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Growing up I used to see the different women in leadership positions in my church and community and for the most part they were all members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. I remember these women being the most approachable, enthusiastic, direct, diligent, and well-rounded women always naturally running things. I always sat in amazement as these women took the floor, delegated responsibilities, and worked until the job was completed. I knew back then it was definitely something that separated Delta women from the women of different organizations. And then the fact that my father, a both very proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi and a Mason, seemed to speak of the Delta women he knew with so much admiration and respect only added esteem to my already growing deference for the women of Delta Sigma Theta.
As I got older I remember seeing step shows and hearing chants from the different Delta activities I attended. I loved their confident attitudes and sassy wit. And I loved the fact that the women were so diverse in nature. There were young women from every hue and every different crowd who were a part of the organization. I remember hearing that they didn’t need a mirror to tell them they looked good; and being an unconventional (yet very confident) beauty myself I understood exactly what they meant. I loved hearing that they were not only about their beauty, stepping, but they were also about their academics. They sounded like such well-rounded women… exactly what I longed to be.
It wasn’t until I reached college that I realized exactly why my decision to seek membership from Delta was solidified. My father, knowing I want to become a Delta woman so bad, asked me “Why Delta?” And as I began to give him my superficial answer, I realized the women I admired so much were only a small aspect of it all. The reason I want to be a part of Delta Sigma Theta is much bigger than the women I admire. I want to be a Delta because of the values the organization stands for, the vision it has, and the legacy it continues to develop. I’ve also stood by the motto, “an organization shouldn’t define you—you should already possess similar characteristics that the organization embodies.” I don’t want to be a Delta in hopes of one day committing to serve the community. I, instead, wish to be a Delta because I seek a strong sisterhood with women, much like myself, who feel like in order to be a leader you must first be a servant… Women who dedicate their lives to education, servitude, and advocacy…. Women who understand the importance of political advancement, giving back in order to progress as a people, as well as taking care oneself in order to be able to give your best as well as your all to others. I grew up thinking community service is a way of life and that our community can only be enriched if we progressively work to strengthen it through all aspects. And as I continue to grow as a young woman, I realize that much like the parable of the talents, found in the bible, we must all be like the third servant and use our God-given gifts and purpose to better this world… and I feel as though my gift is working both with youth and through politics to better not only the community, but the world as well.
Ultimately my goal is to work with intercity children in hopes of leveling the field for our people by providing them with educational supplements so that they can graduate with the opportunity to attend any school that they wish. My plan directly after completing my undergraduate degree is to attend law school while teaching minority student in an intercity. And as I enter the second semester of my active sophomore year in college, I pray that it will God’s Will that I am an accepted by the chapter at my school. For me, I choose Delta Sigma Theta because the organization represents so much of what I stand for as a young black woman… and I hope that they see it enough in me to choose me as well.
Both members and fellow prospective interests, please pray for me in my quest to join Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
**I hope I wasn’t too lengthy. I just wanted to give my honest and full reason to answer this thread.
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