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The Rho Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
About Us
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. History
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930.
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Beloved Founders Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Courageous Women of Vision
(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Fredericka Chase Dodd
(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer 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.
The artist is Tarleton Blackwell.
The original portrait is the property of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and hangs in the Sorority's National Headquarters office in Washington, D.C.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Demographics
The members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. represent a unique segment of the nation's demographic profile. Delta women are movers and shakers--they hold political offices, own businesses and are influential in a range of fields from medicine to law to education. A recent survey of members that resulted in the establishment of the Delta Sigma Theta Resource Bank, showed that 97 percent of all Deltas are registered to vote; they are well-educated, earn competitive incomes and maintain positions of influence and respect within the greater community.
Alumnae Deltas comprise the largest portion (76%) of the membership. The largest segments of alumnae Deltas are almost equally divided among three of the seven regions, Eastern (21.8%), Southern (21%), and South Atlantic (20.5%).
Collegiate Deltas comprise 24% of the membership and have the largest segments of their members in the Southern (23.6%) and South Atlantic (22.7%) regions.
Seventy-two percent of alumnae Deltas are homeowners and the majority (52%) are married.
Most Deltas are employed in education as teachers, school administrators, counselors, professors, and higher education administrators. Other occupations frequently reported include management, social sciences, social work, medicine/health, law, engineering, architecture, the performing arts, information sciences, public administration (federal, state, and local levels), the judiciary, journalism, and religion.