African Violet Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to promote human welfare. It is a sisterhood of more than 185,000 predominately black college educated women. Currently, the Sorority have over 850 chapters located in the United States, Japan, Germany, the Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five Point Thrust. They are Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health and Political Awareness and Involvement.
Deltas are number one in scholarship.
The five founders of Zeta Phi Beta were encouraged by members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity who felt the need to have a sister organization. The purpose of the sorority is to foster sisterly love, scholarship, finer womanhood, and service. The sorority has chapters throughout the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. They sponsor ongoing activities such as Storks Nest to assist disadvantaged mothers, tutoring programs, day care centers, and scholarship opportunities. All facets of the community are touched by the work of the women at Zeta Phi Beta and in USA's Delta Lambda Chapter.