MU PI CHAPTER
FOUNDED: 1913, HOWARD UNIVERSITY
CHARTERED AT DELAWARE: 1975
COLORS: CRIMSON AND CREAM
FLOWER: AFRICAN VIOLET
SYMBOL: TORCH OF WISDOM
NATIONAL WEBSITE: www.deltasigmatheta.org
Twenty-two undergraduate women founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on January 13, 1913 at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare. The Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has a membership of over 200,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust; Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement. Program development and implementation in Delta is a cooperative function with committees, the national executive board, and headquarters staff involved.
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