Presidents
Official Delta Symbols, Insignia, Colors, and Regalia
Official Delta Symbols, Insignia, Colors, and Regalia
Founders
100
This is the official flower of the sorority.
What is the violet?
100
This is the official pyramid flower.
What is the peppermint carnation?
100
These are the official sorority colors.
What is crimson and cream?
100

This founder Taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg S.C

She also designed the ceremony for inducting honorary members. 


Edith Motte Young

Madree Penn White

200
These are the official pyramid colors.
What is red and white?
200
This is the official sorority stone.
What is the pearl?
200
The official seal is composed of this.
What is a circular engraving with "Delta Sigma Theta Grand Chapter" surrounding the crest. Under the crest is the founding year, 1913.
200

Name the two founders: This Founder was the first sergeant at arms for alpha chapter.

she was Alpha Chapter’s first custodian

Frederica Chase Dodd 

Winona Cargile Alexander 

300
This is displayed in the entrance to the National President's suite during a National Convention, when not a National Convention it is displayed in the National President's office at headquarters.
What is the Presidential Seal?
300
This is the official coat of arms of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and what is it composed of
What is the sorority crest;the crimson and cream composition includes Minerva (the embelem), the Goddess of Wisdom atop the shield; shield, bearing the torch, sword, staf, and the three Greek letters- Delta, Sigma, and Theta; sword, representing truth, part of Minerva's symbolism; staff represents intelligent leadership; laurel wreath is the symbol of achievement, mark of honor, fame, distinction, glory and victory as used by the Greeks
300
This is the Goddess Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.
What is the sorority embelem?
300

Excellent Musican and she graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher’s College.

She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the march for Women’s Suffrage.

Pauline Oberdorfer Minor 

Jimmie Bugg Middleton 

400
This is the sorority's public motto.
What is intelligence is the torch of wisdom
400
This is the pyramid public motto.
What is Scholarship, Fellowship, Service, and a desire to attain that would ennoble?
400
These are displayed when the sorority is assembled in National Convention, Regional Conference, and other appropriate ritualistic ceremonies when not so assembled both are displayed at the National Headquarters office.
What are the sorority banner and flag?
400
This represents the conclusion of one biennium and the start of a new biennium.
What is the National Convention?
500
These are the official pins of the sorority.
What is the Sorority pin, Pyramid pin, Fortitude pin, Diamond Jubilee pin, and Millenium pin
500
These are represented by the white candle and red candle used during ritual ceremonies.
What are the Fundamental Principles and the Torch of Wisdom?
500
These four things are never written but transmitted orally from one Delta to another.
What are the secret motto, handshake, the distress signal, and the Delta knock?
500
This is the assembly of each of the seven geogrpahic subdivisions known as regions, held in alternate years of the National Convention.
What is Regional Conference
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