Tulsa Alumnae’s membership comes from very diverse backgrounds. Members work diligently to carry out the goals established by the Grand Chapter. Tulsa Alumnae’s community service projects include: Delta Academy, Delta Gems, Ring the Alarm: A Fight Against Childhood Obesity, and the chapter Scholarship Fund.

Delta GEMS, “Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully” is a program that targets young women in grades 9-12th or ages 14-18. The primary focus of the program is to mentor young women who are interested in developing skills to achieve dreams and success through various tasks while demonstrating positive attitudes. Programs address pertinent topics affecting our youth, such as:

• Self Esteem
• College Education
• Career Planning
• Etiquette
• Dress for Success
• Goal Setting
• Developing and Maintaining
• Healthy Relationships

Delta Academy was formed to enhance the future of our African American girls. The program is aimed at adolescent girls aged 11-14 and/or grades 6^th-8^th.

The Delta Academy seeks to remedy some of society’s deficiencies as they pertain to Black girls and offers supervised and structured experiences that will help participants grow to be productive citizens with high self-esteem and an appreciation for the demand of an increasingly Generation Z-focused society.

The program focuses on the following:

• Academic growth
• Developing leadership skills
• Involvement in community action and social change
• Introducing non-traditional STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers

Paint the Town Red is the organization’s signature event that raises money for various charitable activities in the community. This event is held annually in November. This event offers a fun night of dinner and dance while raising money for the community.

The Cradle-To-College Read & Rise Program was implemented by the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in conjunction with Rudisill Library and the Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League. The program facilitates a reading-mentor program for families of pre-school age children in the Tulsa community. The focus of the program is to support parents and families of pre-school age youth in promoting a love for reading. Early literacy instills an appreciation for the value and power of words and reading proficiencies motivating life long learning skills in every arena of education.

The Tulsa Alumnae Chapter sponsors several scholarships (for graduating high school seniors):

The Pocahontas M. Greadington Scholarship for Educational Leadership
The Late Pocahontas Greadington was an educational leader; and the first African-American to hold an administrative position in the Tulsa Public School system. For more on Mrs. Greadington, go to the Tulsa Historical Society website.
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Scholarship Amount: $1,000

The Jobie E. Holderness Scholarship for Exemplary Community Service
The Late Mrs. Holderness was one of the charter members of the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter; and a community activist and survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. You will find out more about Mrs. Holderness here.
Scholarship Amount: $1,000

The President’s Award
This award is funded via donations from the past Presidents of the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter. It is intended to help with the cost of college text books. It is also available to graduating high school seniors; based upon academic merit and financial need.
Scholarship Amount: $500

Sorors across the state are encouraged to purchase your very own personalized Delta Sigma Theta license plates! Please click below to download the form and submit it to your local tag office or to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. A sample of the tag is shown below. On all tags, the first three letters are DST and the last three are numbers chosen by you. Please be prepared to show verification of membership at time of application.