1.Consider an organization with which you have been affiliated as an employee or a member, such as a business, church, sorority, and the like. Provide a short overview. 2. Describe the planning system of this organization. 3. Was it effective? If not, why? Part 2 1. Recall a situation in which you made a decision for which the outcome was satisfactory, but not optimal. 2. Describe the reasons you accepted this satisficing decision rather than pushing on to make an optimal decision. Solution Delta Sigma Theta (???) is a not-for profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that target the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act of Delta Sigma Theta was the Women\'s Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 3, 1913. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered organization.[2] Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is open to any woman who meets the membership requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an alumnae chapter. Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has been at the forefront of creating programming to improve political, education, and social and economic conditions. Delta Sigma Theta has been pivotal in assisting the African American and International communities through education, lobbying, and economic initiatives, including Delta Days at the State and Nation\'s Capitol, Delta Days at the United Nations, Summits and various conferences which focus on pertinent issues of the day. In addition to establishing independent programming, The Sorority consistently collaborates with community and corporate organizations Such as Chase (bank), Habitat for Humanity, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Lawry\'s, and General Electric to further its programming goals. A sisterhood of more than 300,000 initiated members who are predominantly black college-educated women, the sorority currently has over 1,000 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. Delta Sigma Theta is a member of multiple organizations, including the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) .

1. 1.Consider an organization with which you have been affiliated as an employee or a
member, such as a business, church, sorority, and the like. Provide a short overview.
2. Describe the planning system of this organization.
3. Was it effective? If not, why?
Part 2
1. Recall a situation in which you made a decision for which the outcome was satisfactory,
but not optimal.
2. Describe the reasons you accepted this satisficing decision rather than pushing on to
make an optimal decision.
Solution
Delta Sigma Theta (???) is a not-for profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women
dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that target the African American
community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate
women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote
academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act of Delta
Sigma Theta was the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 3, 1913. Today,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered organization.[2]
Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is open to any woman who meets the membership
requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may join through
undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an
alumnae chapter.
Since its founding, Delta Sigma Theta has been at the forefront of creating programming to
improve political, education, and social and economic conditions. Delta Sigma Theta has been
pivotal in assisting the African American and International communities through education,
lobbying, and economic initiatives, including Delta Days at the State and Nation's Capitol, Delta
Days at the United Nations, Summits and various conferences which focus on pertinent issues of
the day. In addition to establishing independent programming, The Sorority consistently
collaborates with community and corporate organizations Such as Chase (bank), Habitat for

2. Humanity, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Lawry's, and General Electric to further its programming
goals.
A sisterhood of more than 300,000 initiated members who are predominantly black college-
educated women, the sorority currently has over 1,000 chapters located in the United States,
England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Bermuda, the
Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. Delta Sigma Theta is a member of multiple organizations,
including the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)