Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Services and Programs

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a public service organization that aims to target areas outlined in our Five Point Program Thrust. Suffolk County Alumnae Chapter provides services and programs to the local community that are in line with the following areas that shape the mission Delta:

Educational Development 

SCAC Programs:

• Scholarship Programs
• DELTA GEMS
• EMBODI
• SEE Project
  
• Project ACE
• May Week

Economic Development

SCAC Programs:

• Homeownership Workshops
• Financial Fortitude Workshops

Physical and Mental Health

SCAC Programs:

• Journey to Wellness
• Total Woman Challenge
• 50 Million Pound Challenge
• AIDS/HIV Workshops
• Breast Cancer Workshops
• Witness Walk for Breast Cancer
• Project SHAPE
• Go Red
• STAY Red

Political Awareness and Involvement

SCAC Programs:

• Meet the Candidates Forum
• Voter Registration

International Awareness and Invovement

SCAC Programs:

• Save Darfur
• Mary Help of the Sick Mission in Africa
• Help for Haiti

Social Action Programs

• Adopt-a-Family
• Domestic Violence Awareness Project
• Regional Day of Service
• Keep Islip Clean

Below you will find additional information on a few of our signature programs and scholarship opportunities.

Delta GEMS

Delta GEMS (Growning and Empowering Myself Successfully) was created to “catch the dreams” of African American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18, a mission embodied by Delta's own, Dr. Betty Shabazz. Delta GEMS provides the frame work 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—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.

SEE (Science & Everyday Experiences)

In 2002, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), in partnership with the AAAS Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs, began developing and implementing the 5-year Science and Everyday Experiences (SEE) Initiative, an informal science education project funded by the National Science Foundation. The SEE Initiative helps parents and caregivers of African American elementary and middle school age children (K-8) develop effective ways to support children's informal science and mathematics learning experiences.

Suffolk County Alumnae Chapter is eager to share some of Delta's wonderful science experiences with you.To learn more about Delta's SEE project or to schedule a SEE event, please contact see@dstscac.org.

EMBODI

The EMBODI Program addresses the full range of developmental needs of African-American and other minority males ages 14 to 18 years of age, with an evolving focus on education, physical health, social and emotional issues, sexuality, economics, and politics. The Program serves as a motivational tool for African American and other minority teenage males with the ultimate goal of increasing their knowledge and awareness of issues affecting young men today. Suffolk County Alumnae Chapter continues to work with youny men in our area to meet the goals of this program.

The goals of EMBODI are:

• To expand the horizons of young African American males by cultivating a personal vision for their lives;
  
• To develop a personalized tool kit that will provide each young man with an individualized approach toward enhanced self-understanding;
  
• To provide each young man with the support and caring of a consistent adult male role model; 
  
• To stimulate an awareness of various college and career options to make rewarding life choices and decisions; and .
  
• To create community-minded, caring, giving, and productive citizens by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.