Lafayette Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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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
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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

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