Our Sorority History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an organization of college-educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
Delta Sigma Theta is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college-educated women.
The sorority currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Republic of Korea, the Arabian Gulf, Southern Africa, and West Africa.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
- Economic Development
- Educational Development
- International Awareness and Involvement
- Physical and Mental Health
- Political Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
Our Chapter Officers
- Georgina Bolden-Handy, President
- Tamara H. Gilliam, 1st Vice President
- Philomena Harris, 2nd Vice President
- Tammie Woodson, Treasurer
- Deborah Calhoun, Assistant Treasurer
- Dr. Michelle Belle, Financial Secretary
- Christy White, Recording Secretary
- Nichelle Harris, Assistant Recording Secretary
- Tarsha Perry, Corresponding Secretary
- Mary Wells, Chaplain
- Lanay Walker, Sergeant-at-Arms