The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13th, 1913 by 22 collegiate women at Howard University in Washington, D.C. They are a non-for-profit sorority that is dedicated to pulic service programs, especially those that target the African American community. The Psi Chapter is located at the University of Kansas, and the Alpha Alpha Chapter was founded in 1925 for Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. members.

In March of 1913 the sorority performed their first public act and participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington, D.C. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was incorporated in 1930 and now has over 200,000 members internationally.

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University by a group of 9 female college students. Alpha Kappa Alpha now has over 283,000 members.

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men, founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men on December 4th 1906. This group recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in America, and they now have over 290,000 members internationally.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities, including the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The NPHC was formed as a permanent organization on May 10, 1930 on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C.