List of Delta Sigma Theta sisters
Name Original chapter Notability
Germaine Bazzle New Orleans Alumnae World Renowned Jazz Vocalist ; Highly respected director of musical education at Xavier Prep in New Orleans
Harolyn Blackwell Iota Iota Soprano ; Opera singer
Marcia Butler Holt Mu Epsilon Jazz singer
Shirley Caesar Honorary Known as the First Lady of Gospel ; Gospel singer ;
Maurette Brown Clark Kappa Phi Gospel singer
Florence Cole Talbert Honorary Opera singer ; composer of the official Delta Hymn ; Dean of Music at Wiley College
Natalie Cole Upsilon Singer of This Will Be ( An Everlasting Love )
Roberta Flack Alpha Singer of Killing Me Softly with His Song
Aretha Franklin Honorary R & B and Classically Trained Opera Performer ; Singer of Respect ; Queen of Soul
Shirley Graham Alpha Gamma Composer of the Opera Tom-Tom ; Second wife of W. E. B . Du Bois
Lena Horne Honorary Jazz , pop , and Broadway singer
Dorothy Maynor Gamma Iota Soprano ; Opera Singer
K. Michelle Beta Alpha American recording artist and pianist as well as songwriter
Leontyne Price Beta Soprano ; Opera Singer ; Awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Philippa Schuyler Honorary Musical child prodigy and pianist ; Journalist ; Daughter of Harlem Renaissance writer George Schuyler
Beverly Sills Honorary American operatic soprano . Called America 's Queen of Opera by Time
Crystal Taliefero Gamma Nu American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist
Támar Upsilon Actress in several Tyler Perry plays and finalist on The Voice
Leslie Uggams Honorary Emmy and Tony Award -winning singer in Hallelujah , Baby ! ; Kizzy in Alex Haley 's Roots
Nancy Wilson Honorary Grammy Award winning blues , jazz , cabaret and pop singer
Below is a list of Delta Sigma Theta members (commonly referred to as Deltas). Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (ΔΣΘ) was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was first incorporated in Washington, D.C., on February 9, 1913. On January 20, 1930, the organization was incorporated as a perpetual body. The nomenclature of graduate chapters are named according to geographic location and Alumnae annexed to the service area's name.