Founders
This Founder was an accomplished linguist, drafted initial Constitution and Bylaws, and designed the Sorority Pin.
Who is Madree Penn White?
This is the campus on which Delta Sigma Theta was founded on this campus.
What is Howard University?
Recite the Soroity's Sacred Vow.
What is membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a Lifetime Commitment?
This jewel is dedicated to Mothers of Delta Women.
What is the jewel Courtesy?
The three rites of passage.
What is The Pyramid Induction Ceremony, The Initiation Ceremony, and The Omega Omega Service?
This Fonder was an excellent musician; Alpha Chapter's first treasurer, & graduated Valedictorian of Teachers College.
Who is Pauline Oberdorfer Minor?
This year Iota Chapter adopted Jabberwock.
What is 1925?
Recite the Sorority's Sacred Trust.
What is The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the Sorority’s Most Sacred Trust?
This jewel is dedicated to National Presidents Past & Present.
What is the jewel Dedication?
List the five components of The Minerva Circle of Identity.
What is Sisterhood, Black, College, Woman, & Public Service?
This Founder was a teacher in Galveston School District and First Corresponding Secretary of Alpha Chapter.
Who is Jessie McGuire Dent?
In this year the First National Convention held December 27 – 30 in Washington, DC.
What is 1919?
TRICK QUESTION
This Past National President enforced the regulations and the laws of the Sorority.
Who is Ethel Lamay Calimese
3rd National President, 1926 – 1929?
The essence of the human spirit.
What is compassion?
The Founder graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and class president.
Who is Edna Brown Coleman?
This Founder was born in Albany,GA, first President of Lambda Chapter, and taught drama at Bennett College.
Who is Oscelo MaCarthy Adams?
In this year Delta Hymn written and composed by Sorors Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert.
What is 1924?
TRICK QUESTION
This National President was elected to the office of Grand President four times.
Who is Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
1st National President, 1919 – 1923?
This president :
•First Black to be awarded a Ph.D.
•First Black woman to be admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar
•Served as the official legal advisor to the Sorority
Who is Sadie Tanner Mossell ?
The Founder became a music teacher in the Washington, DC public school system.
Who is Olive Claire Jones?
This Founder was an actress and a singer.
Who is Zephyr Chisom Carter?
On this date Delta’s Alpha Chapter was granted a Certificate of Incorporation.
What is February 18, 1913?
Recite the Mission Statement.
What is 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?
This President :
•New nomenclature for naming chapters
•Regional conferences approved
•Established Omega Omega as Memorial Chapter for deceased sorors
Whos is G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley?
The month and year Deltas marched with suffragette movement under the banner of Delta Sigma Theta.
What is March 1913?