Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women. This includes 1,000 c
ollegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
● Economic Development
● Physical and Mental Health
● Educational Development
● Political Awareness and Involvement
● International Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org. The Richmond Alumnae Chapter traces its history back to December 4, 1937, when the first formal meeting of the Beta Epsilon Chapter was held at the home of Grace Hughes. In 1942 the chapter was officially divided into Beta Epsilon, the undergraduate chapter and Beta Theta Sigma, the graduate chapter. In 1958, the graduate chapter name was changed to Richmond Alumnae to comply with Grand Chapter ruling. is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide
assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout
the world. Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the
Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated
women. This includes over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo
and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five Point Programmatic
Thrust:
•Economic Development
•Physical and Mental Health
•Educational Development
•Political Awareness and Involvement
•International Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at: www.deltasigmatheta.org
