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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

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The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

nicknames: Deltas, DST

Founded

January 13, 1913

International Headquarters

Washington D.C.

Official Colors

Crimson and Creme

Official Flower

Violet

Symbol

Elephant

Coat of Arms

Motto: Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom

Delta Sigma Theta Website (http://www.deltasigmatheta.org)

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (ΔΣΘ) is a private, non-profit Greek letter sorority whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington D.C.. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need.

The founders of Delta Sigma Theta

The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930.

Today, Delta is the largest organization of African-American women. The Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has a membership of over 200,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women. The sorority currently has 900-plus alumnae and collegiate chapters located in the United States, Tokyo, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Seoul, Korea, and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica .

The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:

Delta's Five-Point Program

Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement

Program development and implementation in Delta is a cooperative function with committees, the national executive board, and headquarters staff involved. Those with direct leadership responsibilities for implementation include members of the Program Planning and Development Committee, Social Action Commission, Commission on Arts and Letters, Information and Communications Committee, Membership Services Committee and Regional Officers.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. owns property located at 1703, 1705, 1707, and 1709 New Hampshire Avenue in the prestigious Dupont Circle area in northwest Washington, D.C. This is the site of its national headquarters and the headquarters of the Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF).

The sorority is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), an organization composed of nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities.

Some notable Delta Women include: