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Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two women at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Membership is open to any woman, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may apply to join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university or through an alumnae chapter after earning a college degree.
Co-founder of Delta Sigma Theta, civil rights activist and organizer in Seattle Bertha Pitts Campbell (June 30, 1889 – April 2, 1990) was a civil rights activist and one of the 22 founding members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Founder of Delta Sigma Theta Ethel Cuff Black (October 17, 1890 – September 17, 1977) was an American educator and one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [ 1 ] She was the first African-American school teacher in Richmond County, New York .
Founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by twenty-two visionary collegiate students, Delta Sigma Theta is the first African American Greek-lettered organization for women based on the principles of servings others and political activity. Delta Sigma Theta held its first national convention in 1919 in Washington, D.C.
Winona Cargile Alexander (June 21, 1893 – October 16, 1984) was a founder of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Incorporated at Howard University on January 13, 1913. It was the second sorority founded by African-American women and was influential in women's building civic institutions and charities.
This category is for biographical articles and images relating to the founders and incorporators of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. The organization was founded on the campus of Howard University in 1913. External links
Delta Sigma Theta founders, 1913, at Howard University. Myra Davis Hemmings at the far left, back row. At Howard University in Washington, D.C. , Davis was a part of the group of seven who joined the Alpha chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 1912; she served as its president.
In 1932 she and Vivian Johnson Cook co-founded the Philomathean Club, a black women's study group. [9] [10] In the 1950s, she encouraged all Delta alumnae to vote, and to join the NAACP. [8] In 1957, she was honored as Mother of the Year by the Baltimore alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. [11]