Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: The 22 Founders and Mission Statement

Mission Statement of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

An organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.

Osceola Macarthy Adams

Founder #1 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Marguerite Young Alexander

Founder #2 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Winona Cargile Alexander

Founder #3 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Ethel Cuff Black

Founder #4 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Bertha Pitts Campbell

Founder #5 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Zephyr Chisom Carter

Founder #6 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Edna Brown Coleman

Founder #7 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Jessie McGuire Dent

Founder #8 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Frederica Chase Dodd

Founder #9 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Myra Davis Hemmings

Founder #10 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Olive Claire Jones

Founder #11 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Jimmie Bugg Middleton

Founder #12 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Pauline Oberdorfer Minor

Founder #13 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Vashti Turley Murphy

Founder #14 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Naomi Sewell Richardson

Founder #15 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Mamie Reddy Rose

Founder #16 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Eliza Pearl Shippen

Founder #17 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Florence Letcher Toms

Founder #18 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Ethel Carr Watson

Founder #19 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Wertie Blackwell Weaver

Founder #20 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Madree Penn White

Founder #21 of the 22 Founders (Alpha Chapter) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.