Philosophy/Ideals/Principles
What convention was Grand Chapter created?
The First National Convention
The only founder with a doctorate degree.
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Which region is the chapter that you are seeking membership located?
Dynamic Southern Region
Commissioned by the Sorority and unveiled at Howard University in 1979.
Fortitude Pin
This award honors achievement in field of communication.
Lillian Award
Name the Jewels.
Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
This national president was “A Leader with a Servant’s Heart”.
Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre
Name the seven (7) regions of the sorority.
Central, Eastern, Farwest, Midwest, South Atlantic, Southern & Southwest
Designed by Soror Madree Penn White and comprised of three Greek letters, Δ (Delta), Σ (Sigma), Θ (Theta).
Sorority Pin
This award honors work in the field of Civil Rights.
Mary Church Terrell
Name the writers of the Delta National Hymn.
Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
Last surviving founder in 1993; the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School; married a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Name three (3) of the current National Committees.
Strategic Planning Committee, Technology Committee, Heritage & Archives Committee, Protocol & Traditions Committee, Scholarship & Standards Committee, Communications & Public Relations Committee, etc.
“Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom.”
Sorority Public Motto
Awarded to the collegiate Chapter with the highest GPA.
Minerva Award for Academic Excellence
What is the sorority’s most sacred trust?
What is the sorority’s vow?
The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority’s most sacred trust.
Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment.
Which president formed The National Pan-Hellenic Council?
Anna Johnson Julian
Name the current Regional Director and Regional Representative of the Southern Region.
Amaris L. Johnson
Jaylin C. Martin
Created in recognition for contributions of $1000+ for DREF. Can be worn as a pendant.
Diamond Jubilee Pin
This award is given for Outstanding Government Service.
Patricia Roberts Harris Award
Name the Rites of Passage.
The Pyramid Induction Ceremony
The Initiation Ceremony
The Omega Omega Ceremony
This founder was the first Black social worker with New York City and county charities; was the first custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter.
Winona Cargile Alexander
Name the Immediate Past National President.
Cheryl A. Hickmon
One Rap
Two Raps
Three Raps
Attention, Be Seated, End of Ceremony
Affirm the Sacred Vow, Affirm the Sacred Trust
Please Stand
Given for outstanding contributions to African American Heritage.
Keeper of the Flame Award
Name the first 3 honorary members initiated into Delta Sigma Theta.
Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
This founder was born in El Paso, TX; a gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and sang for TV shows.
Zephyr Chisom Carter
1705, 1707 & 1709 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC was acquired for Delta's national heaqdquarters under this National President.
Lillian Pierce Benbow
Who designed the sorority's crest?
F. Aileen Marks (Delta member) and Jenette Triplett Jones (Past National President)
The Social Action Award.
Which honorary member wrote the Delta Oath?
Mary Church Terrell
This founder helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's Suffrage.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?
1930
What is the age requirement for a Delta DEAR?
62
A bronze statue of a Black woman – arms are broken.
Sadie T.M. Alexander Award
What is the mission statement of the Sorority?
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development if its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community.
Name the Founders.
Osceola Macarthy Adams, Marguerite Young Alexander, Winona Cargile Alexander, Ethel Cuff Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell, Zephyr 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
Who currently serves in the following positions?
National President
National First Vice-President
National Second Vice-President
National Secretary
National Treasurer
Executive Director
National President - Elsie Cooke-Holmes
National First Vice-President - Cheryl W. Turner
National Second Vice-President - Sade Ried
National Secretary - Joi L. Moore
National Treasurer - Rosalyn Glenn
Executive Director - Dorcas Washington
Name the 7 official Sorority songs.
Beta Hymn, Delta Mizpah, Delta Prayer, Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn, Deta Sweetheart Song, I Would Be True, Pyramid Hymn
This award honors Historically Black Colleges & Universities. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated established this award to confirm and extend the Sorority's longstanding commitment to educational excellence through instruction at HBCUs.
Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair Award