mISSION 

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.

PURPOSE

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 200,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. The sorority currently has 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Republic of Korea.

The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust. More than ten thousand members typically attend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated’s biennial national conventions, and each of the seven regional conferences (held during years when there is no national convention) typically hosts thousands of members. At its recent 51st National convention held in the District of Columbia, more than 38,000 members registered and attended.

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

CHapter history

Alpha Omicron Sigma chapter was chartered on March 12, 1945, as a graduate chapter for the members of Iota Chapter to transition after completing their studies. In November of 1958, as part of national policy, graduate chapters became identified by the city or state in which they were located. Alpha Omicron Sigma then became Boston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

For over seventy years, Boston Alumnae Chapter has been actively engaged in public service throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with a primary focus on the Metropolitan Boston area.  We remain steadfast in our commitment to producing quality programs and projects which are in line with our National Five Point Programmatic Thrust. We also host and co-sponsor several events throughout the year focused on educating our community on various topics as well as raising funds to support our public service initiatives.

CHARTER MEMBERS

Mildred Alexander

Evelyn Andrews

E. Marion Bennett

Edith G. Brown

Evelyn Johnson Cardoza

Virginia T. Crutchfield

Myrtis Andrews Freeman

Mariette B. Hardiman

Estelle Henderson

Vivian Hodge

Frankie Taylor Honesty

Agatha Guilford Howard

Mildred Isaacs

Harriet McLean

Dorothy E. Newton

Inez Russell

Winifred States Freeze

Frances Teixeira Perkins

Marie Rudd Thomas*

Harriet Banks Wharton

Gladys Wood

* Living Members