Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

[Delta Sigma Theta]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University. The founders of Delta Sigma Theta are Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd, Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen, Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson.

These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and public service. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930.

The official colors of Delta Sigma Theta are crimson and crème and the official symbol is Fortitude.

Open Motto: “Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom”