Political Awareness and Involvement (Social Action)

One Delta. One Mission: Anchored in Legacy, Evolving with Intention

 

Since its founding in 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated has understood that service includes civic responsibility. Just two months after establishing the Sorority, our 22 Founders participated in the historic Suffrage March of 1913 – setting a precedent for informed advocacy and courageous civic engagement that continues today.

 

Anchored in that legacy, the Bellevue Alumnae Chapter advances Political Awareness, Civic Engagement, and Social Action as essential components of public service.

 

Our Purpose

The goal of the Bellevue Alumnae Chapter’s Political Awareness & Social Action Committee is to provide communities with fact-based, nonpartisan information that helps individuals understand the political landscape and the issues directly affecting their lives.

 

We are committed to educating, training, and supporting community members so they may engage thoughtfully and confidently in the democratic process.

 

How We Engage

In alignment with the National Social Action Commission, Bellevue Alumnae sorors:

 

• Participate in Delta Days at the State Capitol, advocating for policies that advance equity and opportunity in Washington State

• Monitor legislation at the local, state, and national levels

• Provide nonpartisan voter education and civic information

• Host or support candidate forums and issue-based discussions

• Conduct voter registration, education, mobilization initiatives

• Advocate around timely and emerging community issues

 

Our work reflects Delta’s longstanding commitment to promoting enlightened citizenship and safeguarding the rights and privileges of all people – particularly those most vulnerable.
 

Local Impact: King & Snohomish Counties

Evolving with intention, the Bellevue Alumnae Chapter focuses its social action efforts on issues affecting our immediate communities including:

 

• Housing equity and advocacy for individuals and families experiencing homelessness

• Gun violence prevention

• Human trafficking awareness

• Domestic violence prevention

• Health equity and public health access

• Responding to the unhoused crisis

• Educational equity

• Economic justice

• Environmental justice

• Reproductive freedom

• Reimagining public safety

• Voting and civic engagement

 

We engage in conversations and initiatives that address the systemic factors contributing to housing instability. Our efforts seek to promote dignity, access to resources, and policy solutions that support safe, stable housing for all.

 

Through partnerships, forums, advocacy initiatives and community collaborations, Bellevue Alumnae has become a trusted and consistent presence in civic engagement efforts across the region.

 

Our Commitment

As One Delta, united in mission, we believe civic engagement is not seasonal – it is sustained! We approach social action not as partisanship, but as principled participation rooted in justice, equity, and informed citizenship.

 

Anchored in legacy and evolving with intention, the Bellevue Alumnae Chapter remains committed to educating, empowering, and mobilizing our communities to engage meaningfully in the systems that shape our lives.