Sorority History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
● Economic Development
● Educational Development
● International Awareness and Involvement
● Physical and Mental Health
● Political Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
● Economic Development
● Educational Development
● International Awareness and Involvement
● Physical and Mental Health
● Political Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
Our 22 Illustrious Founders
Osceola Macarthy Adams Marguerite Young Alexander Winona Cargile Alexander
Ethel Cuff Black Bertha Pitts Campbell Zephyr Chisom Carter
Edna Brown Coleman Jessie McGuire Dent Frederica Chase Dodd
Myra Davis Hemmings Olive Claire Jones Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor Vashti Turley Murphy Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose Eliza Pearl Shippen Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson Wertie Blackwell Weaver Madree Penn White
Edith Mott Young
Osceola Macarthy Adams Marguerite Young Alexander Winona Cargile Alexander
Ethel Cuff Black Bertha Pitts Campbell Zephyr Chisom Carter
Edna Brown Coleman Jessie McGuire Dent Frederica Chase Dodd
Myra Davis Hemmings Olive Claire Jones Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor Vashti Turley Murphy Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose Eliza Pearl Shippen Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson Wertie Blackwell Weaver Madree Penn White
Edith Mott Young