About
Delta 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. The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern African, United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Korea.
More than 10,000 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. During the Centennial Celebration, the 51st National Convention, held in the District of Columbia, more than 38,000 members registered and attended.
We believe all women can embrace who they are,
can define their future, and can change the world.
Our Mission
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.
History
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 300,000 predominately Black college educated women. This includes over 1,000 chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, West Africa, Southern Africa, United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
1. Economic Development
2. Physical and Mental Health
3. Educational Development
4. Political Awareness and Involvement
5. International Awareness and Involvement
Chapter History
On April 27, 1976 a group of Deltas came together to determine the need for an Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on the Monterey Peninsula. It was decided that a chapter in the area could serve as a viable force in meeting the needs of the community.
Through newspaper and radio announcements, and through personal contacts, the group gradually grew to the number necessary for chartering.
On July 15, 1976 the charter application for the Monterey Peninsula Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was submitted to the Farwest Regional Director, Soror Addie T. Haynes. The application was approved by her and forwarded to National Headquarters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in Washington, D.C. for final approval.
On November 3, 1976 National Headquarters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. approved the charter application of the Monterey Peninsula Alumnae Chapter with the following sorors as Charter Members:
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1. Constance Boone
2. Myrtle W. Duffel
3. J. Lucille Fisher*
4. Gwendolyn Grimes
5. Helen Washington-Jones
6. Mae C. Johnson*
7. Gwendolyn W. Laster
8. Bettye Jones-Lusk
9. Bobbie Mc Daniel
10. Sarah Spague
11. Loretta Stewart
12. LaRose Woods
*deceased