Delta Sigma Theta Delaware Chapters

Six Chapters. Three Counties.

Founded in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is the result of twenty-two women’s dreams to do something more with the fellowship they had found in a sorority. Today, Delta Sigma Theta continues to be an active part of communities not only in Delaware but across the United States and throughout the world. Below you can learn a little history behind each of Delaware's active chapters as well as find a link to each chapter's official website.

Wilmington Dover Delaware State University University of Delaware Georgetown Middletown

Wilmington Alumnae Chapter

Chartered on March 6, 1949 by ten Deltas in Wilmington to address social needs in New Castle County. The women - Elizabeth Hamilton Anderson, Myra Webster Gibbs, Grace Price Goens, Allie Miller Holley, Louise Syphax Hopkins, Edith Carter Johns, P. Rozellie Mabry O’Neal, C. Gwendolyn Redding, Marjorie Wright Scott and Harriet Green Seldon – had already accepted an active responsibility and commitment to making their community a better place in which to live. The first president of the Wilmington (DE) Alumnae Chapter was C. Gwendolyn Redding, sister of prominent civil rights attorney Louis L. Redding.

Today, the chapter has blossomed into an organization of over 300 dedicated, resourceful members and is the largest chapter of DST and any similar organization in the State of Delaware. Recognized for its comprehensive, innovative and impactful programming, WAC honors include the receipt of the 2013 DST Eastern Region Chapter of the Year (Large) award, the winner of the 2013 DST National Programming Award for the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy program and recipient of the 2013 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award for Community Service. Wilmington Alumnae has made significant contributions and has a well-deserved reputation in the community.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official website.

Dover Alumnae Chapter

Epsilon Kappa Sigma Chapter, now the Dover Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. was founded in April 1955 by twelve visionary women who saw a need in the Greater Dover community to reach out and be a service to others.

In 1957, the first initiates came into the Chapter and these women were Edith Hardcastle, Reba Hollingsworth, Nora Patrick, and Emma Woodson. In January 1958, Dover Alumnae spearheaded the chartering of Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Delaware State College (now University).

Since its chartering, Dover Alumnae members continue to organize and implement public service programs that enhance the lives of those residing and working in the Kent County area. Today, the chapter has grown to over 130 financial members throughout the Dover area. The list includes extremely dedicated women, who continue to provide services to the community.

Through the hard work and dedication of local members, the chapter strives to implement new initiatives established by the organization’s national leadership, not forgetting the concerns of the past, but focusing on the future to meet the ever-growing challenges that affect our communities.

Charter Members: Phyllis Parsons Burgess, Virgina Dennis, Helen M. Games, Bernice Taylor Garner, Maye Grant, Annette Henry Hubbard, Madeline Johnson Williams, Dorthy Burkett Talbert, Helen Washington, Judith White, Martha Woodfolk, Minnie Moore Wynder.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official website.

Epsilon Alpha Chapter

The Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Delaware State University was established on 1958. On December 6, 1957, a group of four seniors, four juniors, and three sophomores at Delaware State College were granted permission by the Director of Student Personnel to petition for a chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on the campus. Approval of the application by the Eastern Regional Director, Jennie D. Taylor, the Grand Secretary, Nellie G. Roullac, and the Grand President, Dorothy P. Harrison was the next step in the process. After each of these Grand Officers had signed the application, the charter was mailed on January 22, 1958 and Epsilon Alpha Chapter was officially established on January 25, 1958.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official website.

Mu Pi Chapter

The Mu Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on October 26th, 1975 by eleven women as the first African American or Multicultural Greek Letter Organization on the campus. Mu Pi Chapter has been an active force at the University of Delaware for over forty years.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official school website.

Sussex County Alumnae Chapter

Since its chartering in 1988, Sussex County Alumnae members continue to organize and implement public service programs that enhance the lives of those residing and working in the Sussex County area.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official website.

Middletown Alumnae Chapter

Chartered on April 27 2014, by twenty-six talented and visionary women. All of these women had already accepted an active responsibility and commitment to making their community a better place in which to live. Middletown (DE) Alumnae remains dedicated to the Sorority’s traditions of Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service; striving toward making a difference in the lives of Middletown, Odessa, Townsend, Port Penn, St. Georges, Delaware City, and Clayton residents through volunteerism, advocacy, public service, and social action.

The Middletown (DE) Alumnae Chapter was the sixth chapter of Delta Sigma Theta established in the state of Delaware. As the chapter grows, it remains focused on a mission of sisterhood, scholarship, and service, committing to staying the course as agents of change.

To learn more about this Delaware Delta Sigma Theta chapter please visit their official website.

Other African American Sororities in Delaware

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Chartered in 1955, on the campus of today’s Delaware State University, Delta Lambda chapter was the first undergraduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in the state of Delaware, Delta Lambda chapter is located on the campus of Delaware State (College) University (DSU). At the time of its chartering, Lillian R. Sockum was the President of Epsilon Iota Omega chapter, the supervising chapter for Delta Lambda chapter, and Dr. Jerome Holland was the President of DSU.

Alpha Nu Omega Sorority, Inc.

Alpha Nu Omega Sorority, Inc. is a national Christian sorority founded at Morgan State University in 1988. The members are purposed to present a Christian alternative to the students and/or faculty on college/university campuses, to minister to the needs of the whole person (spirit, soul, and body), and to promote an attitude of academic excellence among its members.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Founded January 16, 1920, Zeta began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal. These five women, also known as our Five Pearls, dared to depart from the traditional coalitions for black women and sought to establish a new organization predicated on the precepts of scholarship, Service, Sisterly Love and Finer Woman hood. On September 30, 1961, the Upsilon chapter was chartered here on the campus of Delaware State College. We are a non-profit organization which is used for educational and charitable purposes.

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha Chapter at Butler University. The Zeta Delta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was founded on March 30, 1974 on the campus of Delaware State College. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s aim is to enhance the quality of the life within the community.