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Mission Statement - ANSWERSDelta 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.
Statement of Purpose - ANSWERSDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. is a
private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support
through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its
founding more than 200,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a
sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The sorority currently has
1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, England, Japan
(Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica
and the Republic of Korea.
Statement of Purpose - ANSWERSThe major programs of the sorority are based upon
the organization's Five Point Programmatic Thrust. More than ten thousand members
typically attend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's biennial national
conventions, and each of the seven regional conferences (held during years when there
is no national convention) typically hosts thousands of members. At its recent 51st
National convention held in the District of Columbia, more than 38,000 members
registered and attended
Founders - ANSWERSDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13,
1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their
collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those
in need. In March of 1913, the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. performed
their first public act. They participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington,
D.C.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was incorporated in 1930.