National History
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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,
Mammie Reddy Rose, Eliza Pearl Shippen, Florence Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, Edith Motte Young
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Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, Myra Davis Hemmings, Olive Claire Jones, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Vashti Turley Murphy, Naomi Sewell Richardson,
Mammie Reddy Rose, Eliza Pearl Shippen, Florence Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, Edith Motte Young
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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
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
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
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.