Lois Jones, president of the Laurinburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, presents a gift to Dr. Norma Boyd, a charter member of the local organization.
Delta Sigma Beta, founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is an international public service organization with more than 200,000 members. It is a private, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support in local communities throughout the world.
The major programs of the sorority are based on the organization's Five Pint Programmatic Thrust: economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health and political awareness and involvement.
Sujette Ellis, of Maxton, decided over thirty years ago that there was a need for the organization in Scotland County.
On February 24 of 1979, Ellis chartered the Laurinburg Alumna Chapter with 14 other founding members from the Laurinburg-Maxton area.
Dr. Norma Sermon Boyd, who served as the ninth South Atlantic regional director, was one of the 15 charter member and returned as the guest speaker for the local chapter's 30th anniversary.
Boyd spoke of the need for continued public service, education and scholarship opportunities and knowledge and input of how local municipalities receive and spend federal stimulus funds.
The 45 members of the local alumnae chapter, under current president Lois Jones, participates in a number of charitable events in the community, including Relay for Life, Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride and Walk, Read Across America, Habitat for Humanity and Delta G.E.M.S., a program the helps local teenage girls.
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