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DREF Receives Award from the New Orleans Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

April 6, 2025

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, Delta Research and Educational…

STJ Social Justice Forum Program, Acknowledgments, and Resources

March 21, 2025

Click below to access the Program for the March 24, 2025, 8am-9:30am…

Announcing a Career Opportunity at DREF – Part-Time Finance Manager

March 13, 2025

Part-Time Finance Manager (15 – 20 hours/week) The Delta Research…

DREF Presents the Sister Scholars Advisory Council’s Fall/Winter Reading List

February 1, 2025

DREF's Center for Research on African American Women ( The Center)…

Learn More about Charitable Engagement Services at DREF

February 1, 2025

Support is available to Delta Chapters through DREF’s Charitable…

Call for Manuscripts – PHILLIS: The Journal for Research on African American Women – 2025 Edition

January 13, 2025

THEME - From Access to Action: Amplifying Black Women’s Voices…

DREF Announces Funding Support through the 2025-2026 Community Empowerment Grantmaking Program

November 25, 2024

Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) will award…

Did you know August is Black Philanthropy Month? SAVE-THE-DATE – Shaping the Future with DREF

July 5, 2024

August is Black Philanthropy Month - Donate Today! - “From…

DREF Sister Scholars Present the 2024 Summer Reading List

June 23, 2024

Each year the Sister Scholars Advisory Council presents a summer…

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. The Founders of Delta Sigma Theta envisioned an organization committed to sisterhood, scholarship, service, and addressing the social issues of the time.

Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has become one of the preeminent service-based sororities, with more than 300,000 initiated members and over 1,000 chartered chapters worldwide.

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