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7/27/2026, 1:44:18 PM
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. holds its 32nd South Atlantic regional conference at the Charlotte Convention Center from Thursday through Sunday, bringing thousands of members Uptown alongside Charlotte FC and Queen's Feast.
"We're actually already starting to come here, painting the town red and white," said conference coordinator Terri Rivalte, a 42-year member who lives in Charlotte.
"Look for us to leave an impact."
That impact is both financial and local.
Rivalte expects about 5,000 in-person registered attendees, about 2,000 more virtually, and another 1,000 to 1,500 people for the surrounding festivities.
According to a press release, the sorority's 2024 regional conference in Raleigh generated $1.5 million in economic impact, a figure organizers expect to mirror here.
Money raised during the week will go towards local institutions and organizations.
Offerings collected at Sunday's closing service will be split among Barber-Scotia College, Greater Steps Scholars, which awards scholarships to students from Charlotte public housing, and the Harvey B.
Gantt Center.
The Gantt Center connection runs deep.
It was co-founded by the late Dr.
Bertha Maxwell Roddey, Delta's 20th national president and the founding director of Black studies at UNC Charlotte.
"Her leadership, from regional director to 20th national president, set a standard rooted in service and paying it forward," Pamela Murphy Lewis, South Atlantic regional director and a Charlotte Alumnae Chapter member, said in a statement.
Unlike 2018, when the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter hosted alone, 10 local chapters are sharing the work this year, including alumnae chapters in Concord, Gastonia, and Rock Hill, as well as collegiate chapters.
"We wanted to show the unity of what the Queen City and its surrounding court, I'll call it, can provide," Rivalte said.
The convention starts with community service.
On Wednesday, members gather at the convention center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Public Service Impact Day benefiting Leah's Hopes and Dreams and the North Carolina Diaper Bank.
Other Divine Nine organizations have been invited to work alongside them.
Thursday's public meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. in Hall A, is free and does not require registration.
The program honors the legacy of HBCUs, recognizes leaders, including U.S.
Rep.
Alma Adams and features five women who lead HBCUs across the region.
The conference closes Sunday at 8 a.m. in Hall A with an interfaith service led by the Rev.
Dr.
Howard-John Wesley of Alfred Street Baptist Church, with gospel artist Byron Cage as musical guest.
It is free and seats roughly 5,000.
"We're going to start with the public, and we're going to end with the public," Rivalte said.
Delta Sigma Theta's South Atlantic region covers North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Bermuda, with 18,000 active members.
Regional conferences are held every other year.
"I know in the social media environment there could be a variety of opinions on our organizations, but we're here to serve," Rivalte said.
"We're here to give back.
We're here to uplift."
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