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100

Name (2) Founders that were Teachers/Educators and share the same first name

Ethel Carr Watson & Ethel Cuff Black

Remember the Ethel's Educated

100

Name the first 4 Jewels or all 9 for triple bonus points 

Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, and Temperance.

Remember they’re in Alphabetical order

100

What year was the Hampton Alumnae Chapter chartered & how many charter members embarked on this journey?

October 26, 1937, 14 charter members

100

This National President was second and responsible for establishing new nomenclature system

G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley

100

Name 11 of the 22 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 C. 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, and Edith Motte Young.

200

What Founder was the author of "Valley of the Bar"

Wertie Blackwell Weaver

Remember Wertie Weaver Wrote Books

200

What are our 3 core principles, include a fourth as a bonus?

Sisterhood, Service, Scholarship, & Social Action

200

Who was the first National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, 1919 – 1923

200

This National President was responsible for the revision  of the Sorority Ritual

Vivian Osborne Marsh

200

This founder designed the sorority pin, bylaws, constitution, and created the induction ceremony

Madree Penn White

remember Pin and Penn

300

This founder was the first President of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta

Myra Davis Hemmings


300

Name the five programming areas of the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust?

Economic Development, Education Development, Physical & Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement, International Awareness and Involvement

300

Who is the HAC President, our service area, and Region?

Z. Janez Joyner Pace. Hampton, Newport News, & Yorktown. South Atlantic Region

300

First Black woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati Law School

Helen Elsie Austin

300

This founder was the only founder to receive a Doctorate Degree

Eliza Pearl Shippen 

400

This founder lobbied in support of Delta Sigma Theta participating in the Women's Suffrage March

Jimmie Bugg Middleton

400

What was the first public service act performed by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?

Women's Suffrage March in Washington DC

400

What year was the Grand Chapter incorporated

1930

400

This National President was responsible for the Purchase of National Headquarters building and Delta Five-Point Project under her leadership

Dorothy Irene Height

Think Height Bought Headquarters

400

This founder from Winfield, KS participated in the Women's Suffrage March twice in 1913 and 68 years later in 1981 at the age of 92

Bertha Pitts Campbell

500

This founder was the first black social worker for New York City and County Charities

Winona Cargile Alexander

500

What is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 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.

500

11.Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identity.

SISTERHOOD, BLACK, COLLEGE, WOMEN, PUBLIC SERVICE

500

This National President established the Delta Leadership Academy

Hortense Golden Canady

500

This founder was a teacher in Galveston School System where she was instrumental in the integration of  schools. She was also Corresponding Secretary for the Alpha Chapter.

Jessie McGuire Dent

Think Dent Deaded Discrimination in Schools