National Presidents Plus
She served as the 13th National President
Who is Geraldine Pittman Woods, 1963 – 1967?
Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath?
Who is Mary Church Terrell in 1914?
Commissioned the Sculpture, Fortitude, on Howard University Campus
Who is Thelma Thomas Daley, 16th National President?
Thelma Thomas Daley, the 16th president, established this honor to be bestowed upon a professor at an HBCU
What is the Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair?
Name two National Economic Development Programs
What is Job Opportunity Project, Employment and Training, Adopt-a-Black Business, Delta Habitat for Humanity, Financial Fortitude, The Delta Challenge: Homeownership, Entrepreneurship?
Provides an opportunity for at-risk young women between the ages of 11 and 14.
It offers mentoring, educational activities, and service-learning opportunities to the participants
What are the goals of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy?
Name the first three Honorary Members initiated into
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Who are Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, and Mary Church Terrell (1919)?
Established the National Commission on Arts & Letters
Who is Lillian Pierce Benbow, 15th National President
The 13th National President, Geraldine Pittman Woods established this to assist teens?
What is Delta Teen Lift?
Name two National Political Awareness and Involvement Programs
What is Social Action: Voter Education and Registration, Public Policy and Legislation, Delta Days at the Nation's Capitol, Voter Mobilization?
What is National Social Action Commission: Census 2020, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Issues?
She served as the 15th National President
Who is Lillian Pierce Benbow, 1971 – 1975?
For membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. they must meet the following requirements:
–Recommended by a member or chapter(s) to a Special Committee for Honorary Member Selection; the Committee should have experience in vetting prodigious talent
–Recommended by the Honorary Member Selection Committee to the National Board of Directors
- Appointed by the International President
–Approved by a 2/3 vote of the National Board of Directors
–Initiated during the national convention closest to the candidate’s acceptance of the Sorority’s invitation
What is how a person becomes an Honorary Member?
Implemented the Delta Right To Read Project
Who is Lillian Pierce Benbow, 15th National President?
The mission of this foundation is to research and support service programs for family welfare; Research and service projects in educational development; Research and study programs to increase international awareness, particularly in relation to the African Diaspora and Caribbean countries
What is the mission of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF)
Name two National International Awareness and Involvement Programs
What is International Involvement: Delta House, Adelaide Tambo School for the Physically Disabled, TREE Project, Thika Memorial Hospital, World AIDS Day, International Day of Service, Mission Trips, I Can Fly School, Ch'erette: DST Elementary School?
She served as the 16th National President
Who is Thelma Thomas Daley, 1975 – 1979?
Name two privileges of membership that honorary members do not have.
What is voting and holding elective office?
First Woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Who is Frankie Muse Freeman, 14th National President?
Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) was established in this year.
What is 1967?
Name two National Physical and Mental Health Programs
What is Summit V, HIV/AIDS, Lifestyle Change Initiative, Healthy Lifestyle: The Total Woman, Mind, Body, Spirit; the Healthy Weight Program; Lose to Win! Family Healthy Lifestyle Weight and Nutrition Challenge; Catching, Coping and Conquering; My Cry in the Dark?
Name two local programs for each of the 5 point programmatic thrust.
What are? - Economic Development - Getting in Sync with Your Savings, Sanity and Service; Black Money Matters; Maximize Your Financial Freedom Through Savings and Investing
- Educational Development - Warming Up with Steam; Book Drive - Goodloe Elementary; Delta Academy/GEMS
- International Awareness and Involvement - World AIDS Day; International Women's Calendar; Women's History Month (March 24)
- Physical and Mental Health - Walk Out the Burnout; Breast Cancer Walk; Diabetes Walk
- Political Awareness and Involvement - 2023 Madison County Candidate Forum; Judges Roundtable Judicial Forum; United We Stand - Get Out the Vote Rally
Name two honorary members
Who are
Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Lena Horne, Ruby Davis, Cicely Tyson, Winnie Mandela, "Mother" Clara Hale, Susan Taylor, Soledad O'Brien, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Shirley Caesar, Judith Jamison?
Delta Research and Educational Foundation were established during her tenure
Who is
Geraldine Pittman Woods, 13th National President?
This program's primary focus is on teen girls between the ages of 14-18 and /or in grades 9-12 and to help them develop academically and assist girls in goal setting, decision making, and planning.
What is the Dr. Jeanne L. Noble Delta G.E.M.S.?
Name two National Educational Development Programs
What is African American Cultural Literacy Project, Delta Right to Read Project, Delta Teen Lift, Delta Youth Days in the Nation's Capital, DST Scholarship Fund and College Tuition Load Fund, National Library Project, The Bookmobile Project, Book Baskets, The Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair, Delta Academy/Delta GEMS, EMBODI?