Case Study: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated has a legacy that dates back over one hundred years. One hundred years of service, fortitude, and pride. Overcoming adversity and strengthening communities through service. Courage, heroism, and involvement are characteristics that exude from the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated leadership skills that change mind, and body. My interest in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated stem from observation of the Sorority, I have witnessed on and off campus the time that the sorority have put into service and the uplifting of the community, and individuals. This type of work and humility speak to my spirit. To be on one accord with individuals creates a corporation of organizers, planners,

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