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About Us

HerStory

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 organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:

• Economic Development

• Educational Development

• International Awareness and Involvement

• Physical and Mental Health

• Political Awareness and Involvement

 

For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.

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DST Founders

Our Founders

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

Edith Motte Young

Upsilon Phi Chapter

The Upsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on Sunday, November 18, 2018 on the campus of Seton Hall University.  The charter members are:

 

Aleessa Akegnan

Alexis Carter

Lianne Joseph

Kimani Key

Emani Miles

Taylor Newkirk

Layla Ogletree

Briana Peterson

Taylor Salomon

Emoni Tolliver

Jayda Yizar

Since it's chartering, Upsilon Phi has welcomed four lines:

Spring 2020, "First Class"

Fall 2020, "The Aftermath"

Spring 2021, "The 4th Dynasty"

Fall 2022, "3 The Hard Way"

Fall 2023, "Sensational 6ix"

Awards

*2021 Seton Hall University Greek Life Recipient for

Outstanding Educational Program Award#EndSars event.

The ladies of the Upsilon Phi Chapter are committed to continuing the legacy of our Sorority's Founders and upholding the values of

     
   

Sisterhood,

Service,

Scholarhip

and Social Action.

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Upsilon Phi Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
PO Box 877
South Orange, NJ 07079

For More Information:

Visit Seton Hall University at www.shu.edu

Visit Our National website at www.deltasigmatheta.org

Visit the Eastern Region’s website at www.easternregiondst.org

© 2024 by Upsilon Phi Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.. 

This website is the sole property and responsibility of the Upsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
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