Chi Omega vs Delta Sigma Theta
 

I'm confused, I've heard both sororities say they are the largest. Does anyone really know what the book says. I'm not starting anything negative I'm just curious.

I believe (and I could be wrong) that Chi Omega has the most initiated, but Delta Sigma Theta has more actual chapters.

Barbara

Why? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

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MCCOYRED
Mu Psi '86
BaltCo Alumnae

Dynamic...Salient...Temperate...Since 1913

Why what? "I'm confused, I've heard both sororities say they are the largest. Does anyone really know what the book says? I'm
not starting anything negative I'm just curious" I'm thinking that's all I need to say to ask the question. I've just heard both organizations say the same thing. If I'm going to repeat what they say I want to get it right.

PguinTrax? Are you a Gamma Sigma Sigma as well as a Zeta Tau Alpha?

Jaybee,

No, just a ZTA. There was/is no GSS chapter at my college.

Barbara

Keep in mind that Chi O is a NPC sorority and DST is a NPHC sorority.

Does it really matter though?

On ANY GIVEN TIME, each Fraternity/Soroity are the Biggest of everything! Days go by and times change. Chapters are added and subtracted! There never is a stand still!

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

This is similar to the "which was the first sorority--Pi Phi, Theta, Gamma Phi Beta, ADPi, or Phi Mu?" question that always is asked.

According to each of the organizations' sites, XO has over 240,000 initiates, while DST has over 200,000. Regardless, they're both pretty big groups. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif And that's that.

Founding dates of NPC's

ADPi- 1851
Phi Mu- 1852
Pi Phi- 1867
Theta- 1870 (janurary)
Kappa- 1870 (october)
Alpah Phi- 1872
DG- 1873
Sigma Kappa- 1874 (Nov. 9)
Gamma Phi- 1874 (Nov. 11)
AChiO- 1885
Tri-delt- 1888
AZD- 1893
Chi-O- 1895
AOPi- 1897 (jan)
KD- 1897 (oct)
Tri-Sig- 1898 (apr)
ZTA- 1898 (oct)
Alpha Sig tau- 1899
Alpha Sig- 1901
DZ- 1902
AGD (WOOHOO)- 1904
AEPi- 1909
Theta Phi- 1912
Phi Sig- 1913
DPhiE- 1917 (mar 17)
SDT- 1917 (mar 25)

just incase anyone was interested.



[This message has been edited by UMgirl (edited June 20, 2001).]

Alpha Sigma Tau was founded in 1899 not 1889. I'm sure it was just a typo. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

To answer the question JayBEE! originally asked, Delta Sigma Theta has 292 chapters (2nd behind Alpha Kappa Alpha with 330) and 85000 initiates while Chi Omega has 174 chapters (3rd place) and 225000 initiates. These numbers are accurate as of 1997. So it depends on what you mean by "larger" in terms of chapters or initiates. If you mean number of initiates, it's Chi Omega. If you mean number of chapters, although Delta Sigma Theta has more than Chi Omega, neither is the largest (AKA is).

I have seen Deltas boast about being the largest Black women's organization so many times. I suspect that if JayBEE asked which organization is larger, Alpha Kappa Alpha or Delta Sigma Theta, the question would have been answered. Not asked, why do you want to know.

Yup. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

WHERE did you get that information from?? Delta has over 200,000 members (as someone else stated) in 950 chapters worldwide. And guess what? Those are just the ones that pay dues. THAT information is accurate as of 2001, as stated by our National President (see her message on www.deltasigmatheta.org). Even in 1997 we had close to 900 chapters. Unlike some organizations, our alumnae chapters are included in the active chapter count because they work just as hard (if not harder in some cases) for the sorority as the undergraduates. Maybe you're talking about undergraduate chapters only? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif

[This message has been edited by 12dn94dst (edited June 21, 2001).]

EXCUSE ME!!! WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR NUMBERS FROM????? DID YOU CALL THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INNNNNNNNNNCORPORATED?!!?!?!?!??!!?

Tell me how HOW HOW HOW we went from 292 chapters in 1997 to 950 CHAPTERS in 2001. EXCUSE ME BUT I WAS INITIATED IN DELTA SIGMA THETA in 1997 and I KNOW WE HAD more than 85,000 members/initiates in 1997. How could we go from 85,000 in 1997 to OVER 200,000 in 2001.

BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER A QUESTION CONCERNING MY SORORITY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT or USE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY!!!