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Decatur Alumnae Deltas Award $28,000 in College Scholarships
The Decatur Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated awarded over $28,000 in scholarships and book stipends to area students at its Annual Scholarship Recognition Breakfast at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church. More than 40 high school seniors from DeKalb County and surrounding areas competed in this year’s scholarship competition. Top honors went to the following winners: [...]
New Jersey Students Receive Scholarship Awards At Annual Benefit
The North Jersey Alumnae Chapter (NJAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held its 50th Annual Scholarship Benefit Luncheon on Saturday April 21, 2012 awarding more than $50,000 in scholarship awards. Sixteen New Jersey high school students received scholarship awards ranging from $1,000- $4,500. Renewal awards were given to 6 students currently enrolled in college [...]
Marshall Deltas, Alphas Host Rally Seeking Answers in Trayvon Martin Case
Source The shooting death of Trayvon Martin is one that has struck a chord with communities throughout the country, and students at Marshall University gathered Friday to remember Martin and to make the national conversation a local one. More than 100 students, faculty and community members gathered at the Memorial Student Center Plaza for its [...]
Students Receive College Scholarships At 50th Annual North Jersey Delta Benefit Luncheon
The North Jersey Minerva Corporation in partnership with the North Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. announces its 50th Annual Scholarship Benefit will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at The Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey. The event will begin at 10:00AM with a breakfast card party followed by the luncheon at [...]
Minerva Foundation to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Fashionable Fundraiser
More than 600 ladies and gents adorned in Detroit-styled hats will gather to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Minerva Education and Development Foundation (MEDF). “Hats off to MEDF” will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. VIP reception begins at 1:30 p.m. Since 1992, [...]
Delta Soror Maj. Gen. Marcelite Harris leads way as first African-American female general
Source Born about the time the Tuskegee Airmen were earning their reputation over the skies of North Africa and Italy, Marcelite Harris would go on to break a number of racial and gender barriers during an illustrious Air Force career. Harris was born Jan. 16, 1943, in Houston and attended Spelman College in Atlanta, where [...]
Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink”
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. partner with Delaware Valley Baptist Church to raise heart health awareness Leading Ladies: “Go Red & Think Pink” The “Leading Ladies Go Red & Think Pink” campaign is an initiative sponsored by the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, American Cancer Society, and the [...]
Obituary: Delta Soror Creacy Saunders, 62
Source Creacy A. Saunders December 13, 2011 Creacy A. Saunders, 62, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at Upstate at Community General Hospital. Born in Gatesville, NC, she resided in Syracuse for 40 years. Mrs. Saunders retired from the Syracuse City School District as a home and careers teacher, most recently at Huntington Middle School. She [...]
Sketch released of man suspected of assaulting Delta Sigma Theta alumnae
Source Texas police on Friday released a composite sketch of a man they believe broke into the homes of four former members of the same sorority, then sexually assaulted them. No name has been given for the suspect in the alleged break-ins and attacks, which took place between November 2010 and October 2011, according to [...]
Delta Soror Zaldwaynaka Scott appointed chairwoman of the Chicago Housing Authority board
Source Zaldwaynaka “Z” Scott, a former federal prosecutor and head of the governor’s inspector general’s office, has been appointed chairwoman of the Chicago Housing Authority board, the mayor’s office said Tuesday. Scott, most recently a private attorney specializing in white-collar criminal work, replaces James Reynolds, who last week was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to [...]
