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By this time, Delta Sigma Phi had expanded the number of staff, and a national headquarters was created at the Riebold Building at Dayton, Ohio. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Delta Sigma Phi had more than 1,000 initiates and nineteen active chapters. During the war, more than three-quarters of the fraternity's membership ...
On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded by twenty-two women at Howard University. [5] [6] Some of the founders were former members of Alpha Kappa Alpha who wanted to change the sorority's name, color, symbols and direction.
Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) members, commonly referred to as Deltas. The sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University [1] and was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913. [2] Its graduate chapters are named according to geographic location and "Alumnae" annexed to the service area's name. [3]
Since 1899, Delta Sigma Phi has issued 238 charters in 41 states (United States of America), Washington, D.C., and three provinces in Canada.Currently, the fraternity has active chapters and new chapters in 32 states and Washington, D.C.
The founding members of the NPHC were Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha (1931), Phi Beta Sigma (1931), Sigma Gamma Rho (1937), and Iota Phi Theta (1996) later joined. [ 5 ]
Bottoms is the only Atlanta mayor in history to have served all three branches of government. She joined the sorority at FAMU while in college. ... Tyson is an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta ...
Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) is a historically African American sorority that was founded at Howard University in 1913. [1] Historically, the sorority had collegiate, alumnae, and mixed chapters, with the latter including both graduate or undergraduate members.
Members of Delta Sigma Theta were stated to have marched in the Woman Suffrage Procession on March 3, 1913, in Washington, DC. [1] However, a closer look at the facts determined that only the seniors of sorority marched and did so as representatives of Howard University. [5] [6] As a member of the class of 1913 it is likely that she was a ...