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
Sorority History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world.
Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women.
This includes over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women.
This includes over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
- Economic Development
- Physical and Mental Health
- Educational Development
- Political Awareness and Involvement
- International Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.