Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Sorority History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated 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 Sorority, Incorporated 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.
Chapter History
On June 29th, 1969, nineteen Deltas gathered at the home of Soror Ruth Flippen in Camden, New Jersey for the chartering of the South Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. by the 16th National President Soror Thelma Daley. The chapter gathered in members’ homes in the early years but soon expanded to meeting in various locations throughout the Camden County area (St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Camden, Runnemede Holiday Inn, Stratford YMCA, Voorhees Community Center, Adelphia Restaurant) to our present location at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ. Our areas of service include Camden County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, and Salem County.
Today our membership consists of over 185 college educated women who possess careers in the areas of business, education, finance, health, engineering, law, human and social services and many others. We seek to carry out the ideals of the sorority through our community service and commitment to academic excellence.