A Beginning That Never Ends
On January 13, 1913, on the campus of Howard University, 22 Devoted African-American women founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! Delta is the largest black women's organization in the world. With membership that exceeds 200,000 college educated women, Delta currently has over 870 chapters located in the United States, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, Haiti, Liberia, the Bahamas, the Republic of Korea and the Virgin Islands. The major programs of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated are based upon the organization's Five-Point Program Thrust:
Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement
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22 Illustrious Founders:
(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.
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