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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]
On January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded by twenty-two women at Howard University.Some of the founders were former members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority who wanted to change the sorority's name, color, symbols and direction.
This list of Delta Sigma Theta National Conventions includes dates on which the conventions were held, host cities, and general themes and significant accomplishments of each convention. Three of the existing five chapters present. Plans were made to nationalize. Convention authorized The Delta Journal; Honorary Members; The Delta May Week and ...
Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ), an international historically Black sorority, was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University. It has more than 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Liberia, Bermuda, Jamaica, The Bahamas, South Korea and ...
The merged fraternity was initially called Delta Sigma Theta, but the name was changed to Sigma Theta Epsilon in 1949 when a national sorority Delta Sigma Theta that was already using the name threatened legal action. By the late 1950s, Sigma Theta Epsilon had grown to over twenty chapters. However, its numbers began to decline at the end of ...
Shaker Heights, Ohio. Occupation (s) Editor, educator, suffragist, businesswoman. Known for. One of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta. Madree Penn White (November 21, 1892 – January 31, 1967) was an American editor, educator, businesswoman and suffragist. She was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and the sorority's second president.
Occupation. Educator. Employer (s) Public School 108. Delaware State College. Known for. 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.
Delta Sigma Theta later named an award in her honor, for members who contributed to the arts and drama. [13] After graduating from Howard, Osceola married Numa Pompilius Garfield Adams, a chemistry professor, member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and the first African-American Dean of Howard Medical School. [20] They moved to Chicago in 1921. [23]