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The Founders
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University on January 13, 1913
by 22 illustrious women . These collegiate women endeavored to establish and maintain an honorable and distinguished
organization. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance
to people in need. The first public act performed by the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority involved their
participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., in March of 1913. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated
in 1930. Their vision of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated as a national organization founded on Christian
principles,with emphasis on sisterhood and public service has been in effect for ninety-three years.
Through the tremendous efforts of Delta's Founders, the organization continues to thrive as a sisterhood of well over 200,000
college educated women. There are over 870 chapters residing in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa),
Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the Sorority are based
upon the organizations Five Point Thrust:
Economic
Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political
Awareness and Involvement
(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander,
Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica 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.
The original artwork is a life sized
painting on canvas created by artist Tarleton Blackwell. The original hangs in the National Headquarters Office in Washington,
D.C.
CURRENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Louise A. Rice, Ph.D.
PAST
NATIONAL PRESIDENTS
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