Jamaica Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

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