About Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college-educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding, more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college-educated women. The sorority currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, Canada, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Republic of Korea, the Arabian Gulf, Southern Africa and West Africa. ​
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The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrust:
​Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness and Involvement
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness and Involvement​
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For more information, visit our national website at www.deltasigmatheta.org.
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About Southern Nevada Alumane Chapter
The Southern Nevada Alumnae Chapter (SNAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., was chartered by 27 visionary women on Sunday, October 20, 2024, in Henderson, Nevada. As the 1071st chapter of our illustrious sisterhood, we are committed to fulfilling Delta Sigma Theta’s mission to uplift the underserved, with a focus on the Black community, and to dedicate ourselves to the constructive development of our members.
As Clark County continues to experience exponential population growth, SNAC will be at the forefront of sisterhood, scholarship, service, and social action, ensuring that communities, students, and residents are supported by the strategic purpose and mission of our 22 Founders.
CHARTER MEMBERS
​Regina Cowan​
LaKiesha R. Edwards
Georgia Foggy
April R. Gray
Latoyia K. Griffin
Millicent Pookrum Grinstead
Katrina Haslett, MD, FACOG
Dorothy Frank Townsend Holford
Joan Howard, Esq.
Paula Dione Ingram
Virginia Irwin Mays
Edna Poole Jones
Fredda Beavers Jones
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Juana Leia Jordan, Ed.D.
Regina LaJander Jefferson
Esther Jones Langston, PhD
Elisa Dawn Lawhorn
Stephanie Lyon Jones
Dannette Young Mitchell
Melanie M. Pettway, Esq.
C. Lynnae Pickens
Gail Pitts
Dr. Debra Ramos
Denise Rowe, DNP
Roi Ann Sanders-Hillmon
Willie B. Coleman Smith, PhD
Ayanna Williams