Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Delta G.E.M.S.

Mission

Delta G.E.M.S is a leadership development initiative for high school girls. Programs provide academic, cultural, and personal enrichment to young ladies in grades 9 through 12. A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy: Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow.  Delta Gems was created to catch the dreams of African American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18 years of age.  Delta G.E.M.S provides the framework to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude.

The goals for Delta G.E.M.S. are to:

• Instill the need to excel academically.

• Provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success.

• Assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures high school and beyond.

• Create compassionate, caring, and community minded young women by engaging them in service learning and community service opportunities.

The Delta G.E.M.S framework is composed of five major components (Scholarship, Sisterhood, Show Me the Money, Serivce, and Infinitely Complete), forming a road map for college and career planning.  Topics within the five major components are designed to provide interactive lessons and activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth.