Greetings Sorors and Friends,
The Columbia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is pleased to welcome you to our official website. Chartered in 1971, just four years after the new town of Columbia was established in Howard County, Maryland. Delta was the first African-American sorority or fraternity to start a chapter in Howard County, and is one of the largest Pan Hellenic chapters in Howard County. In serving the community, we are carrying out the vision of our 22 Founders.
The chapter’s 22 founding members were: Olivia Alexander, Hazel Braxton, Doris Bright, Mary Carter, Shirley Colvin, Edna Davis, Katherine Davis, Virginia Edwards, Ruth Felton, Janice Fisher, Marion Graves, Carolyn Harp, Alice Haskins, Annette Johnson, Gilda Lewis, Mae Lucas, Carol Parham, Suzanne Price, Rosalyn Scarborough, Harriet Tootle, Aurora Trigg, and Celonia Walden. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded by 22 college women in 1913 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. Since its founding, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. Today, the Sorority’s members in the United States and abroad are dedicated to public service through our Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
- Economic Development
- Educational Development
- International Awareness and Involvement
- Physical and Mental Health
- Political Awareness and Involvement
We invite you to partner with us in our undertaking, to make even more significant contributions as we continue to serve the Howard County MD community.
Sisterly love,
Eugenia D. Woodson
Chapter President
Columbia (MD) Alumnae Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
