Talk:Delta Sigma Theta

It was suggested that this article should be renamed Delta Sigma Theta. The vote is shown below:

Move Gene Nygaard 14:00, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 12:34, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

not verifiably the largest womens organization in the world

DST is the largest organization for women in the world. It may be the AA sorority with the most chapters, but not the largest org in the whole world.

Name one org that has 900+ chapters (if that is a correct number) - I'm thinking 90+ - because

that would be an unmanagable number. Their chapter names would be three greek letters (alpha

alpha alpha chapter) ---EDIT: I stand corrected if their website is valid

http://deltasigmatheta.xohost.com/inside.php?id=0305A

Copyvio/NPOV issues? Peacock words?

The latter section of the article appears possibly to be pasted in from some DST literature.

• the threat to Social Security as we know it
• an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females
• A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful ...

This is not encyclopedic style and is potentially a copyright violation. We need someone with the patience to disentangle factual information about DST programs from the organization's own PR. These programs can be described in more neutral terms, in some cases simply by changing first-person references ("our young females") to neutral ones ("young females" or better yet, "young women and girls"), but in other cases by excision of peacock terms. (In the interest of being positive: Check out Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles.) Lawikitejana 15:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

"Cream" as in "cream-colored" or as a synonym for white?

The current link in "crimson and cream" goes to the article on white (color). However, there is now an article for cream (color). I didn't want to change the link without knowing whether the organization really uses the cream color or simply uses the term cream to refer to white because it is alliterative. Lawikitejana 15:19, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Remove "Soror" in Founder Descriptions

Please remove "soror" in founder descriptions. Not every woman on Wikipedia is not a Soror in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Also, please cite information (i.e. In Search of Sisterhood). Thanks! Bearly541 06:20, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Userbox

{{User Delta Sigma Theta}}

ΔΣΘThis user is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Please see: the category below. Bearly541 04:14, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Keisha Knight Pulliam

Please take Keisha Knight Pulliam off the "honorary list." Honorary members of the sorority go through a different process than those applying to the organization in college. Ms. Pulliam was initiated into the sorority at Spelman College in Atlanta. Ms. Pulliam is NOT an honorary member but a full fledged and accepted member or Delta Sigma Theta. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Phrostbite06 (talk • contribs) 14:31, 4 April 2007 (UTC).

Done. Real96 07:59, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Pharmacy

No reference to the DST that predates the current this organization by many years? Delta Sigma Theta Pharmaceutical/Dental (male) Fraternity was founded in the late 1800s. Their HQ shut down in the late 80s early 90s. Last I heard, there were still two functioning chapters one at STLCOP and one at rutgers. [[TheAngriestPharmacist]] 08:47, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

You can make a disambiguation page for the dental society. But, as far as the notability of the society, Delta Sigma Theta the sorority always comes first. Real96 06:51, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

It'd be too hard to find info on the pharmacy fraternity. They died before the internet boom, so there's nothing out there. I'm sure they have manuals, etc, but they're in someone's closet. If they're worthy of a stub, a member will do it eventually...I guess...or I may get a wild hair some day. [[TheAngriestPharmacist]] 08:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorority Crest

Please remove the Sorority Crest from this page. This a protected emblem of Delta Sigma Theta per the rules enforced by the Grand Chapter.65.213.64.35 20:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but the crest is allowed. All of the sorority's crests are protected under fair use. Continued removal will warrant a block. Wikipedia is not censored. Miranda 20:31, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

I hid the image. Miranda 18:10, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Per Fair Use legal status, which crest, logos and some other material Copyrighted material can be used regardless of the opinion of the copyright holder. please see Our use of copyrighted media policy ^∆ 14:48, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Assessment

I reassessed this article as a Start, for many reasons. First, lack of reliable sources and citations. Some of this looks copied from a website (national?). Second, this article not having a neutral point of view. I have added two pictures in order to enhance the article, but an alleged Delta member keeps removing information and placing information which constitutes original research. Third, correction of red links. I am going to make some founder pages later on for AKA b/c the founders were original members of AKA. I am also going to upload some images of Delta members on Commons, because I found some online. Contact me on my talk page if you have any more questions. Miranda 16:45, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Delta Founders Pictures

Hi, could someone please upload some pictures or source pictures of individual founders of this sorority? I am beginning to make pages for these people and pictures of them would be helpful. Miranda 15:36, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Miranda my sorority flower is the Violet not the AFrican violet. Also, the last revisions you made concerning service programs conflict with what is on our National website. HistoricDST 16:37, 9 July 2007 (UTC)