
The Lambda Psi Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

Striving in Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service!
Mission Statement:
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.
For more information, visit our National Website at www.deltasigmatheta.org
For more information, visit the Southern Region Website at www.dstsouthernregion.com
NATIONAL HISTORY
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 collegiate women on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; provide scholarships; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; provide support to the underserved; and highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities. The first public service act performed by the founders was the Women Suffrage March in Washington D.C. on March 3, 1913. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was incorporated on January 20, 1930.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 250,000 predominantly Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has 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 of:
Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement

(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 Oberdopher 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