Partners and Associates

Science in Everyday Experiences (SEE) partners include Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; the Delta Research and Educational Foundation; and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs.

Delta Research and Educational Foundation
The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) was founded in 1967 as a public foundation to serve Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and other organizations that share comparable goals. It received 501(C)(3) tax exemption status in 1984.

DREF's mission is to help strengthen and expand the charitable, educational and scientific program of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and other organizations with similar community service goals.

DREF Board Members

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide services and programs to advance the well-being of humankind. A sisterhood of more than 200,000 predominately Black college-educated women, the Sorority currently has over 900 chapters located in the United States, England, Panama Canal, Japan, Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Haiti, Liberia, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. The major programs of the Sorority are based upon the organization's Five-Point Thrust:

• Economic Development
• Educational Development
• International Awareness and involvement
• Physical and Mental Health
• Political Awareness and Involvement

The Sorority was founded in 1913 by 22 students at Howard University. These young women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to the needy.

The Sorority holds its National Convention bi-annually to set policies and to determine programmatic goals. Regional Conferences are held in the seven geographic regions of the organization during non-convention years. In the interim, the Executive Board, consisting of elected and appointed members, volunteers to establish and implement policies, as needed. A paid professional staff operate the National Headquarters office in Washington, DC.

AAAS Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs
The AAAS Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs (EHR) was created in 1989. EHR brings together education initiatives dating from the late 1950s. The directorate now includes AAAS science, mathematics and technology education, pre-K through postgraduate; programs for groups underrepresented in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) education and careers (women and girls, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities); and programs of public outreach and engagement.