Delta Poetry

Deep in our hearts burns a love so pure
That only the strong can mindfully endure
A passion so intense it makes our souls scream
Just to be able to wear the Crimson and Cream
Sophistication at its very best
Never settling, always surpassing the rest
Because competition is no such thing
For a lady of the Crimson and Cream
Dedication, Captivation
Devastation, Elevation
Please ask us if you need an explanation
Because a Delta is a woman of elegance, a woman of pride
A woman whose essence is too strong to hide
Just the mere presence of this woman is so grand
It leaves others confused because they just don't understand
That a dream envisioned 92 years ago
Formed a sisterhood that continues to grow
With a history so rich to ever preserve
We give many hearts ready to serve
This passion we speak of so intensely
Is Nu Beta's passion for D S T
OO-OOP!

- Soror Krystal Walker
Nu Beta Chapter, SPR '05

One True Delta

A Woman of love, peace, and happiness
With a passionate, burning dream
To become one of the women
Who wears the Crimson and Cream

Her heart, like the elephant
Is as strong as can be
While, like the pyramid, she has three sides
One side for them, one side for you,
And always one side for me

Her love for DST
Was evident from the start
When asked why be a Delta?
She said, "It's just in my heart!"

With the wind to her back
And God's presence there just the same
Her dream reached reality
And a Delta she became

So she will wear the Crimson and Cream
And it will be there to stay
Because she will be "One True Delta"
Until her last dying day

-Author Unknown

O
my
goodness!
who are those
dazzling, devastating
divas? sexy, sophisticated
sistas? talented, tenacious trend-
setters? it could only be the sorors of
DELTA SIGMA THETA.. the alluring, bold,
captivating, diligent, energetic, fabulous, gorgeous,
honorable, intelligent, jubliant divas of DST... many are
called but the chosen are few to follow the steps of the great
twenty-two... from challenges and obstacles they did not shrink so
for us to pay tribute, let us sit and think... of our illustrious 22 founders
 
-Author Unknown 

AND GOD SAID

I`ll make a woman, a woman of essence
A woman of pride, a woman who is capable
Of putting trivial things a side
A woman of individuality
A woman of love,
A woman who is enfranchised
With the pearls from above
A woman who is genuine,
  A leader of integrity,
God said...
I`ll make me a
REAL woman, I`ll call her
DST

Delta Long ago and far away
Twenty-two began a brand new day.
They wanted more than just a social life
They desired to be more than just a wife.

These twenty-two had a larger vision
And that soon caused them great division.
Some went left, but most went Right
And strove to reach a higher light.

They wanted to make a better place
And give their children a broader space
To expand their minds and their hearts
And give to the world the best parts
Of being Intelligent, Female, and Black.

These twenty-two started the forward motion
But theirs was just the tip of this Delta notion
They gave the foundation and an example to follow
They made it strong and solid, not hollow.

Their legacy remains as a directional arrow
And the time is now to release the sparrow
To fly free and soar to heights unknown
But she must never travel alone.

Along with her sisters the job gets done.
Along with her SORORS the battle is Won.
-Soror Valerie L. Thomas

Delta Dream

I dream about a love so strong.
I fantasize the circle songs.
I imagine a bond that spans the globe,

I'd wear the crimson and cream robe.

I dream the dream that sisters do,
to walk amongst the twenty-two.
To sit atop the Pyramid,
and dream the dreams Naomi did.

When I awaken from this mood,
I see myself as Fortitude.
The message that this dream has sent to
proudly ride the elephant.

And send to you my love Soror
for you to dream as I've before.

-Author Unknown

A Delta Woman

A Delta woman, full of style and grace,
You hardly ever, see a frown on her face
Full of class and of light, everyone knows,
This Delta's tight, She never complains when
Something doesn't go her way, She prays and has faith,
Knowing everything will be O.K.
A Delta woman, it could be you or me,
But a Delta woman couldn't be just anybody...

-Soror Cynthia Bowers

Some are Ladies, others are WOMEN
Some girls are born Ladies,
looking for society's approval
while others are born WOMEN,
capable of manipulating their own destinies.
Some ladies desire to fit into a stereotype,
while WOMEN, like Winnie Mandela are LEADERS,
blazing the trail for others to follow,
Some ladies are shy and timid
whereas WOMEN like Nikki Giovanni,
aren't afraid to speak their mind,
Some ladies dream, but WOMEN like
Patricia Harris and Shirley Chisolm dare to do more,
Some ladies die in the forgotten memories of history,
while WOMEN like Mary McCloud Bethune,
Wilma Rudolph and Barbara Jordan live on.
Some girls pledge sororities, but
WOMEN pledge Delta Sigma Theta.
Never settle for just being a "lady"...

-Author Unknown

SOROR
The bonds of Delta can never be broken
Together we have all crossed the same sands
Together we have learned the same things.
Which chapter?
Does it matter?

We are Sorors..... Soror means I can lean on you
You'll be there for me, and I for you.
Soror means I can call all night
And you'll answer the phone without a fight.

Soror means you're more than a friend
Soror means on you I can depend
Soror means I'm your supporter
Whatever you do I'm in your corner.

To Delta Sigma Theta we're all so true
Soror means, I love you!
 
- Soror Yolanda Kali Denson (SP'97)
Pi Alpha Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.