DELTA SIGMA THETA HISTORY

 

Delta Sigma Theta, a private, non-profit organization, was founded by 22 undergraduate women at Howard University on January 13, 1913. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. Delta's purpose it to provide services and programs to advance the well being of humankind. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American women's service sorority. It is a sisterhood of more than 250,000 members and has over 900 chapters.

For more information, visit our National Website at www.deltasigmatheta.org Notable/Famous Deltas

 

(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd
(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen
(Third Row): Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson