Cheryle was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in the Fall of 1972 at the Theta Nu Chapter at East Texas State University (now Texas A & M University-Commerce), where she received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Master of Education in Elementary Education. Now a retired educator, she is a member of Saint John Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, TX. She was a charter member of the Southwest Dallas County Alumnae Chapter (SWDCA), where she also served in leadership positions.
