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What National Officers are appointed for national convention only? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Chaplain, Sergeant-at-arms, Parliamentarian Name THREE of the current national committees ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Human Resources Committee, Technology Committee, Finance Committee, Membership Services Committee, Housing and Properties Committee, Arts and Letters Commission Name the executive Director of National Headquarters. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lois Elizabeth Bingham List the 7 regions of the sorority. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Central Eastern Farwest Midwest Southern South Atlantic Southwest Name the locations of THREE international chapters of the sorority. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Arabian Gulf, Germany, U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix and St. Thomas), Japan, Republic
of Korea, Canada, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Jamaica
- Name the current regional director and the regional representative of the region you named in #7. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Regional Director: Deidra K. Diaz Regional Representative: Kyrsten Sheffield List 2 programs for each the 5 points of the 5 Point Programmatic Thrust. Economic Development --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Financial Fortitude Adopt-A-Black Business List 2 programs for each the 5 points of the 5 Point Programmatic Thrust. Educational Development --------
- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Delta GEMS EMBODI List 2 programs for each the 5 points of the 5 Point Programmatic Thrust. International Awareness and Involvement ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------International Day of Service Delta House List 2 programs for each the 5 points of the 5 Point Programmatic Thrust. Physical and Mental Health ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------My Cry in the Dark Summit V
A bronze statue of a Black woman, arms are broken ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sadie T. M. Alexander Award What is the sorority's most sacred trust? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust. What convention was Grand Chapter created? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 1 st National Convention What are the 5 components of the Minerva Circle of Identity? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sisterhood Black College Women Public Service Name the 9 Jewels. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Compassion Courtesy Dedication Fellowship Fidelity Honesty Justice Purity Temperance Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 1930
The Jewel of Courtesy is dedicated to what group? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Jewel of Courtesy is dedicated to the mother of Delta members. Which honorary member wrote the Delta Oath? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mary Church Terrell At what convention was the Delta Hymn adopted? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------6th National Convention What is the meaning of the Jewel Dedication? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Dedication to a noble cause is one of humanity's highest callings and an act of consecration.
- Who designed the sorority crest? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ -----F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Triplett Jones On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Howard University Name the writers of the Delta National Hymn. ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert-McCleave
The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek letter on the Delta Pin? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- The Sigma Write the Delta Oath. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I will strive to reach the highest educational, moral and spiritual efficiency which I can possibly Attain. I will never lower my aims for any temporary benefit which might be gained. I will endeavor to preserve my health, for however great one's mental and moral strength may be, physical weakness prevents the accomplishment of much that otherwise might be done. I will close my ears and seal my lips to slanderous gossip. I will labor to ennoble the ideals and purify the atmosphere of the home. I will always protest against the double standard of morals. I will take an active interest in the welfare of my country, using my influence toward the enactment of laws for the protection of the unfortunate and weak and for the repeal of those depriving human beings of their privileges and rights. I will never belittle any race and will try to persuade others to take the same just stand. I will not shrink from undertaking what seems wise and good because handicaps or obstacles of any kind confront me, but striving to preserve a calm mind with a courageous spirit, barring bitterness from my heart, I will strive all the more earnestly to reach the goal. This Honorary member was a special correspondent for CNN. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Soledad O'Brien
She became a music teacher in the Washington D. C. School system. ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Olive Claire Jones The only founder to receive a doctorate degree. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Eliza Pearl Shippen This founder taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Edith Motte Young This founder was the first sergeant-at-arms of Alpha Chapter. She is a charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Frederica Chase Dodd This founder was the first custodian or historian of the Alpha Chapter. She was the first Black social worker with New York City and County Charities. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Winona Cargile Alexander This founder presented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945. Her interactions with multiple US Presidents including William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Florence Letcher Toms Gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal and sang for TV shows. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Zephyr Chisom Carter
Born in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chapter. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Marguerite Young Alexander Born in Winfield, Kansas and participated in the March on Washington in 1913 and
- ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Bertha Pitts Campbell President and Valedictorian of her graduating class. Married a founder of Omega Psi Phi. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Edna Brown Coleman Teacher for more than 30 years, then began a career in dramatics --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Ethel Carr Watson First corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School system. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Jessie McGuire Dent Author of a novel, "The Valley of the Poor" about Blacks in the South. ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Wertie Blackwell Weaver
- Served as Directress for the Harlem School of the Arts. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Osceola Macarthy Adams
First President of Alpha Chapter; was an active member of the NAACP and National Council of Negro Women. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Myra Davis Hemmings Graduated from the first public high school for Blacks in the US known as Dunbar High School in Washington D. C. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Vashti Turley Murphy First doctrine published and leadership academy established --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hortense G. Canady Special emphasis on reclamation and retention ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Yvonne Kennedy Delegates voted to hold national convention every 2 years --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Ethel Lamay Calimese National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------Anna Johnson Julian Formed a partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build 22 homes --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Bertha M. Roddey
President when the first National Convention was held ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sadie T. M. Alexander Emphasis was on education; focus was on voting and equal rights for women and employment practices; purchased war bonds and ambulances --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mae Wright Peck Williams National Headquarters was established ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------- --------Jeanette Triplett Jones An educator from Louisiana; regarded a "A Leader with a Servant's heart" - --------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Cynthia Butler-McIntyre Graduate chapters were authorized ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------- ---Sadie T. M. Alexander National Commission of Arts and Letters established ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lillian Pierce Benbow 5 Point Projects (now 5 Point Programmatic Thrust) established --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Dorothy Irene Height
The mortgage of Delta's first headquarters building was burned --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Dorothy Penman Harrison Appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by Lyndon B. Johnson --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Frankie Muse Freeman First executive director hired ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Dorothy Irene Height Regional conferences approved ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Dorothy Pelham Beckley Delta Teen Lift program was established ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------Geraldine Pittman Woods Online registration was implemented for Regional conferences and National Conventions ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd Office of Second Vice President established ---------CORRECT ANSWER--- --------------Helen Elsie Austin Delta became actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Vivian Osborne Marsh
Look for honors work in the field of Civil Rights ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Mary Church Terrell Award Supports and sustains commitment to HBCUs ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair Award Tributes to the arts and artists ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Osceola Award Outstanding contribution to African American Heritage ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Keeper of the Flame Award Collegiate chapter with the highest GPA ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------Minerva Award for Academic Excellence Honorary member established homes for unwanted babies --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Clara M. Hale Humanitarian Award Given for outstanding government service ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ -----------Patricia Roberts Harris Award Honors achievement in field of communication ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lillian Award
Commissioned by sorority unveiled at Howard university in 1979 --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Fortitude Pin Embodied in the virtues of the 9 Jewels and the Delta Oath --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Fundamental principles Designed by Madree Penn White and comprised of 3 Greek letters (delta, sigma, and theta) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sorority pin Created in recognition for contributions of $1,000+ for DREF; can be worn as a pendant ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Diamond Jubilee Pin Symbolizes the public motto; represented by the red candle used during ritualistic ceremonies. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Torch of Wisdom Designed by Epsilon Chapter of Ohio State University; adopted in 1920 at the second national convention. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pyramid pin The Goddess Minerva; the goddess of wisdom ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Emblem
