Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930.

EMBODI is a national program sponsored Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public-service sorority.  The purpose of the program is to focus on improving the plight of the African American male. EMBODI is designed for boys between the ages of 13 thru 18. Both informal and empirical data suggests that the vast majority of African-American males continues to be in crisis and is not reaching their fullest potential educationally, socially and emotionally.

From the St. Louis American:
Mona H. Bailey, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s 17th National President, will give the keynote address at the St. Louis Alumnae Chapter’s Founders Day celebration at the Hilton Frontenac Hotel 11 a.m. Saturday, January 22. The theme is “Deltas: Continuing to Build Bridges to the Future.”

Flip through the June Luncheon souvenir booklet for a trip down memory lane.

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WASHINGTON—Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. across the globe are deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, the organization’s 10th National President and chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women. Dr. Height died early on the morning of April 20th of natural causes at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.