National History

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated 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 200,000 predominately Black college educated women. 

This includes 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea. 

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

• Economic Development

• Educational Development

• Physical and Mental Health

• Political Awareness and Involvement

• International Awareness and Involvement

For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.

Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit organization. No part of the Sorority's activities shall be for propaganda purposes or otherwise attempting to influence legislation in a lobbying role. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. conducts all of its activities in accordance with the rules that govern organizations whose tax status is 501(c)(7). For more information visit: www.deltasigmatheta.org.