Delta Program
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Famous Deltas
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This Delta program focuses on the empowerment of women and girls, particularly in STEM

What is Delta GEMS?

100

She was one of the twenty-two women who founded Delta Sigma Theta on January 13, 1913.

Who is Osceola Macarthy Adams?

100

The convention where the first Delta National President was elected.

What is the 1913 Founders’ Convention?

100

The official Delta colors.

What are crimson and cream?

100

Actress and civil rights activist, known for her role on Grey’s Anatomy.

Who is Shonda Rhimes?

200

The national initiative targeting the elimination of health disparities among African-Americans.

What is Delta’s EMBODI

200

The city and university where Delta Sigma Theta was founded.

What is Washington, D.C., at Howard University?

200

The city that hosted Delta’s 50th National Convention in 1963.

What is Washington, D.C.?

200

The Delta flower.

What is the African violet?

200

Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Delta member, she led the organization’s social action initiatives.

Who is Margaret Spellings?

300

The Delta program established in 1933 to support public education in the African-American community.

What is the Delta Academy?

300

The founder known for her work in social justice and the arts; she also became the first national president.

Who is Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander?

300

This National Convention was notable for passing resolutions supporting civil rights and voter registration drives.

What is the 1948 National Convention?

300

Delta’s national publication.

What is The Delta Journal?

300

This Delta member served as the first African-American woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Who is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?

400

This national Delta program provides scholarships to college-bound students.

What is the Delta Sigma Theta Educational Foundation?

400

The year Delta became incorporated as a national organization.

What is 1913?

400

Delta Sigma Theta holds National Conventions every ___ years.

What is two years?

400

The symbol often representing Delta’s commitment to scholarship and service.

What is the pyramid or triangle?

400

Known as the “Queen of Soul,” she was a Delta member who won multiple Grammys.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

500

Delta’s social action program that supports political and legislative initiatives.

What is the Delta Social Action Commission?

500

The Delta founder who was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the U.S.

Who is Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander?

500

The National Convention in 2008 marked a historic event for Delta’s ___ initiative.

What is Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital?

500

This ritual or song is traditionally used to close Delta chapter meetings.

What is the Delta Hymn?

500

Delta member and Olympic gold medalist, she’s also an advocate for women in sports.

Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?