GRAND CHAPTER
 Delta Sigma Theta (A Public Service) Sorority, Inc. Illustrious Founders
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded
on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two
collegiate women at Howard University . These students wanted to use their
collective strength to promote Christian principles and academic excellence,
while providing service to persons in need. The first act of public service and social action performed by Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C. , March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was later incorporated in 1930. For up to date information about the National Organization please refer to the Grand Chapter Website.
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THE BIRTH OF “the” SORORITY
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote Christian principles; academic excellence; service and support to the underserved and all persons in need; education and participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and issues and solutions for problems in their respective communities. The first act of public service and social action performed by Delta Founders was their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was later incorporated in 1930.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (abbreviated)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 250,000 predominately Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Republic of Korea, and Jamaica. Since her founding in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta has clearly established herself as a public service organization, realizing her mission through programming and service based upon the sorority´s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
DEMOGRAPHICS The members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. represent a unique segment of the nation's demographic profile. Delta women are movers and shakers--they hold political offices, own businesses and are influential in a range of fields from medicine to law to education. A recent survey of its members that resulted in the establishment of the Delta Sigma Theta Resource Bank, showed that 97 percent of all Deltas are registered to vote; they are well-educated, earn competitive incomes and maintain positions of influence and respect within the larger community. Alumnae Deltas comprise the largest proportion (76%) of the membership. The largest segments of alumnae Deltas are almost equally divided among three of the seven regions, Eastern (21.8%), Southern (21%), and South Atlantic (20.5%). Undergraduate Deltas comprise 24% of the membership and have the largest segments of their members in the Southern (23.6%) and South Atlantic (22.7%) regions. Seventy-two percent of alumnae Deltas are homeowners and the majority, 52 percent, is married. A majority of the Delta members are employed in education as teachers, school administrators, counselors, professors, and higher education administrators. Other occupations frequently reported included management, social sciences, social work, medicine/health, law, engineering, architecture, the performing arts, information sciences, public administration (federal, state, and local levels), the judiciary, journalism, and religion. |
BLOOMINGTON ALUMNAE CHAPTER
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