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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded by 22 women on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC on January 13, 1913. Its founders were 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 Reddy Rose, Eliza Pearl Shippen, Florence Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, and Edith Motte Young.
It is one of the largest predominately black sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members.
Motto: “Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom”
Colors: Crimson and Cream
Symbol: Pyramid/Lady Fortitude
In honor of Delta Sigma Theta’s Founder’s Day, we are taking a look at celebrity members of the historic organization.
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1. Lena Horne
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Official Chapter: Honorary
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2. Roberta Flack
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Official Chapter: Alpha
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3. Pat Smith
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Official Chapter: Iota Alpha
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4. Natalie Cole
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Official Chapter: Upsilon
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5. K. Michelle
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Official Chapter: Beta Alpha
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6. Keshia Knight Pulliam
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Official Chapter: Eta Kappa
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7. Kim Coles
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Official Chapter: Alpha Lambda
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8. Aretha Franklin
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9. Maurette Brown Clark
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Official Chapter: Kappa Phi
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10. Ruby Dee
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11. Shirley Caesar
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12. Shirley Chisholm
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Official Chapter: Brooklyn Alumnae
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13. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
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Official Chapter: Zeta Alpha
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14. Candice Wiggins
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Official Chapter: Omicron Chi
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15. Wilma Rudolph
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Official Chapter: Alpha Chi
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16. Val Demings
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Official Chapter: Orlando Alumnae
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17. Mary McLeod Bethune
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Official Chapter: Honorary
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18. Fannie Lou Hamer
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19. Jacque Reid
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Official Chapter: New York Alumnae
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20. Soledad O’Brien
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21. Gwen Ifill
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22. Melissa Harris-Perry
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Official Chapter: Pi Omicron
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23. Nikki Giovanni
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Official Chapter: Honorary
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24. Daphne Maxwell Reid
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25. T’Keyah Crystal Keymah
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Official Chapter: Beta Alpha
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26. AJ Johnson
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Official Chapter: Eta Kappa
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27. Renée Elise Goldsberry
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Official Chapter: Theta Beta
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28. Aunjanue Ellis
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Official Chapter: Gamma Psi
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29. Suzzanne Douglas
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Official Chapter: Honorary
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30. Wendy Davis
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Official Chapter: Alpha
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31. Betty Shabazz
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Official Chapter: Honorary
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