Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Inc. | Updated 2026/2027
Mission Statement - answer- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 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.
Founding date - answer- (Monday) January 13, 1913 on the campus of Howard
University by 22 illustrious, collegiate women.
Founders 1-5 - answer- -Osceola McCarthy Adams
-Marguerite Young Alexander
-Winona Cargile Alexander
-Ethel Cuff Black
-Bertha Pitts Campbell
Founders 6-10 - answer- -Zephyr Chisom Carter
-Edna Brown Coleman
-Jessie McGuire Dent
-Frederica Chase Dodd
-Myra Davis Hemmings
Founders 11-15 - answer- -Olive C. Jones
-Jimmie Bugg Middleton
-Pauline Oberdofer Minor
-Vashti Turley Murphy
-Naomi Sewell Richardson
Founders 16-22 - answer- -Mamie Reddy Rose
-ELiza Pearl Shippen
-Florence Letcher Toms
-Ethel Carr Watson
-Wertie Blackwell Weaver
-Madree Penn White
-Edith Motte Young
Incorporated date - answer- (Tuesday) February 18, 1930
Chartered Date - answer- (Saturday) December 1, 1962
Motto - answer- Intelligence is the torch of Wisdom
Inc. | Updated 2026/2027
Mission Statement - answer- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. 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.
Founding date - answer- (Monday) January 13, 1913 on the campus of Howard
University by 22 illustrious, collegiate women.
Founders 1-5 - answer- -Osceola McCarthy Adams
-Marguerite Young Alexander
-Winona Cargile Alexander
-Ethel Cuff Black
-Bertha Pitts Campbell
Founders 6-10 - answer- -Zephyr Chisom Carter
-Edna Brown Coleman
-Jessie McGuire Dent
-Frederica Chase Dodd
-Myra Davis Hemmings
Founders 11-15 - answer- -Olive C. Jones
-Jimmie Bugg Middleton
-Pauline Oberdofer Minor
-Vashti Turley Murphy
-Naomi Sewell Richardson
Founders 16-22 - answer- -Mamie Reddy Rose
-ELiza Pearl Shippen
-Florence Letcher Toms
-Ethel Carr Watson
-Wertie Blackwell Weaver
-Madree Penn White
-Edith Motte Young
Incorporated date - answer- (Tuesday) February 18, 1930
Chartered Date - answer- (Saturday) December 1, 1962
Motto - answer- Intelligence is the torch of Wisdom
