Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 at Howard University. The founders wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Emory’s Omicron Xi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta was founded in 1982.