Statement Pieces
What are the sorority colors
Crimson and Cream
Designed the ceremony for inducting Honorary Members
Madree Penn White
Who was the 1st National President 1919-1923
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?
1930
Which Honorary member wrote the Delta Oath?
Mary Church Terrell
President and valedictorian of her graduating class; married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi
Edna Brown Coleman
What national president served as the treasurer for the newly formed National Pan-Hellenic Council formed
Anna Johnson Julian 4th National President, 1929-1931
What are the 5 components of the Minerva Circle (inside - out)
Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
Name one of the first 3 Honorary members initiated into Delta Sigma Theta
Nannie Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, or Mary Church Terrell
What candle represents the fundamental principles and what candle represents the torch of wisdom in ritualistic ceremonies?
Fundamental principles is represented by the white candle. Torch of Wisdom is represented by the red candle.
Helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's Suffrage
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
What national president established the National Headquarters during her leadership
Jeannette Triplett Jones 6th National President 1933-1935
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded on?
Howard University
Name the writers of the Delta National Hymn
Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert McCleave
This pin was designed by Epsilon Chapter, Ohio State University, and adopted in 1920 at the second national convention
pyramid pin
Gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and sang for TV shows
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Gladys Byram Shepperd was what number president?
5th National President 1931-1933
Name the Nine Jewels (in order)
Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
In what year was Mary McCleod Bethune initiated?
1923 (5th National Convention)
Mission Statement
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.
First custodian (historian) of Alpha Chapter, was first Black social worker with New York City
Winona Cargile Alexander
What years did G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley run for?
1923-1926 was the 2nd National President
At what convention was the Delta Hymn adopted?
6th National Convention
Name all 7 regions of Delta Sigma Theta
Central, Eastern, Farwest, Midwest, South Atlantic, Southern, Southwest
Regions