is
matriculated at a college or university, approved by the Scholarship and
Standards Committee, in day evening or extention classes as a student pursuing
work leading to an initial baccaluaurate degree or its equivalency.adapted from the
The information is basically given in two sections: Undergraduate and
Overall.
Undergraduate Requirements for Membership Intake:
Any woman of good character is eligible for collegiate membership in the sorority provided that she:
is
matriculated at a college or university, approved by the Scholarship and
Standards Committee, in day evening or extention classes as a student pursuing
work leading to an initial baccaluaurate degree or its equivalency.
has completed at
least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours at a college or university
approved by the Scholarship and Standards Committee of the Sorority.
has an official
stamped transcript from a college or university approved by the Scholarship
and Standards Committee of the Sorority denoting at least a 2.5
G.P.A.on a 4.0 scale or its equivalence on other scales.
For All Interestd Parties...
Why do you want
to be a member of Delta Sigma Theta? I will not tell you what your answer
should be, since each person will have her own reasons... but this is something
that you must SERIOUSLY consider. It is not sufficient to say that you
want to be a Delta in order to emulate your mother, aunt, sister, teacher,
etc.... ESPECIALLY if that person has not remained active with Delta.
How much do you
know about Delta? DO YOUR RESEARCH! Why would you want to be a part of
an organization you know little or nothing about? Some good resource
are
What do you bring
to Delta? What are your assets? What kind of public service have you done
on your own? Delta is a public service sorority. You'll find Deltas active
in
and a host of other organizations. As a matter fact, if
you're interested in Delta, the best way to get to know Deltas is for you
to get active in some of the other organizations that we are active in.
We will notice your work and consider you an asset to Delta.
How do you act at the Rush? Treat
it like a JOB INTERVIEW! It's really very similar... you want to show off
your best qualities and you've got a short time to do it. Make it count.
Don't be overbearing, but it's not wise to appear aloof, either. Be friendly
and show genuine interest. Ask questions, but not those that you already
know the answer to or ones that have obvious answers. If you see a Delta
there who you know from some other part of your life, make sure you make
contact with her and let her know where you know her from.
Several undergrads have asked
what they can do if the Delta chapter at their school is suspended. The
answer is simple... nothing, short of transferring to a school where the
chapter is not suspended. If the chapter will not be active by the time
you graduate (and you don't want to transfer), set your sights on an alumnae
chapter after you get your degree. You cannot pledge at a school with an
active chapter unless you are enrolled there as a degree-seeking student.
If you are attending part-time, you must be taking at least half of the
credits required to be a full-time student.
Can you pledge an undergraduate
chapter if you are still at that school persuing a graduate degree? NO.
Once you have received a bachelors degree, you no longer qualify for undergraduate
membership. You must be invited (YES, INVITED!) to join a graduate (alumnae)
chapter.
A frequent question is "How
do I let the Deltas on my campus/in my community know that I am interested
without being annoying"? The answer depends on whether you already
know a Delta. If you know one and feel comfortable with her, then simply
express your interest, requesting that you be notified if membership intake
is scheduled. If you later hear that membership intake is scheduled and
you haven't gotten any information about it, express your interest again....
but don't "hound" us. We DO have lives outside of Delta.
If there's a Delta you'd really
like to get to know better, try inviting her to lunch (or brunch on Sunday
afternoon), making it clear when you extend the invitation that you'd like
to get to know her better and find out about Delta. Then use that time
to tell her how you feel about Delta, what you have to offer the sorority,
what you've done to prepare yourself. Ask her about her own involvement
in Delta and if there are upcoming activities that you can help with or
participate in. Ask her opinion of what you should be doing to prepare
yourself. You can't "buy" her vote, but she'll remember that
you invited her and she'll probably look upon you favorably because you
took a chance. She may even recommend you to her other chapter members!
If you do not know a Delta, YOU'RE
NOT DOING ENOUGH PUBLIC SERVICE! Get out there and work in your community
and you will surely meet one. It also wouldn't hurt to attend any public
Delta functions that you can. You will need to submit a letter of recommendation
from an active Delta. If she does not know you well, she cannot write this
letter for you, so please don't ask a Delta you barely know to recommend
you! How well should she know you? Well enough for her to leave her children
with you - or leave you alone with her husband - or give you a key to her
home or car. Deltas are SISTERS, remember.
How much are dues? You'll be given
this information when you attend a RUSH... Until then, you really don't
need to know.
Guess what? Just because you meet
the minimum requirements for membership (GPA, public service, recommendations,
etc.) doesn't mean you'll be selected! Surprised? Don't be... Every Delta
in the chapter that you apply to has a vote - and you must get a majority
of those votes. If you don't get a majority, you will NOT "make line"...
plain and simple. Delta is a MEMBERSHIP organization - you don't just AUTOMATICALLY
get in.
If you are approached to join
a "Delta Interest Group", DON'T DO IT! Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
does not have or sanction interest groups.
A couple of final notes... Are
you willing to make a FINANCIAL commitment to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority?
It's not enough to pay to pledge - Delta's business takes ONGOING financial
support. Too many people have been willing to spend a small fortune to
get in and then complain about dues once they are members.
Delta is not just a lifetime commitment... Delta is a LIFESTYLE! We do
not need people who only wear tshirts or step. If you cannot make Delta
and its programmatic thrusts a prominent part of your life FOR THE REMAINDER
OF YOUR LIFE, please find another sorority.
If you have a question that is not answered here, send me an email message
and I'll try to answer it... but PLEASE proofread what you write. I have
received countless messages from prospectives who cannot form simple sentences.
If you can't understand what you wrote, don't expect me to understand what
you've written. If you don't receive an answer, I probably couldn't figure
out what you were asking... and PLEASE - don't ask me questions that I've
already answered above.
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