was chartered on April 5, 1941. Petersburg Alumnae is privileged to celebrate 75 years of service to the areas of Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Southern Chesterfield and Sussex. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the
world. Founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University, the Sorority is currently a sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college educated women. This includes over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic Development, Physical and Mental Health, Educational Development, Political Awareness and Involvement, and International Awareness and Involvement. For more information, visit our national website at: www.deltasigmatheta.org
