Founders
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founders
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 Sorority was founded in 1913 by twenty-two students at Howard University. Learn more on the national website at deltasigmatheta.org.
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 Motte 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
Founding Members
Winona Cargile
Alexander
Madree Penn
White
Wertie Blackwell
Weaver
Vashti Turley
Murphy
Ethel Cuff
Black
Frederica Chase
Dodd
Osceola Macarthy
Adams
Pauline Oberdorfer
Minor
Edna Brown
Coleman
Edith Motte
Young
Marguerite Young
Alexander
Naomi Sewell
Richardson
Eliza P.
Shippen
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
Founding Members
Winona Cargile Alexander
Madree Penn White
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Vashti Turley Murphy
Ethel Cuff Black
Frederica Chase Dodd
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Edna Brown Coleman
Edith Motte Young
Marguerite Young Alexander
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Eliza P. Shippen
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
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founders
The Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. Learn more at DeltaSigmaTheta.org
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 Motte 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