The year was 1913...the day was January 13^th...On this date, twenty-two exceptional women founded what is known today as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founded on the Campus of Howard University, the Alpha Chapter, composed of twenty-two dynamic women who surpassed the idea of "socialism", and decided to create a greater bond to respond to the call of serving people in need. Today, the organization prides itself in answering to the call of Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service. Today, Delta members exceed the count of 200,000 with chapters nationwide as well as in West Germany, the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, Japan, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Haiti, Liberia, and Korea.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, incorporated in 1930, operates under what is known as the "five point thrust", which are:

The Alpha Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on June 17, 1934 on the campus of the historic Shaw University by eight ingenious ladies. Alpha Rho, the third undergraduate chapter to be established in North Carolina, has endeavored to preserve the excellence and dynamic service instituted at the very beginning.

From her inception, Alpha Rho has sought to serve through various efforts on her campus and throughout the community. Some of our projects are:

Club Delta

School America, Deltaerobics

Halloween-O-Grams, Black Arts Festival

Charity Can Food Drive, Invitational Step Show

Male/Female Charity Auction, Fire & Ice Masquerade Ball

Black History Awareness Week, Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Project Voter Registration, Adopt-A-Highway, Black Issue Forums, 50/50 Raffle

Eleanor Nunn Scholarship, Educational & Informative Seminars, Dorthea Dix Hill Run