Five Point Thrust

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately African-American, college-educated women, the sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, Haiti, Liberia, the Bahamas, the Republic of Korea and the Virgin Islands. The major programs of the sorority are based upon the organization's Five Point Thrust:

• Economic Development
• Educational Development
• International Awareness and Involvement
• Physical and Mental Health
• Political Awareness and Involvement

Economic Development

Financial planning, money management, consumer education, investments and employment opportunities are but a few of Delta's "money concerns" under economic development. Delta's most outstanding effort in support of the communities it serves is the Adopt-A-Black Business program. The aim of this program is to assist Black entrepreneurs to reach a product "self-sufficiency level" in business. Our chapter provides homeownership, financial management and consumer education to the community and chapter through our Homeownership Program, Financial Management Program and Financial Fortitude programs. In addition, we are currently taking members of the community through the homeownership process with the hopes of purchasing their first home at the end of the program.

Educational Development

Each year, local Delta Chapters conduct projects designed to address the community's concerns about excellence in education. On a national level, Delta's pursuit of educational excellence takes the form of scholarships and grants to individual members and local chapters. Scholarships to members underwrite individual studies in law, communications and science on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Grants to local chapters subsidize locally-sponsored programs in career education, financial and many other educational areas. Our chapter provides opportunities to girls ages 11-18 through our Dr. Betty Shabazz Academy and Jeanne L. Noble Delta GEMS Program. We provide scholarships to young ladies each year through our Annual Prayer Breakfast. We provide tutoring and mentoring at local schools, college and SAT prep to high school students and their parents and education outreach to the community where we inform the community of laws and regulations that affect their students within the school system. In addition, each year we host our annual Mother & Son Luncheon where we recognize and provide book stipends to African American men.

International Awareness and Involvement

Delta has a rich history of involvement in the international arena. 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" underscores Delta's commitment to understanding the world. The "African Diaspora," a Delta Cultural Awareness/Study Program, focused on the dispersion of the peoples and cultures of Africa through the continents of North and South America, Europe, Asia and the island countries in the eastern and western hemispheres. Our chapter’s activities have varied from soliciting support for global projects, such as Thika Memorial Hospital in East Africa, to collecting books, shoes, medical supplies and personal items for distribution to foreign countries. In addition, the chapter provides a Kwanzaa celebration to its Betty Shabazz and Delta Gems academy.

Physical and Mental Health

Concerns about America's physical and mental health have not escaped Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Delta's work in prevention and "wellness" translates to health education programs, health fairs and the provision of health care services. Delta also supports medical research that examines illnesses that victimize specific segments of the country's population. Our Chapter provides health awareness workshops to the community, supports educational and charitable initiatives for children and their families, the elderly, and others; coordinates activism in local and national health-related issues and forums; current focus in on HIV/AIDS in the African American Community), Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer and Domestic violence. In addition we sponsor an Annual Valentines Day party for seniors at Pinewood East Nursing home. This program is provided in conjunction with the Dr. Betty Shabazz Academy and Delta Gems Academny.

Political Awareness and Involvement

Though non-partisan in nature and purpose, Delta understands the importance of and the need for an informed electorate. Delta's concern for the public's "need-to-know" and the enfranchisement of all Americans has been the philosophical basis for public service programs in this area. Voter registration and voter education programs, workshops and seminars highlighting elected public official assessment and accountability are ongoing. Our chapter provides voter registration and training to the community and chapter. We promote social activism, targeted advocacy, and ongoing education specific to current and evolving county (local, state, national and international issue. The chapter participates in Delta Days in the Nations Capitol and Delta Days at the State Capitol.

To learn more about the Five Point Program Thrust, visit our Grand Chapter's website at http://www.deltasigmatheta.org.

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