Greetings Members and Guests:

 

On behalf of the members of the Annapolis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., I welcome you to our website. The Annapolis Alumnae Chapter was chartered on December 9, 1947 under the leadership of the former Regional Director Muriel Jenkins, in which five dynamic women: Lois D. Randall, Muriel Holland, Ruby C. Simms, Sylvia G. Richardson, and Mary C. Brown, chartered the local chapter. 

Throughout its more than 67 years of service to the Annapolis and surrounding communities, the Annapolis Alumnae Chapter has stayed committed to the vision of the sorority’s 22 founders, which is guided by public service and firmly rooted in Christian principles and, since 1913, has been a beacon of light for college-educated, predominately African-American women across the globe, promoting academic excellence, public service, and sisterhood. This vision is illustrated in Delta Sigma Theta’s Five Point Programmatic Thrust: 

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      -Economic Development, which focuses on financial planning, money management, consumer education, investments and employment opportunities.

·     Educational Development, which seeks to promote academic excellence among its members as well as within the communities served by local chapters.

·     International Awareness and Involvement, which focuses on Delta’s long and rich history of involvement in the international arena such as the building and maintenance of a maternity wing at the Thika Memorial Hospital in Kenya, West Africa, to Delta's identification of 1987 at the "Delta International Year".

·     Physical and Mental Health, which addresses concerns about America's physical and mental health with a focus on health education programs, health fairs and the provision of health-care services.

·     Political Awareness, which focuses on efforts to ensure an informed electorate and focuses on voter registration and voter education programs, workshops and seminars highlighting elected public official assessment and accountability.

 

Following in this tradition, the Annapolis Alumnae Chapter continues to provide programs and services that impact the Annapolis and surrounding communities and remain in the forefront, providing stellar service, and paving the way for others to emulate. We have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to the community through seminars, job fairs, college tours, and more than $260,000 scholarships to graduating seniors presented through the Muriel Holland Scholarship and the Minority Scholars Award, which recognizes students with a high grade point average. Additionally, the Chapter sponsors forums and partnerships with other community agencies to provide HIV/AIDS awareness and services, and school supplies for needy students.

 

We are proud of the work that the Sorority has done and continues to do in the community over the last 67 years. The commitment of this great sisterhood to maintain a positive role through our leadership, volunteer service, scholarship, and financial contributions is a tribute to the mission of our great founders.

 

Thank you for visiting our site. Please review our Calendar of Events, and we welcome you to join us at our future meetings and events as we continue to work together to make a difference in our community and to the work of Delta.

In 2015, the chapter implemented the "Thelma T. Daley STEM Initiative" to create an environment to provoke and excite an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum and careers in elementary and middle school minority youth in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Additionally, at the 52nd National Convention in Houston, Texas, the chapter's STEM Resolution was one of 51 resolutions adopted by the National body as an area of interest and concern for the Sorority.

Sincerely,

 

President