FOUNDING MOTHERS
From North Carolina. This Founder, after graduation, later began teaching at Claflin College in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Who is Soror Edith Motte Young.
An American actress known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable.
Who is Soror Keisha Knight Pulliam
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This chapter was chartered May 12, 1934 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Not only do these sorors love elephants, they are partial to Bulldogs.
What is Alpha Xi Chapter of South Carolina State University.
Violet.
What is the Sorority Flower.
The number of Past National Presidents of Delta Sigma Theta.
What is 27.
From Washington, D.C. This Founder was the only founder to pursue a Ph.D. receiving one from the University of Pennsylvania.
Who is Soror Eliza Pearl Shippen.
An American singer, songwriter and pianist affectionately known as the "Queen of Soul."
Who is Soror Aretha Franklin.
This chapter was charted May 24,1970 becoming the 1st Sorority to be chartered on their campus in Denmark, South Carolina.
What is Eta Phi Chapter of Voorhees College.
What is the Pyramid Pin.
This number of women carried on the vision of the Founders by charting the Berkeley County Alumnae Chapter.
What is 20.
Born in Elpaso, Texas. This Founder was Alpha Chapter's first Reporter and was not only a singer, but an actress as well singing for television shows.
Who is Soror Zephyr Chisom Carter.
An American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. She was president of Delta Sigma Theta from 1996 to 2000.
Who is Soror Marcia Fudge.
This chapter was chartered May 8, 1948 by seven collegiate women in Orangeburg, South Carolina at the oldest historically black college or university in South Carolina.
What is Gamma Chi Chapter of Claflin University.
There are nine Jewels in the Sigma that represent this.
What are the nine Cardinal Virtues.
This year began the first national program called the National Library Project, which established a traveling library that served the rural areas of the South.
What is 1937.
Born in Galveston, Texas. This Founder took on the Galveston School District in court, and won equal wages for Black teachers.
Who is Soror Jessie McGuire Dent.
An American attorney and politician who served as the sixtieth mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 2018 to 2022.
Who is Sorer Keisha Lance Bottoms.
This chapter was established on April 15, 1978 by 15 collegiate students known as "The Foxy 15," in Rockhill, South Carolina.
Who is Xi Beta Chapter of Winthrop University.
The Sorority Emblem.
What is the Goddess Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom.
In this year, the First National Headquarters was established by the Sorority becoming the first Black Greek Letter Organization to establish a national headquarters property.
What is 1953.
Born in Charlottesville, Virginia. This Founder taught school in Alabama, South Carolina and Pennsylvania, and published a book entitled, "Soul Echos" featuring her own compositions.
Who is Soror Pauline Oberdofer Minor.
An American politician who served as the the first African-American U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. She was inducted into Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.
Who is Soror Alexis Herman.
This chapter was chartered on March 11, 1948 in Columbia, South Carolina. When these Sorors are not wearing Crimson and Cream, they are wearing Purple and Gold.
What is Gamma Upsilon of Benedict College.
Designed by Soror F. Ailene Marks and Soror Jeannette Triplett Jones, it is a composite idea expressing graphically the Sorority's Public Motto: "Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom."
What is the Sorority Crest.
The number of Rites of Passages for all members of Delta Sigma Theta.
What is 3.