Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Zeta Pi Chapter

History

     Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 collegiate women on the campus of Howard University. These visionary women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need.

     Fastforward 94 years later and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has become the largest African American organization in the world. With membership of more than 250,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women; more than 900 chapters located in the United States, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Korea, and the Virgin Islands; as well as numerous credits and accomplishments as a sisterhood, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is truly a force to be reckoned with.

(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd;

(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza P. Shippen;

(Third Row): Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson.