Success

What is the sorority's Most Sacred Trust?

The induction of New Members

What convention was Grand Chapter created?

1st National Convention

What are the five components of the Minerva Circle of Identity?

Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service

Name the Nine Jewels

Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance

Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?

1930

The Jewel Courtesy is dedicated to what group?

The mothers of Delta Members

Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath?

Mary Church Terrell

At what convention was the Delta Hymn adopted?

6th National Convention

What is the meaning of the Jewel Dedication?

To a noble cause is one of humanity's highest calling and an act of consecration

Who designed the Sorority Crest?

It was designed by F. Ailene and past National President Jeannette Triplett Jones

On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded?

Howard University

Name the writers of the Delta National Hymn

Alice Dunbar and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave

What were the first two graduate (now called alumnae) chapters authorized by Delta Sigma Theta?

New York City and Washington, D.C.

Write the mission statement of the sorority.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is an organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community

This Jewel is dedicated to the deceased Sorors of Delta Sigma Theta

Purity

How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities?

Nine

Name one of the first three Honorary members initiated into Delta Sigma Theta

Nannie Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell

In what year was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated?

1923 (5th National Convention)

The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek letter on the Delta pin?

Sigma

Complete the following:
I will never belittle ______ and will try to persuade others to take the _______. I will not shrink from undertaking what ____________________________ of any kind confront me; but striving to preserve ___________________, barring b

any race, same just stand, seems wise and good because handicaps or obstacles, a calm mind with a courageous spirit, I will strive all the more earnestly to reach the goal

This Honorary Member is an Anchor and a Special Correspondent for CNN

Soledad O'Brian

Became a music teacher in the Washington, DC school system (founder)

Olive Claire Jones

The only Founder to receive a doctorate degree

Eliza Pearl Shippen

Taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, S.C. (founder)

Edith Motte Young

First Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter (founder)

Frederica Chase Dodd

First Custodian/Historian of the Alpha Chapter; was the first Black social worker with New York City and county charities (founder)

Winona Cargile Alexander

Presented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945; had interactions with multiple US Presidents including William H. Taft and JohnF. Kennedy (founder)

Florence Letcher Toms

Gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and sang for TV shows (founder)

Zephyr Chishom Carter

The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter (founder)

Ethel Cuff Black

Was from a small town in Beta, South Carolina (founder)

Mamie Reddy Rose

Excellent musician and graduated as Valedictorian of the Teachers College (founder)

Pauline Oberdorfer Minor

Helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's Suffrage (founder)

Jimmie Bugg Middleton

Designed the ceremony for inducting Honorary Members (founder)

Madree Penn White

Last surviving Founder in 1993; the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School; married a member of Alpha Phi Alpha (founder)

Naomi Sewell Richardson

Born in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chapter (founder)

Marguerite Young Alexander

Born in Winfield, Kansas, and participated in the March on Washington in 1913 and 1981 (founder)

Bertha Pitts Campbell

President and valedictorian of her graduating class; married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi (founder)

Edna Brown Coleman

Teacher for more than 30 years then began a career in dramatics (founder)

Ethel Carr Watson

First Corresponding Secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System (founder)

Jessie McGuire Dent

Author of the novel "The Valley of the Poor" about poor Blacks in the South (founder)

Wertie Blackwell Weaver

Served as Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts (founder)

Osceola McCarthy Adams

First President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women (founder)

Myra Davis Hemmings

Graduated from the first public high school for Blacks in the US known as Dunbar High School in Washington, DC (founder)

Vashti Turley Murphy

First Doctrine published and Leadership Academy established (President)

Hortense G. Canady

Special emphasis on Reclamation and Retention (President)

Frankie Muse Freeman

Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years(President)

Ethel Lamay Calimese

The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed(President)

Anna Johnson Julian

Formed partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build 22 homes(President)

Bertha M. Roddey

Appointed to serve on several commissions by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon(President)

Jeanne L. Noble

DREF granted non-governmental status at the United Nations(President)

Yvonne Kennedy

The "SEE" Program was implemented(President)

Gwendolyn E. Boyd

Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter(President)

Dorothy Pelham Beckley

National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure(President)

Gladys Byram Shepherd

Theme was "Every Delta in the House"(President)

Yvonne Kennedy

Delta Academy II-Gems established(President)

Louise A. Rice

Fortitude" commissioned and presented to Howard University as a tribute to the Founders(President)

Dr. Thelma T. Daley

President when the 1st National Convention was held(President)

Sadie T.M Alexander

Emphasis was on education; focus was on voting and equal rights for women, employment practices and purchases of war bonds and ambulances(President)

Mae Wright Peck Williams

National Headquarters was established(President)

Jeannette Triplett Jones

An education from Louisiana, regarded as "A Leader with a Servant's Hat"(President)

Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre

Graduate Chapters were authorized(President)

Sadie T.M. Alexander

The National Commission on Arts and Letters was established(President)

Lillian Pierce Benbow

Five Point Projects (now Five Point Programmatic Thrusts) established(President)

Dorothy Irene Height

The mortgage of Delta's first Headquarters building was burned(President)

Dorothy Penman Harrison

Appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson(President)

Frankie Muse Freeman

First Executive Director hired(President)

Dorothy Irene Height

Regional Conferences approved(President)

Dorothy Pelham Beckley

Teen Lift Program was established(President)

Geraldine Pittman Woods

On-line registration implemented for Regional Conference and National Convention(President)

Gwendolyn E. Boyd

Office of 2nd National Vice President created(President)

H. Elsie Austin

Delta became actively involved in the civil rights movement(President)

Vivian Osborne Marsh

Capital Funds Campaign implemented(President)

Mona H. Bailey

Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy started(President)

Marcia L. Fudge

What was commissioned by the Sorority and unveiled at Howard University in 1979?

Fortitude pin/statue

What are embodied in the virtues of the nine Jewels and the Delta Oath

Fundamental principles

What was designed by Soror Madree Penn White and comprised of three Greek letters?

sorority pin

What was created in recognition for contributions of $1000+ for DREF and can be worn as a pendant?

Diamond Jubilee

What symbolizes the public motto and is represented by the red candle used during ritualistic ceremonies?

Torch of Wisdom

What was designed by Epsilon Chapter, Ohio State University and adopted in 1920 at the second National Convention?

Pyramid Pin

What is the goddess Minerva, the goddess of wisdom?

Sorority emblem

What is "Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom?

SororityPublic Motto

What is the pyramid public motto?

Scholarships, fellowship, service and a desire to attain all that would ennoble.

What does one rap represent?

Be seated, Attention, End of Ceremony

What does two raps represent?

Affirm the Sacred Vow, Affirm the Sacred Trust

What does three raps represent?

Please stand

Who is the National President?

Dr. Paulette C. Walker

Who is the National First Vice-President?

Beverly Evan Smiths

Who is the National Second Vice-President?

Taylor D. McCain

Who is the National Secretary?

Cheryl A. Hickman

Who is the National Treasurer?

Deborah Jones-Buggs

What National Officers are appointed for National Convention only?

National Chaplain, National Parliamentarian, National Sergeant-at-Arms

Name three of the current National Committees

nominating committee, finance committee, scholarship and standards committee

Who is the Executive Director of National Headquarters?

Rosaline McKinney

Seven Regions of the Sorority

Central, Easter, Farwest, Midwest, South Atlantic, Southern, Southwest

Three of the International Chapters of the Sorority

Germany, Jamaica, US Virgin Islands

Which region is the chapter that you are seeking membership located?

Southern

Who is the current Regional Director?

Sandra K. Horton

Who is the current Regional Representative?

Jessica Shotwell

List two Economic Development programs

Adopt-A-Black Business, Financial Fortitude

List two Educational Development programs

Delta Teen Lift, Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy

List two International Awareness & Involvement programs

Thika Memorial Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, International Day of Service

List two Physical and Mental Health programs

Summit V, Health and Healing

List two Political Awareness and Involvement programs

Delta Days in Nation's Capital, Voter education and registration efforts

List one Economic Development local program

Rendezvous in Red

List one Educational Development local program

IMAGE (afterschool program)

List one International Awareness & Involvement local program

Symposium

List one Physical and Mental Health local program

Chapter participation in Metro-Atlanta Heart Walk

List one Political Awareness and Involvement local program

Voter Registration

Which award gives the winner a bronze statue of a Black woman-arms are broken?

Sadie T.M. Alexander Award

What is the social action award?

Althea T.L. Simmons Award

What award/scholarship supports and sustains commitment to HBCUs?

Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair

What award honors work in the field of civil rights?

Mary Church Terrell

What award is a tribute to the arts and artists?

Osceola Award

What award honors someone who has made outstanding contributions to African American Heritage

Keeper of the Flame Award

What award honors the collegiate chapter with highest GPA?

Minerva Award for Academic Excellence

What award is named after a honorary member who established home for unwanted babies?

Clara M. Hale Humanitarian Award

What award is given to someone who has given for outstanding government service?

Patricia Roberts Harris Award

What award honors achievement in the field of communication?

Lillian Award