SORORITY  HISTORY
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 at Howard University by 22 undergraduate women.  These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has a membership of over 190,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women.  The Sorority has 870-plus chapters located in the United States, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, Haiti, Liberia, the Bahamas, the Republic of Korea and the Virgin Islands.
The Illustrious Founders Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Osceola McCarthy 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
Maime Reddy Rose
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Madree Penn White
Edith Motte Young
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