Scholarships

Bertha Pitts Campbell Scholarship

Bertha Pitts Campbell, one of the 22 young collegiates who founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated January 13, 1913, at Howard University, resided in Seattle from 1923 until her passing in 1990.

 

As a political and social justice activist, she was a woman who not only left her mark on Seattle and the State of Washington, but the world. Today, the organization she helped to organize, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated has over 1,000 chapters around the world. In its 101 year history over 350,000 women have been initiated. 

 

Each year the Bertha Pitts Campbell Scholarship is awarded to Black and African American young ladies matriculating at a four-year college or university. Applicants must reside and be enrolled in a high school located in King, Kitsap, or Snohomish County.  

 

Tessie Miller Scholarship 

The Tessie Miller Scholarship was created to provide financial support to qualified students taking Advanced Placement classes. High school counselors nominate deserving students for consideration each semester. Named in honor of the first president the Seattle Alumnae Chapter this scholarship is open to high school students attending schools in King, Kitsap or Snohomish County.