Museum Opens Mini-Exhibit Showcasing Sorority’s 50 Years of Local Service

You are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, April 23, from 1-3 p.m., for the Kalamazoo Valley Museum’s pop-up mini-exhibit that celebrates a half century of contributions in the area by the local chapter of national women’s service organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, which was founded 110 years ago at Howard University in Washington, D.C., a historically Black college.

Visitors to the public event will learn about the chapter’s history in the Kalamazoo community and its plans for the future, plus watch a short video from the exhibit.

The “50 Years of Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood & Social Action: The Kalamazoo Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta” exhibit will be open through June 25.

“The museum is so pleased to hold this celebration of Delta Sigma Theta’s 50 years of service to the community,” said Lexie Kobb, assistant museum director. “Celebrating significant community milestones is an important part of our mission to document and share the stories of our area and the people who live here.”

Admission is free to the exhibit and to the museum. The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.