Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. History
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 C. 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 Motte Young*
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*Deceased
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.
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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 350,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college-educated women. The sorority currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Republic of Korea, the Arabian Gulf, Southern Africa and West Africa.
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The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
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Economic Development
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Educational Development
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International Awareness and Involvement
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Physical and Mental Health
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Political Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.