Epsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

When was Delta Sigma Theta Founded?

January 13th, 1913

Where was Delta Sigma Theta founded?

Howard University, Washington D.C.

How many founders are there?

22

When was the Epsilon Phi Chapter chartered?

March 27th, 1966

How many people charted the chapter?

10

What Universities does Epsilon Phi serve?

Thomas Jefferson University

LaSalle University

Drexel University

Saint Joseph’s University

What are Delta’s five-point programmatic thrusts?

Economic Development

Educational Development

International Awareness and Involvement

Physical and Mental Health

Political Awareness and Involvment

Who is the 28th National President/current president?

Elsie Cookie-Holmes

Who is the current President of Epsilon Phi Chapter?

Nelly Silva

What was the first public act of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated?

Participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C. in March 1913

What year was Delta Sigma incorporated?

1930

Who were the 22 Founders?

Osceola Macarthy Adams
Marguerite Young Alexander
Winona Cargile Alexander
Ethel Cuff Black
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Frederica Chase Dodd
Myra Davis Hemmings
Olive C. Jones

Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Vashti Turley Murphy
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Mamie Redy Rose
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Florence Letcher Toms
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Madree Penn White
Edith Motte Young

What is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated’s Mission Statement?

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.

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