Delta History
When & Where founded ? - ANS Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913
by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide
assistance to those in need.
Incorporated in what year? - ANS 1930
First public act? - ANS In March of 1913, the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
performed their first public act. They participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington,
D.C.
1st Group of Founders - ANS 1. Osceola Macarthy Adams,
2. Marguerite Young Alexander,
3. Winona Cargile Alexander,
4. Ethel Cuff Black,
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell,
6. Zephyr Chisom Carter,
7. Edna Brown Coleman,
8. Jessie McGuire Dent,
9. Frederica Chase Dodd
2nd Group of Founders - ANS 10 Myra Davis Hemmings,
11. Olive Jones
12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor,
14. Vashti Turley Murphy,
, 15. Naomi Sewell Richardson,
16. Mamie Reddy Rose,
3rd Group of Founders - ANS 17. Eliza P. Shippen
18. Florence Letcher Toms,
19. Ethel Carr Watson
20. Madree Penn White,
21 Wertie Blackwell Weaver,
22. Edith Motte Young,
3 Values - ANS Serve, Lead, Empower
How many chapters and where ? - ANS The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae
chapters located in the United States,
1. England,
2. Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa),
3. Germany,
4. the Virgin Islands,
5. Bermuda,
6. the Bahamas,
7. Jamaica
8. US
9. the Republic of Korea.
Osceola Macarthy Adams, - ANS a founding member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., was one
of the first Black actresses on Broadway. She was the Director of the Harlem School of the Arts
and directed the theatrical debuts of Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier.
When & Where founded ? - ANS Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913
by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide
assistance to those in need.
Incorporated in what year? - ANS 1930
First public act? - ANS In March of 1913, the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
performed their first public act. They participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington,
D.C.
1st Group of Founders - ANS 1. Osceola Macarthy Adams,
2. Marguerite Young Alexander,
3. Winona Cargile Alexander,
4. Ethel Cuff Black,
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell,
6. Zephyr Chisom Carter,
7. Edna Brown Coleman,
8. Jessie McGuire Dent,
9. Frederica Chase Dodd
2nd Group of Founders - ANS 10 Myra Davis Hemmings,
11. Olive Jones
12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor,
14. Vashti Turley Murphy,
, 15. Naomi Sewell Richardson,
16. Mamie Reddy Rose,
3rd Group of Founders - ANS 17. Eliza P. Shippen
18. Florence Letcher Toms,
19. Ethel Carr Watson
20. Madree Penn White,
21 Wertie Blackwell Weaver,
22. Edith Motte Young,
3 Values - ANS Serve, Lead, Empower
How many chapters and where ? - ANS The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae
chapters located in the United States,
1. England,
2. Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa),
3. Germany,
4. the Virgin Islands,
5. Bermuda,
6. the Bahamas,
7. Jamaica
8. US
9. the Republic of Korea.
Osceola Macarthy Adams, - ANS a founding member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., was one
of the first Black actresses on Broadway. She was the Director of the Harlem School of the Arts
and directed the theatrical debuts of Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier.
