Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world.
Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women. This includes over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea.
The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
1. Economic Development
2. Physical and Mental Health
3. Educational Development
4. Political Awareness and Involvement
5. International Awareness and Involvement
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org
Statesboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
On April 13, 2002, history was made for the Statesboro, Georgia community. Seventeen women were honored as charter members to the newly formed Statesboro Alumnae Chapter (SAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. National Past President Dr. Paulette Walker, then Southern Regional Director, presided as the installing officer. Charter members were dressed in uninterrupted black adorned with violet corsages. Family, friends, the City of Statesboro officials, and local dignitaries were all present at the Bulloch County Commissioner’s Annex for the charter celebration. A reception followed immediately afterwards with an elephant shaped cake served to guests and friends.
The year of 2005 ignited the emergence of growth within the Statesboro Alumnae Chapter and that growth was compounded upon several times more in 2011, 2013, and 2019. College educated women continue to pursue our illustrious sisterhood and our chapter is continuously growing through the hard work and dedication of our members.
Chapter Leadership
- Tanita McDowell, President
- Denene Washington-Favors, Recording Secretary
- Edith Penny, Financial Secretary
- Jacqueline Gilmore, Sergeant-At-Arms
- LeAnne Robinson, Audit Chair
- Brittney Burke, 1st Vice President
- Vernetta Staten, Treasurer
- Jennifer Wade, Corresponding Secretary
- Cabrala Reddick, Chaplain
- Jennifer Wade, Custodian