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.
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(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 |
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