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. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominantly Black college educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, Hawaii, 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, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement.
For more information about Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. visit: www.deltasigmatheta.org
The Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities. The Rolling Hills/Palos Verdes Alumnae Chapter continues this legacy of service to the community.
Chartered on January 14, 2001, the Rolling Hills/Palos Verdes Alumnae chapter became the 941st chapter of the Sorority and is comprised of residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and surrounding South Bay communities. In serving the communities of Torrance, Lomita, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Gardena, Hawthorne, Rancho Palos Verdes, Wilmington (Los Angeles), El Segundo, Harbor City and San Pedro the Rolling Hills/Palos Verdes Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. continues to “Transform Lives and Impact Communities.” Since the chartering of the Rolling Hills /Palos Verdes Alumnae Chapter, over $100,000 in college scholarships have been awarded to more than three dozen young women and men in the South Bay communities of Los Angeles. Our Torchbearer’s Foundation has been able to support various organizations including the Harbor UCLA Black Infant Health Project, 731 Family Crisis Center, Torrance Care Center, Harbor Interfaith Services, Jenesse Center, Inc., Harbor Village Housing Project Obesity Action Coalition, Abundant Life Orphanages, and the Family to Family Africa Project. The chapter has also been a benefactor for the Howard University Endowment Chair, Scholarships to the United Negro College Funds, Scholarships to Local Church Youth Departments, and the Delta Research and Education Foundation.
For more information about our chapter, go to www.rhpvacdst.com