Twenty-two undergraduate women founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on January 13, 1913 at Howard University.These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare. The Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has a membership of over 250,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women. The Sorority currently has 900-plus chapters located in the United States, Tokyo, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Seoul, Korea, and St. Thomas and at Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic
Thrust:
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Economic Development
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Educational Development
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International Awareness and Involvement
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Physical and Mental Health
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Political Awareness and Involvement
Program development and implementation in Delta is a cooperative function with committees,
the national executive board, and headquarters staff involved. Those with direct leadership
responsibilities for implementation include members of the Program Planning and Development
Committee, Social Action Commission, Commission on Arts and Letters, Information and
Communications Committee, Membership Services Committee and Regional Officers.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. owns property located at 1703, 1705, 1707, and 1709 New Hampshire Avenue in the prestigious Dupont Circle area in northwest Washington, D.C. This is the site of its national headquarters and the headquarters of the Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF).
National Website: Delta Sigma Theta
Pi Beta History
The Pi Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated was chartered on April 7th 1984. This dynamic chapter is a city-wide, consisting of three schools, SUNY Brockport, Rochester Institute of Technology, and The University of Rochester. Since that day in April, we have volunteered our talents and energies towards promoting scholarship, service, and social action within our community. Our Chapter remains a strong advocate for social responsibility and change. We have sponsored voter registration drives, field registrars, and conducted community forums on health and justice issues. Pi Beta along with over 900 worldwide chapters of Delta Sigma Theta, regularly hold events to continue and exemplify the vision of our Founders.
Chapter Officers
President
Ebony Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Enj4694@rit.edu
Vice President
Alexis Clark, Rochester Institute of Technology
Secretary
Tashika Rawlins, Rochester Institute of Technology
Treasurer
Cassandra Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology
Advisor
A. Dufie Kankam
Contact Us:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Pi Beta Chapter
University of Rochester
CPU Box 272106
Rochester, NY 14627
FACEBOOK GROUP: ΔΣΘ, ΠΒ Chapter Empowering Communities Through Committed Service