History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college-educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a non-profit 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 over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea.
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The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
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Economic Development
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Physical and Mental Health
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Educational Development
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Political Awareness and Involvement
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International Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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