OFFLINE In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement by Paula J. Giddings text pdf amazon online english
OFFLINE In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement by Paula J. Giddings text pdfBook description
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two young women at Howard University. This books sheds light on the experience of Black women in higher education and how membership in the sorority continues to educate and inform for the lifetime of its members. The sorority has always been an important source of leadership training and opportunities for Black women, whose opportunities are few and far between. The sorority has also cultivated women in the arts. Delta Sigma Theta has been a leader in political and socioeconomic equality through community programs, educational handouts, and funding scholarships to encourage young ladies to complete college degrees.“When I look at you, I see myself. If my eyes are unable to see you as my sister, it is because my own vision is blurred. And if that be so, then it is I who need you either because I do not understand who you are, my sister, or because I need you to help me understand who I am” Lillian P. Benbow, National President, Delta Sigma Theta, 1971-1975 (p. 23).Delta Sigma Theta sorority has evolved over the years. In the beginning, the founders broke away from their previous organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha, to form a “more forceful influence in the lives of women students than any previous organization” (p. 53). The members of Delta Sigma Theta wanted to advance the women’s suffrage movement, encourage women to become teachers, administrators, business owners and change agents. As the years passed, the sorority would enhance their political involvements, promote the arts, and inspire education of the masses.The sorority continued to work tirelessly in the community by supporting local chapters in their grassroots efforts to promote the black power movement, support NAACP efforts, encourage participation in the civil rights movement and provide leadership opportunities to their membership. Delta Sigma Theta continues to add to its membership through both undergraduate and graduate chapters across the world. After 103 years of service to the world, one of the sorority’s greatest accomplishments is the power of sisterhood to its current 300,000+ members.
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