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A comprehensive overview of delta sigma theta sorority, a historically black sorority dedicated to public service and sisterhood. It covers the sorority's founding, mission, key figures, programs, and impact on the black community. A series of questions and answers that test knowledge about the sorority's history, values, and activities.
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What date was Delta Sigma Theta founded? - ANSWER January 13, 1913
Delta Sigma Theta is dedicated to sisterhood, scholarship, and service. - ANSWER True
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Mission - ANSWER Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Purpose - ANSWER Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world.
National President - ANSWER Beverly E Smith, 2017 - present
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated February 30, 1930. - ANSWER True
Where was Delta Sigma Theta founded? - ANSWER Howard University
Delta Sigma Theta is a part of the - ANSWER National Pan-Hellenic Council
Delta Sigma Theta only has regions in the United States. - ANSWER False
How many collegiate women founded Delta Sigma Theta? - ANSWER 22
The motto of Delta Sigma Theta is - ANSWER "Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom"
Delta Sigma Theta was founded by students who had earlier been initiated into... - ANSWER Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Sigma Theta felt Alpha Kappa Alpha was solely a female derivative of Alpha Phi Alpha with no individual meaning.. - ANSWER True
Who was named the 1st president of Delta Sigma Theta's Alpha Chapter? - ANSWER Myra Davis Hemmings
Regional Director - ANSWER Rosie Allen-Herring
Tri- State(Ma, Ri and NH) Coordinator - ANSWER Roxanne Cooke
The collegiate founders sought to move towards social activism and greater public service, rather than social activities. - ANSWER True
Less than 2 months after the sorority's founding, Delta Sigma Theta women began their political activism by participating in the historic 1913... - ANSWER Women's Suffrage March
The sorority expanded with a 2nd chapter, Beta Chapter, established at ________ February 5, 1914. - ANSWER Wilberforce University
The 3rd chapter, Gamma Chapter, was established in 1918 at the ______. - ANSWER University of Pennsylvania
Delta Chapter was established April 4, 1919 at the... - ANSWER University of Iowa
Epsilon Chapter was established at ______ on November 19, 1919 - ANSWER Ohio State University
Delta Sigma Theta offers affordable apartments for senior housing in the northeast area of Washington, D.C. The names of these homes are... - ANSWER Delta Towers I
Delta Towers II
_______ is for girls (ages 11 - 14) who demonstrate the potential for success, but may not have support systems or access to financial resources. Participants are exposed to math, science, technology, and non-traditional careers. Sessions may also include service learning activities, field trips and book clubs. - ANSWER Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy
______ was designed to help sorority members and local communities to attain personal wealth and financial security. It was established as a result of increasing unemployment, Social Security debts, and the widening gap between wealth and poverty - ANSWER Financial Fortitude
Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit organization - ANSWER True
_____ is an outgrowth and continuation of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy Program. It was created to assist in facilitating the dreams and goals of at risk, adolescent African American girls, aged 14-18 - ANSWER Delta GEMS
Founder - ANSWER Winona Alexander
Founder - ANSWER Madree Penn White
Founder - ANSWER Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Founder - ANSWER Vashti Murphy
Founder - ANSWER Ethel Cuff Black
Founder - ANSWER Federica Dodd
Founder - ANSWER Osceola McCarthy Adams
Founder - ANSWER Pauline Minor
Founder - ANSWER Edna Brown Coleman
Founder - ANSWER Edith Young
Founder - ANSWER Marguerite Young Alexander
Founder - ANSWER Naomi Richardson
Founder - ANSWER Eliza Shippen
Founder - ANSWER Zephyr Carter
Founder - ANSWER Myra Davis Hemmings
Founder - ANSWER Mamie Reddy Rose
Founder - ANSWER Bertha Pitts Campbell
Founder - ANSWER Florence Letcher Toms
Founder - ANSWER Olive Jones
Sorors
Delta Respect - ANSWER Respecting
Each
Sister
Positively
Equates
Continuing
Trust
What does the The Pyramid Pin represent? - ANSWER Mind Body and Spirit
What does The Diamond Jubilee Pin represent - ANSWER Contributions of $1000 or more to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation
What does the The Sorority Pin represent? - ANSWER Founder Madree Penn White
Compromise of three Greek Letters: Delta, Sigma, & Theta
What does The Fortitude Pin represent? - ANSWER A tribute to the founders
The Sorority Flower - ANSWER African Violet
Pyramid Flower - ANSWER Peppermint Carnation
Sorority Colors - ANSWER Crimson and Cream
Pyramid Colors - ANSWER White and Red
Sorority Stone - ANSWER Pearl
Sorority Emblem - ANSWER Goddess Minerva: Goddess of Wisdom
Sorority Vow - ANSWER Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a LIFETIME COMMITMENT
What color candle represents the Fundamental's Principle? - ANSWER White
What color candle represents the Torch of Wisdom - ANSWER Red
Rap Order - ANSWER One Rap: Attention, Be Seated, End of Ceremony
Two Rap: Affirm the Sacred Vow; Affirm the Sacred Trust
Three Raps: Sorors Stand
3 Committees - ANSWER Nominating Committee
Finance Committee
Scholarship & Standards Committee
2017-2021 quadrennial theme: - ANSWER "joy in our sisterhood, power in our voice and service in our heart,"
First Public Act: - ANSWER Participating in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., on March 3,
More than ___________ members initiated - ANSWER 350,
How many chapters are chartered? - ANSWER 1,058 chartered chapters
Cicely Tyson - ANSWER Member and American actress
The nine cardinal virtues - ANSWER Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
Minerva Circle of Identity - ANSWER Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
Who wrote the Delta Oath? - ANSWER Mary church Terrell
The sorority song - ANSWER They are never sung as solos or renditions
The sorority crest - ANSWER Designed by F Aliene Parks and National President Jeannette Triplett Jones
Fundamental Principles - ANSWER Are embodied in the virtues of the nine jewels and the delta oath
The torch of wisdom - ANSWER Always bring the white candle to the red candle
The sacred trust - ANSWER The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust
Standing committees - ANSWER appointed by the national president
internal audit committee, information and communication committee, personnel committee, housing and property committee, heritage and archives committee, membership services committee