The world’s largest African-American sorority, Delta Sigma Theta celebrates its 98th anniversary today. Founded in 1913 at Howard University, the organization now has over 200,000 members and more than 900 chapters around the world.

Delta Sigma Theta is founded on the principles of promoting education and performing community service. The first Delta Sigma Theta sisters participated in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C. that year.

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The sorority culture in a year end review has been the source of numerous news stories. From the Fraternity and Sorority Concert Series to the sorority girls at Florida State University who fell victim to an online predator. It seems that because of these headlines and many more, sororities were heavily trafficked for online news and information. Here is a list of the most popular sororities of 2010 based on website traffic:

1. Pi Beta Phi: Founded at Monmouth University in 1867 although its original name was I.C. Sorosis. Pi Beta Phi, also commonly known as Pi Phi’s symbols are the arrow, angel, and its colors are wine and silver blue. Pi Beta Phi was the first sorority to be a national organization.
2. Alpha Chi Omega: Founded at DePauw University in 1885 and was first founded around the school of music. Commonly known as A Chi O, Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy is the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, which focuses on domestic violence awareness and prevention.
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