DELTA SIGMA THETA On the Move!

The 300,000+ members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrated its 110th anniversary on January 13th. The sorority honors its 22 founders through service, scholarship, sisterhood, and social action. Over 200 members of the Augusta Alumnae Chapter marked the anniversary with several events to serve the Richmond and Burke County communities and beyond.

The chapter started the anniversary weekend with a sold-out fundraiser, The Winter White Dream of Crimson & Cream. Members sold 375 tickets to raise funds for youth initiatives:

Scholarships for Augusta area youth headed to college this coming fall.

The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy

EMBODI: Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing

Independence

Delta GEMS: Growing & Empowering

Myself Successfully

The chapter raised $20,000 to pur- chase books and materials and fund enrichment activities to support these young people in their academic and social growth.

On Sunday, members participated in a virtual national Founders Day observance along with thousands of sorors from across the globe.

Augusta Alumnae members followed the fundraiser and Founder’s Day observance up in true Delta fashion by participating in MLK Day celebra- tions, to include the NAACP parade on Saturday and the annual Alpha Phi Alpha breakfast on Monday morning. Later in the day, Soror Rev. Millicent West was the keynote speaker at the Parks Baptist Church MLK Day program in Beech Island.

Deltas also partnered with Augusta University’s Mu Xi Chapter of Delta, and the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of History to present the 9th annual Mental Health Summit. 173 reg- istered guests attended, along with nine community resource partners, to learn more about the Mind-Body Connection.

“The Augusta Alumnae Chapter has been serving the area for 44 years, and we are not slowing down, said Chapter President Danita Myler.

For more information go to https:// dstaugustaalumnae.org/, and follow them on Facebook at Augusta Alumnae Chapter – DST.