Backup Documents 10/24/2023 Item # 4B (Proclomation - Delta Signa Theta Sorority Day) 4B
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization comprised of
more than 300,000 predominantly Black college-educated women whose primary
purpose is to provide support through established programs in local communities
throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C.,
the sorority currently has more than 1,000 alumnae/collegiate chapters located in
the United States, England, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the
Bahamas, and the Republic of Korea; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., chartered
October 26, 2013, by 25 members of this esteemed sisterhood as the first African
American chartered sorority in Collier County, is committed to the development of
programs based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic
Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement,
Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement, as established
by its founders more than 110 years ago; and
WHEREAS, celebrating its tenth year, the Collier County Alumnae Chapter has exemplified the
spirit of its founders in their respective roles as educators, business leaders,
medical professionals, community and student advocates, and activists, both
professionally and voluntarily, and through their efforts to improve the quality of
life and overall well-being of citizens in Collier County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Alumnae Chapter's mission and programs benefit our community
through initiatives such as mentorship programs for underserved youth, scholarship
and awards programs, charitable giving at home and abroad, health and wellness
seminars, educational/political forums, and voter registration campaigns;
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, wishes to congratulate
members of the Collier County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc., on its ten years of outstanding service to Collier County, Florida, and that
October 26, 2023, be designated as
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 24T" Day of October 2023.
,- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOC 0, CHAIRMAN