History
Statement of Purpose
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 200,000 predominately 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 Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. conducts all of its activities in accordance with the rules that govern organizations whose tax status is 501(c)(3).
Chapter History
In the fall of 1968, with the guidance of Mrs. Thelma Gilliard, twelve dynamic women met in the home of Mrs. Mary Ella W. Greene to share their vision of establishing a local chapter in the Georgetown area.
The chapter was incorporated on June 4, 1969 under the leadership of Mrs. Barbara Jenkins Williams, the South Atlantic Regional Director. Mrs. Mary Ella W. Greene served as the first president. Following a brief period of inactivity, Mary Ella W. Greene was approached by a group of recent Voorhees College graduates lead by Vervatine Reid, Linda Gayle Greene, Lena M. Greene and Nancy Hudson who expressed a desire to reactivate the chapter. In 1980, the chapter was re-activated with Nancy Hudson serving as president.
Over the past 40 years, under the leadership of Mary Ella Greene, Nancy Hudson, Mary Davis, Lillie Johnson, Alma White, Ethel Blake Bellamy, Eunice Brown, and Marthena Grate-Morant, the sorority has continually provided public service to the community in the areas of Delta's Five Point Thrust Program.