The Wilmington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta helped build a home on Saturday. The Grad Chapter chose to spend their 85th Anniversary giving back to the community. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University in 1939. The Wilmington Chapter was started on May 10, 1940, by 16 visionary women.

Even in an area as awash in networking and service organizations as Wilmington, Delta Sigma Theta (N.C.) Sorority, Inc. stands out for its ambitious and enduring mission.  The sorority, one of the “Divine Nine” Hellenic organizations, was formed by twenty-two Howard University undergraduates in 1913. The Wilmington area alumnae chapter, launched in 1940 by sixteen local women, celebrates its eighty-five years of social action at a gala May 23. At the event, the 100-plus area Deltas will toast other milestones as well. 

The Wilmington Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta will celebrate its 85th year in 2025. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a Black Greek organization founded at Howard University in 1913. Sixteen visionary women wanted to continue the mission of the national organization by bringing a grad chapter to Wilmington in 1940.

In honor of Women’s History Month, New Hanover County commissioners recognized a group of women who were trailblazers in buying a home in the 1960s.