Happy Founder’s Day!

120 years of sisterhood, forever friendships, hours of philanthropic work, and so much more. Today is officially Delta Beta Sigma’s (DBS) 120th anniversary. Read along to learn the history of Delta Beta Sigma! 

Delta Beta Sigma was founded in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 1, 1903  at the Columbia Institute by our seven founders: Anna Faulkner, Florrie Faulkner, Rose Dickinson, Estelle Handford, Marion Moran, Eva Colmore, and Mabel Vaughn. As time progressed, so did DBS. Within these 120 years, there has been a significant amount of progress among this organization. As a sorority, we grew and learned the importance of representing ourselves as true DBS sisters. Likewise, DBS has had almost 24,000 members since 1903! 

At the 1935 convention, DBS initiated the concept of national philanthropies. The first national philanthropy was the National Society for Crippled Children and now we are supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Currently, Delta Beta Sigma has seven active chapters who are working towards a goal of wearing their letters well in their community and raising money for the BCRF. 

Hear from our National President, Hannah Knies and what she has to say about Delta Beta Sigma. “Founder's Day is a time where we can reflect on where Delta Beta Sigma started 120 years ago: a group of seven young women, knitting together a family of sisters while they were far away from their own families at a boarding school in Columbia, Tennessee. As we look forward to the next 120 years, I can see this sisterhood growing even larger and more beautiful. What an honor it is to witness the love our members have for each other and the charity they have for their communities.”

It is an honor to be a part of such an amazing organization. We also ove to have our alumni involved and attend convention! If you are an alumni, feel free to reach out to us at nationaldeltabetasigma@gmail.com. We would love to have you involved in our organization as an alumni! 

The true meaning of sisterhood.