The Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
New Mexico’s first African-American Greek-letter organization, chartered on March 18, 1967, and serving the community ever since.
New Mexico’s first African-American Greek-letter organization, chartered on March 18, 1967, and serving the community ever since.
Black women are the fastest-growing segment of business owners in the US. From 2002-2011, the number of businesses owned by black women increased 179% compared with 52% for all women-owned businesses and 20% for all businesses1. COVID-19 may have stalled Black-owned businesses, but it hasn’t stopped them completely.
Take a look at our Red Book and #buyblack and #buylocal!
1 Black Women Business Startups. A report by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
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.
Founded on January 13, 1913, by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the sorority is a sisterhood of more than 300,000 predominately Black, college-educated women.
Delta now has over 1,000 chapters located in the United States, Canada, UAE, Japan, Germany, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea.
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Our mission is to serve our community, and we do that through our Five-Point Programmatic Thrust.
We also work to introduce our community to the arts through our Arts & Letters Committee, and partner with local organizations like the Roadrunner Food bank, Steelbridge and Habitat for Humanity through our Community Service Committee.
We are busy working to continue to provide programming while ensuring the safety of our community. We look forward to seeing you at our in-person events with dates to be announced.
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The Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | P.O. Box 27044 | Albuquerque, NM 87125
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