Local Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Chapter Awards Annual Educational Scholarships
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 $176,500 in scholarship aid to 242 students since its charter on March 18, 1979.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently awarded $5,650.00 in scholarships to four (4) graduating seniors in Chatham and Orange County schools.
Amaya Royster (East Chapel Hill High School) is the recipient of the newly established Ishna J. Hall Scholarship and will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was awarded $2,500.00.
Miles Merriweather (East Chapel High School) will attend North Carolina State University, was awarded $1,350.00.
Brookie Currie (Orange High School) will attend Winston Salem State University, was awarded $1,100.00.
Jazzmin Abernathy (Orange High School) will attend Durham Technical Community College, was awarded $700.00.
About Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 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.