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
