HISTORY & FOUNDING
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 young collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta founders, involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington, D.C., March 1913.
"The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta"
(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Fredericka 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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