From their sorority house in northwest Detroit, the women of the Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. have done many good deeds. They have sponsored programs to help the homeless, to assist grandparents raising grandchildren, used their voices to entrance children through storytelling, and funded hundreds of college scholarships.

Next weekend, they sponsor their biggest fund-raiser of the year -- the Ebony Fashion Fair which brings astounding, provocative dress from world-renowned designers to a Detroit stage.

Anitta Orr, president of the Detroit Alumnae Chapter, wants the sorority to do even more good work in Detroit neighborhoods, so that people will say, "The Deltas helped us do this."

Anitta became a Delta 44 years ago as a student at Western Michigan University. She's a former Detroit public school teacher of the speech and language-impaired.

The sorority's Detroit chapter has more than 800 members, representing college graduates from across the country. Most are initiated at colleges, but many join as graduate alumnae.   more »