Member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, 1930s

Item Overview

Title

Member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, 1930s

Alternative title

Delta Sigma Theta, Los Angeles chapters

Date Created

[1930s]

Date

1930/1940

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority wearing a full length fur coat, standing in front of wooden paneled sliding doors with the Greek letters of the sorority posted above her.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is an African American women’s’ Greek organization that was founded at Howard University in 1913. Delta Sigma Theta creates programming to improve political, educational, and social and economic conditions within black communities.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American Greek letter societies