Twenty-Two undergraduate women established Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, a private, non-profit organization on January 13, 1913 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. Delta's purpose is to provide services and programs to advance the well being of humankind.
Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American women's service sorority and is comprised of professional women who are college graduates. It has collegiate members who are currently matriculating at colleges and universities. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately African-American college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Panama Canal, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti, Liberia, the Bahamas and the Republic of Koreas.The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Thrust:
*Educational Development
* Economic Development
* Physical and Mental Health
* Political Awareness and Involvement
* International Awareness and Involvement
Service programs initiated by the Sorority, at the national level, include the following:
* Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy
* Summit V: Health and Healing-Let It Begin Within
* Delta Habitat for Humanity
* Delta Days in the Nation's Capital
* Social Action Commission
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., owns property located at 1703-1709 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C., which is its National Headquarters. Housed there are their national staff and records, systems and equipment necessary to conduct the business of the organization. Delta was the first African-American organization to purchase property for its headquarters operation.
To learn information about Delta History, please click here Delta Sigma Theta Sorority .
