DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED
A Service Sorority Founded in 1913
2021-2022
LEGACY APPLICATION GUIDELINES
PILOT PROGRAM
(Central Region, Eastern Region, South Atlantic Region and Southwest Region)
Definition: Legacy A Legacy is the daughter or granddaughter of a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
(Amendment to the National Constitution and Bylaws approved at the 55
th
National Convention - 2021)
1. The Legacy Application is located in the Delta Sigma Theta Member Portal. An applicant who is the
(biological or adopted*) daughter or granddaughter, of an active or deceased Member may be considered a
Legacy Applicant if the criteria listed below is satisfied.
2. The Member must meet the following criteria:
Member (Mother or Grandmother of the applicant):
Financial member in good standing for sorority year 2021-2022.
Attended two (2) of the last three (3) National Conventions immediately preceding the date of the
application. Note: Attendance may include in-person and virtual.
Attended two (2) of the last three (3) Regional Conferences immediately preceding the date of the
application. Note: Attendance may include in-person and virtual.
Not subject to a current Code of Conduct sanction.
Deceased Member (Mother or Grandmother of the applicant):
A Soror who shall be known as the “Member Advocate” must attest personal knowledge of the
deceased Member and the Legacy applicant’s relationship (daughter or granddaughter).
*The Legacy Application must be accompanied by the Member Verification letter, which must be
downloaded from the Sister’s Only Portal.
3. If the Member is deceased, a Member Advocate must complete the Legacy Certification Application. The
Member Advocate must be a member in good standing (not subject to a current Code of Conduct sanction)
with personal knowledge of the deceased Member.
4. The Legacy Certification Application must be completed and signed by the Member or Member Advocate
(as applicable), in the presence of a Notary Public for the county/parish and state where the application is
signed. Falsification of any information on the Legacy Application provided by the Member or Member
Advocate is a violation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Code of Conduct and is subject to sanctions,
which may include expulsion or being barred.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Legacy Certification Application
Instructions:
This application must be completed in its entirety by the Member or Member Advocate and signed in the presence of a
Notary Public. This certification application and other applicable documentation (required of living members) must be
submitted with the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Application for Membership. The Legacy Applicant must meet all the
qualifications required for membership and receive the vote of the chapter and approval by the Regional Director.
Part A - Prospective Legacy Applicant
Last Name First Name MI Chapter of Interest
College/University (if applicable) City State
Part B - Member (Living) Information
Instructions: This section is to be completed by the Member. If the Member is deceased, please move to Part C of the application.
Relationship of Applicant: ____Daughter _____Granddaughter
Last Name First Name Middle Initial Member Number
Part C- Member (Deceased) Information
Instructions: This section is to be completed by the Member Advocate on behalf of the deceased Member.
Relationship of Applicant: ____Daughter _____Granddaughter
_______________________________ ______________________________ _______________ ____________
Last Name Maiden Name (if applicable) First Name Middle Initial
_______________________________
Last Known Chapter Affiliation
Member Advocate Statement (knowledge of Deceased Member relationship to the Legacy Applicant):
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reproduced, displayed or otherwise utilized by any party whatsoever without the express written consent of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Violation of Delta’s
intellectual property rights will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Part D - Affirmation Statement:
Instructions: This section must be signed in the presence of a Notary Public.
DATED: _______________________
_____________________________________________________________________ _____________
Signature of Member or Member Advocate Date
Printed Name of Member or Member Advocate Member Number
Member or Member Advocate Chapter Affiliation Region
Member or Member Advocate Email Address and Phone Number
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY/PARISH OF )
On ________________, 202_, before me, __________________________, a Notary Public in and for the jurisdiction
aforesaid, personally appeared _______________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and that that person ackowledged to me that she executed the same in
her individual/and or authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument that person, or the entity upon behalf of
which the person acted, executed the instrument intending to be legally bound.
I affirm and certify under the penalty of perjury under laws of the jurisdiction where this instrument is executed, that the
information provided in this application is true, complete, and correct. Additionally, I understand that whether or not perjury is
determined, that falsification of any information on this application (or providing incomplete or incorrect information) could
result in the signatory being subject to disciplinary action up to and including permanent expulsion from membership in Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. For a non-member person, that person may be permanently barred from membership in
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature_____________________________ (Seal)
My Commission Expires:
*This form must be completed in its entirety and uploaded with the membership application of the Legacy Applicant.
The Legacy Applicant must meet all the qualifications required for membership and receive the vote of the chapter and
approval by the Regional Director.
12/29/21
Central
12/29/21
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