The June Key Delta Community Center is dedicated to the spirited work of the late June Roe Runnells Key, a member of the Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  Professionally, she was a respected educator in the Portland Public Schools system.  As a member of Delta Sigma Theta, she embodied the sorority's focus on economic development as a part of the "Five Point Programmatic Thrust."  It was June Key's vision and leadership that persuaded the chapter to purchase the property at 5940 N. Albina Street in 1992.

June Key was one of the ten members of Delta Sigma Theta to charter the Beta Psi Chapter in Portland, Oregon on March 25, 1945.  Chapter meetings were held in members' homes for many years.  As the chapter grew, it became necessary to locate larger rooms for the meeting sites; problems occurred frequently when sites were not available or charges were imposed.  June Key's mission became the search for a permanent meeting site large enough to accommodate 40 to 60 people. Her search resulted in the discovery of a long abandoned Arco gas station and convenience store on the corner of North Albina and Ainsworth, across from a popular Portland park with a beautiful, formal rose garden, Peninsula Park.  The property itself was unsightly, trashed, boarded up, and piled high with rubbish.  Arco wanted to dispose of this surplus property and sold it to June Key for a very modest price.  June then turned the property over to Delta Sigma Theta.  It took a great deal of sweeping, mopping, painting and trips to the dump by members, friends and "honey do's" to get the place acceptable enough to be a meeting place for the chapter and to create a safe space for the surrounding community.  It was the honor of Delta Sigma Theta to dedicate the June Key Delta Community Center to this Portland leader!  Her contribution to the sorority Chapter and her service to the community will continue to inspire future generations of leaders in Portland.