Happy
Founders’
Day!
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IG:
@lockinwithkeyz/@picturesbykeith
We’ve
gathered
here
today
to
salute
the
dynamic
women
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
Sorority,
Inc.
celebrating
111
years
of
moving
forward
with
fortitude
as
the
devastating
divas
of
the
Divine
Nine.
Founded
by
22
women
at
Howard
University
in
1913,
the
storied
organization
blossomed
from
a
collective
desire
to
promote
academic
excellence
while
providing
assistance
to
those
in
need.
In
March
of
1913,
the
Founders
performed
their
first
public
act
by
participating
in
the
Women’s
Suffrage
March
in
Washington,
D.C.
For
over
a
century,
they’ve
provided
support
through
established
programs
in
local
communities
throughout
the
world.
Since
its
founding,
more
than
300,000
women
have
joined
the
sisterhood
of
predominantly
Black,
college
educated
women.
Today,
the
globally
revered
sorority
has
1,000
collegiate
and
alumnae
chapters
located
in
the
United
States,
Canada,
Japan
(Tokyo
and
Okinawa),
Germany,
the
Virgin
Islands,
Bermuda,
the
Bahamas,
Jamaica,
and
the
Republic
of
Korea.
Notable
members
of
the
organization
include
Cicely
Tyson,
Shirley
Chisholm,
Aretha
Franklin,
Angela
Bassett,
Sheryl
Lee
Ralph,
Mara
Brock
Akil,
Andra
Day,
Keshia
Knight
Pulliam,
Brandee
Evans,
Ledisi,
and
many
more
committed
to
constructive
development
of
its
members
and
to
public
service
with
a
primary
focus
on
the
Black
community.
“Thank
you
to
the
dynamic
women
of
@DSTinc1913!
I
am
honored
as
one
of
your
newest
Sorors!
#DST100YEARS,”
Bassett
tweeted
after
being
inducted
in
2013.
How
are
you
celebrating
the
Deltas
today?
Tell
us
down
below
and
peep
the
most
devastating
Deltas
in
the
game
on
the
flip.
