Crimson and Cream: Notable Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

The sorority turned 100 over the weekend.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (1913) - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University by 22 women that looked to promote academic excellence and service to those less fortunate than themselves. Notable members include Roberta Flack and Natalie Cole.(Photo: Delta Sigma Theta)

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Delta Sigma Theta Celebrates Centennial - As the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. rang in 100 years of sisterhood on Jan. 13, BET.com takes a look at some of the sorority’s most famous members. – Britt Middleton (Photo: Delta Sigma Theta)

Keshia Knight Pulliam - (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Keshia Knight Pulliam - (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Soledad O'Brien: September 19 - The CNN anchor celebrates her 47th birthday. (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Soledad O'Brien - (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Mara Brock Akil - (Photo: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images)

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Mara Brock Akil - (Photo: Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images)

Shirley Chisholm - Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, representing New York from 1969 until 1983. In 1972, she also became the first major-party Black candidate to run for president and was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. (Photo: Don Hogan Charles/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

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Shirley Chisholm - (Photo: Don Hogan Charles/New York Times Co./Getty Images)

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Myrlie Evers-Williams - (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP)

Patricia Roberts Harris - In 1976, educator and U.S. diplomat Patricia Roberts Harris became the first Black woman appointed to a presidential cabinet position. She served as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Jimmy Carter. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Patricia Roberts Harris - (Photo: Wikicommons)

Dorothy Height - Dorothy Height was honored with the Presidential Citizens' Medal in 1989 for distinguished service. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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Dorothy Height - (Photo: Wikicommons)

Barbara Jordan - (Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Barbara Jordan - (Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dr. Nikki Giovanni - Nikki Giovanni signs copies of her new book Hip Hop Speaks to Children at Books & Books on in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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Dr. Nikki Giovanni - Nikki Giovanni signs copies of her new book Hip Hop Speaks to Children at Books & Books on in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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Lena Horne - (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cicely Tyson: December 19 - The celebrated actress, who makes her return to Broadway this spring, turns 79. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Cicely Tyson - (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin  - Soul legend Aretha Franklin was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. (Photo: JGM, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Aretha Franklin -  (Photo: JGM, PacificCoastNews.com)

Roberta Flack - (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Roberta Flack - (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Leontyne Price - (Photo: CBS/Landov)

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Leontyne Price - (Photo: CBS/Landov)

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Mary McLeod Bethune - (Photo: The Abbott Sengstacke Family Papers/Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images)

Natalie Cole - (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Latin Recording Academy)

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Natalie Cole - (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Latin Recording Academy)