was said to be "horrified" at the proposal and gave the women who disagreed with her a deadline to terminate the efforts of reorganizing the sorority.
Later, Nellie Quander was selected as the first director of the North Atlantic Region of AKA.
Nellie Quander established the first Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarship for a senior with the highest grade point average in the School of Liberal Arts.
Nellie Quander assisted fellow founder Beulah Burke to establish Beta chapter in Chicago, Illinois; Gamma Chapter at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and Delta chapter at the University of Kansas.
Nellie Quander was the sole founder of Zeta chapter at Wilberforce University.
Nellie Quander continued to act as graduate advisor to Alpha chapter, and was a member of the Xi Omega chapter in Washington, DC.
From 1914 to 1915, Nellie Quander studied at Columbia University to earn her Master of Arts degree.
From 1916 to 1917, Nellie Quander was a special field agent for the Children's Bureau for the Department of Labor.
Nellie Quander furthered her education by attaining a degree in social work at New York University, and studied economics for two summers at the University of Washington.
In 1936, Nellie Quander earned a diploma at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden.
Nellie Quander attended the International Conference on Social Work in London, England during the same year.
Nellie Quander demonstrated leadership at the YWCA, where she was a board member and chairman of the young women's department.
Nellie Quander was a member of the board of directors of the Business Professional and Industrial Committee in the Phillis Wheatley YMCA.
Nellie Quander was the national industrial field secretary in work related to unions.
Nellie Quander was a delegate for unions related to education and the Women's Trade Union League.
Nellie Quander served as executive secretary of Miner Community Center, which served women and children.
Nellie Quander was secretary of the trustee board of Lincoln Temple Congregational Church, thus among the group that led the operations and financial affairs of the church.
Nellie Quander was close to her surviving sister Susie Russell Quander, nephews and friends.