Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Announces Its Annual Educational Scholarships Recipients
Chapel Hill, NC – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated encourages and supports the advancement of educational opportunities for all. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta carries out the charge by awarding scholarships to graduating students in the chapter’s service area of Orange and Chatham Counties. The chapter has awarded over $170,000 in scholarship aid to 232 students since its chartering on March 18, 1979.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently awarded $3,500.00 in scholarships to three (3) graduating seniors in Chatham and Orange County schools. A brunch reception for the students and their families was held on June 2 at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill.
Jerrai Burns (Chapel Hill High School) will attend the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and was awarded $1,500.00; Kahlil Barnett (Cedar Ridge High School) will attend East Carolina University, and was awarded $1,000.00; and Ednaya Hackney (Northwoods High School) will attend High Point University, and was awarded $1,000.00.
About Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in communities. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has more than 900 chapters worldwide and has initiated over 300,000 members. The sorority uses its Five-Point Programmatic Thrust of economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health, and political awareness and involvement to develop its national programs. For more information, please visit www.chcaa-dst.org.
Submitted by: Rhonda Manns McRae
