TRINETTE M. HYLTON
President's message
Many of us have sister-friends, biological sisters, and best friends. Yet, the bonds we create in our Sisterhood of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated stands unmatched and beyond measure. The vision of 22 women gave birth to what is now our profound connection that spans across the globe.
JAMAICA ALUMNAE A TRIPLE AWARD WINNER
JAC WINS 3 AWARDS AT SWR CONFERENCE
The Jamaica Alumnae Chapter was humbled to receive CHAPTER OF THE YEAR in the small chapter category. This was complemented with First Place Awards for Excellence in Programming Educational Development and Exemplary Arts and Letters programming. JAC has won five awards in the past two regional conference cycles with incredible support from Southwest Region sorors, Delta sorority sisters across the globe, and outstanding community partners.
bLAZING IN THE SOUTHWEST REGION
OUR BEGINNING
A PROUD LEGACY
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. It was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 college women at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. 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.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea. 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
jac earns bronze status
black women lead
The Jamaica Alumnae Chapter earned the Grow with Google status in 2021 as part of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's partnership with Google and its Black Women Led inititative aimed at providing 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training. Our chapter certified Google trainers contributed to the Southwest Region reaching its goal to train 2,200 sorors!
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