Our Programs
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The chapter also supports and donates time, services, and goods to local schools, churches, and area organizations. Including, but not limited to, Tulsa Public Schools, NAACP, Urban League, National & Local Pan-Hellenic Council activities, and constant support of the sorority’s national projects (DREF, SEE, Collegiate/Alumnae initiative, AIDS Awareness).
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Financial Fortitude is the current Economic Development Program Initiative that is comprised of 10 components which include a collaboration of information from the FDIC, the National Endowment for Financial Education, and other well known financial institutions. This initiative seeks to help our members spread financial literacy throughout our local communities to reduce debt, increase minority entrepreneurship, and drive multi-generational wealth and financial security.
Educational Development is the catalyst to providing educational support to the Tulsa and surrounding community. Our involvement reaches to young participants of all ages, to inspire, motivate, and support achievement.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is charged with identifying international issues, active involvement in raising awareness of human right issues, recognizing infrastructure challenges and increase global awareness. The Tulsa Alumnae Chapter strives to educate our service area on global issues, and host events to raise awareness.
Tulsa Alumnae chapter seeks to educate members and the community regarding healthy lifestyle options, disease detection and prevention, and eradicating the stigma of mental health diagnosis and treatment. Through our national initiative of Total Woman: Mind, Body, and Spirit, we work to help women address the challenges of living a holistic and healthy life.
This drives Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s national social action agenda on the local level within the Tulsa community; aides in voter registration and education drives, and advocates for political and civic solutions that aid the underprivileged and minority communities.
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The Tulsa Alumnae Chapter is responsible for the following programs, initiatives, and activities in and around Tulsa
Tulsa Alumnae
Delta Academy
Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century: The Delta Academy was created by Dr. Betty Shabazz in 1996 out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures. Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local chapters to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools across the nation. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
Delta Academy has taken many forms. In some chapters, the Academies are after-school or Saturday programs; others are weekly or biweekly throughout the school year; and still other programs occur monthly. At a minimum, chapters plan and implement varied activities based upon the needs of the early adolescents in their areas. The activities implemented most often include computer training, self-esteem and etiquette workshops, field trips for science experiences and for college exposure, and special outings to cultural events, fancy dinners, museums, plays, and concerts.
Tulsa Alumnae
Delta GEMS
A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy: Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Delta GEMS was created to catch the dreams of African-American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18. Delta GEMS provides the framework to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude. The goals for Delta GEMS are:
- To instill the need to excel academically;
- To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
- To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures in high school and beyond; and
- To create compassionate, caring, and community-minded young women by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.
The Delta GEMS program offers a road map for college and career planning through activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth. Delta GEMS, like Delta Academy, is implemented by chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Delta GEMS participants have the opportunity to define and “Discover their individual Brilliance.”
Additional Programs
- Annual Scholarship Ball Paint the Town Red
- Annual Scholarships
- Delta Day at the State Capital
- International Day Of Service
- Support A Black Business
- Support of Domestic Violence Center
- Community Baby Shower
- Gun Violence Seminars
- Human Trafficking Seminars
- Voter Registration
- Breakfast for Milady
- May Week
- Project 13: St Jude Walk