DELTA SIGMA THETA HISTORY

Delta Sigma Theta Founders

Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913 at Howard University in Washington D.C. by twenty-two young visionary African-American women that pledge to serious endeavors and community service. Their ideas of scholorship and service have withstood the test of time , and today Delta Sigma Theta is a public service sorority. Those 22 founders started a rich tradition of promoting personal excellence and social progress that continues today. The founders of Delta Sigma Theta are :

Osceola McCarty Adams	TMarguerite 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 Jones	Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor	Vashti Turley Murphy	Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose	Eliza Pearl Shippen	Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson	Wertie Blackwell Weaver	Madree Penn White
Edith Motte Young

Substained by the bond of sisterhood, the challenges and successes of 85 years inspires over 200,000 members and over 850 chapters worldwide, making it the largest black women's organization. It has chapters in almost all of the states in the U.S. and in several countries, including Germany and Liberia. With its basis being true sisterhood and community service, Delta promotes both national and international public service. The sorority has chosen five areas to focus on to promote this public service.

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