BRIEF HISTORY OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC.

At the birth of Delta Sigma Theta Sority, Inc. in 1913 at Howard University, the founders envisioned an organization of college women pledged to serious endeavors and community service. These students demonstrated a vital concern for de-emphasizing the social aspect of sorority life. Their ideals have withstood the test of time. Surviving on the strength of its sisterhood, today Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit organization providing programs and services to improve society. Commencing a long tradition of public service, the founders of Delta Sigma Theta represented Howard University in the women's suffrage march of 1913. This historic act, which took place only a few months after the sorority's inception, was the first of many dedicated service projects. Over the years, the sorority's commitment to public service has persisted. Current National Projects include School America, Delta Habitat for Humanity and the DST-NAACP Partnership for Change. Since 1930, Delta Sigma Theta's record of incorporation had been filed in the Congressional Library in Washington DC. Today, the sorority stands more than 200,000 strong with more than 870 chapters world-wide including chapters in Liberia, the Virgin Islands, Germany and Japan.

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 Oberdofer Minor

Vashti Turley Murphy

Naomi Sewell Richardson

Mamie Reddy Rose

Eliza Pearl Shippen

Florence Letcher Toms

Ethel Carr Watson

Weartie Blackwell Weaver

Madree Penn White

Edith Motte Young