OUR CHAPTER
Chapter History
The Columbus (OH) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a 501(C)7 organization committed to primarily serving the African-American community within Franklin County through the Sorority’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust. The chapter was established on May 20, 1934, by twenty-three dynamic members and was initially called the Alpha Beta Sigma Chapter. These charter members continued the legacy of sisterhood, scholarship and service as set forth by the Founders of the sorority.
Sorority History
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.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The Sorority currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Republic of Korea, the Arabian Gulf, Southern Africa and West Africa.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust: economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement.
For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
Charter Members
Lorraine Allen
Helen Banks
Grace Booker
Stella Brooks
Fairy Burrell
Ruth Carter
Edith Coleman
Elizabeth Conley
Blanche Evans
Charlotte Evans
Katherine Faucett
Bessie Beecham Giles
Berdell Green
Sarah Jackson
Evelyn Harrison Letcher
Helen Shields Lightfoot
Cona McNabb
Ora Mae Pate
Irene Patterson
Virgie Pearson
Virginia Stevens Smith
Edith Tribitt
Viola Burks Taylor
Honorary Charter Member
On March 11, 1979, the status of Honorary Charter Member was given to Edith Cousins for being a devoted member of the chapter and the Columbus community.