Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded at Howard University on January 13, 1913, by 22 Black women seeking to promote academic excellence and service, famously marching in the 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade as their first public act, and establishing a legacy of social action, sisterhood, and community impact through their Five-Point Programmatic Thrust.
Cheryl W. Turner of Jackson, MS, elected during the 56th National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, serves as the National First Vice President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Prior to this accomplishment, she served two terms as the Southern Regional Director of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Soror Turner was elected during the Sorority’s 43rd Southern Regional Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, and is the first and only Mississippian to be elected to the position since the inception of Regional Conferences in 1923. As Southern Regional Director, she was responsible for the oversight and management of 215 established chapters in the largest Region of our illustrious organization. Years later, she served the Southern Region again as the Interim Director.