Educational Development
GRAC Delta Youth Groups
Signature Programs
As an extension of our National initiatives, Educational Development is achieved by focusing on our sorority’s signature youth programs – the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy (girls 11-14), and Delta G.E.M.S. (Growing & Empowering Myself Successfully (girls 14-18), which provide enrichment and mentoring opportunities. We recognize the academic and civic accomplishments of outstanding students in our communities through our comprehensive scholarship awards.
Ages 11-14
Delta Academy
Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century: The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy was created in 1996 out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (middle school / ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures.
Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local chapters to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools across the nation.
Ages 14-18
Delta GEMS
A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful Dr. Betty Shabaaz Delta Academy: Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Delta GEMS (Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully) was created to catch the dreams of African American at-risk, adolescent girls (high school / ages 14-18).
The Delta GEMS program offers a road map for college and career planning conducts activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth. Delta GEMS, like Delta Academy, is implemented by chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
The application period for the 2024-2025 program year is closed.
If you are interested in being notified when next year's application open, please contact:
Committee Chair, Onyinyé Kelley - youth@gracdeltas.org.