History

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a, nonprofit organization whose purpose

is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local

communities throughout the world.

Founded on January 13, 1913, by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University,

the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black

college-educated women.

This includes 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States,

Canada, 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 organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:

Economic Development

Educational Development

International Awareness and Involvement

Physical and Mental Health

Political Awareness and Involvement

For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.