My sweet sweet sorors....

So yawl know, I couldnt not post today. Today was a great day! I had brunch today with chapter sorors and it was wonderful! We celebrated today like we do every year; and every year, I cherish it like it was the first time.

On this day, 95 years ago, the most wonderful sisterhood on this side of heaven was created!! A roaring OOOO~OOOOP to the lovely ladies, my sorors, of DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INNNNCORPORATED... Happy Founders Day to you. May the torch continue to burn in your hearts! As I reflect back on the memories I have and the sisters I've gained, I honor our 22 fonders who paved the way to greatness:

(First Row): Winona Cargile Alexander, Madree Penn White, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Vashti Turley Murphy, Ethel Cuff Black, Frederica Chase Dodd;
(Second Row): Osceola Macarthy Adams, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Edna Brown Coleman, Edith Mott Young, Marguerite Young Alexander, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Eliza Pearl Shippen;
(Third Row): Zephyr Chisom Carter, Myra Davis Hemmings, Mamie Reddy Rose, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Florence Letcher Toms, Olive Jones, Jessie McGuire Dent, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Ethel Carr Watson

Delta Herstory: http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/

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 1000 plus chapters located in the United States, Tokyo, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Seoul, Korea, and St. Thomas and St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
Delta's Five-Point Program
Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
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).