Founders
first black social worker for New York City & County Charities, first Alpha Chapter's first custodian
Who is Winona Cargile Alexander?
national headquarters established
Who is Jeannette Triplett Jones?
6th
1933-1935
purple violet
What is the sorority flower?
dedicated to the deceased sorors of DST
what is purity?
name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identity
sisterhood, black, college, women, public service
first sergeant at arms, chartered the Dallas Alumnae chapter in 1960
Who is Frederica Chase Dodd?
Biennial conventions approved; became 3rd honorary grand president
Who is Ethel Lamay Calimese?
3rd
1926-1929
Name the songs
Delta Prayer, Delta Mizpah, Beta Hymn, Sweetheart Song, Pyramid Hymn, National Hymn
commissioned the sculpture, Fortitude on Howard University Campus
Who is Thelma Thomas Daley?
1975-1979
16th
which honorary member wrote the delta oath
Who is Mary Church Terrell?
participated in the Woman's Suffrage March; she repeated this momentous walk on Aug. 2, 1981
Who is Bertha Pitts Campbell?
victory book drive; created the office of undergraduate coordinator(later known as national 2nd VP)
Who is Helen Elsie Austin?
8th
1939-1944
Name the seven regions
Central, Eastern, Farwest, Midwest, South Atlantic, Southern, Southwest
five point programmatic thrust
What is economic development, educational development, international awareness and involvement, physical and mental health, political awareness and involvement
at what national convention was the Grand Chapter created?
What is the 1st national convention
collector of elephants; President William Howard Taft presented her with her diploma & scholarship to Howard University
Who is Florence Letcher Toms?
social action commission established
Who is Jeanne L. Noble?
12th
1958-1963
designed by Founder Madree Penn White
What is the sorority pin?
Name the nine jewels
What is compassion, courtesy, dedication, fellowship, fidelity, honesty, justice, purity, temperance
The Jewels representing the 9 cardinal virtues are located on which greek letter on the delta pin
What is the Sigma?
Name the Founders
who are Osceola McCarthy Adams, Marguerite Young Alexander, Winona Young Alexander, Ethel Cuff Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Zeyphr Chisom Carter, Edna Brown Coleman, Jessie Mcguire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, Myra Davis Hemmings, Olive Claire Jones, Jimmie Bugg Middleton, Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, Vashti Turley Murphy, Naomi Sewell Richardson, Mamie Reddy Rose, Eliza Pearl Shippen, Florence Letcher Toms, Ethel Carr Watson, Wertie Blackwell Weaver, Madree Penn White, Edith Motte Young
Name them 1-16
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley, Ethel Lamay Calimese, Anna Johnson Julian, Gladys Byram Shepperd, Jeanette Triplett Jones, Vivian Osborne Marsh, Helen Elsie Austin, Mae Wright Peck Williams, Dorothy Irene Height, Dorothy Penman Harrison, Jeanne L. Noble, Geraldine Pittman Woods, Frankie Muse Freeman, Lillian Pierce Benbow, Thelma Thomas Daley
Name five standing committees
Arts & Letters; Constitution & Bylaws; Membership Services; Institutional Research; Human Resources
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Mission statement
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, INC 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
Name the Greek Alphabet
alpha,beta,gamma,delta,epislon,zeta,eta,theta,iota,kappa,lambda,mu,nu,xi,omicron,pi,rho,sigma,tau,upsilon,phi,chi,psi,omega