Founders
Became a teacher with a career that covered more than thirty years. Following her retirement, she began a second career as a dramatic performer.
Founder Ethel Carr Watson
5th National President, 1931-1933: Gladys Byram Shepperd
What is represented by the red and white candles during ceremonies?
The Fundamental Principles is represented by the White candle. The Torch of Wisdom is represented by the red candle.
Physical and Mental Health: Name 3 Programs (National and/or Local)
DeltaCare Initiative, Red Table Talk, Feelings In A Bottle
Three Rites of Passage
Pyramid Induction Ceremony, Initiation Ceremony, Omega Omega Service
First Vice President of Alpha Chapter. She was the first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY. Became a charter member of Queens (NY) Alumnae Chapter.
Founder Ethel Cuff Black.
Appointed by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford to serve on commissions
12th National President, 1958-1963: Jeanne L. Noble
Who designed the Pyramid Pin and when was it adopted? (Bonus points if you can correctly name which National Convention)
The Pyramid Pin was designed by Epsilon Chapter, The Ohio State University, and adopted in 1920 at the Second National Convention.
Educational Development: Name 3 Programs (National and/or Local)
EMBODI, Delta GEMS, Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy, Study With The Deltas
Pyramid Motto
Scholarship, Fellowship, Service and a desire to attain all that would ennoble.
Born in Winfield, Kansas. Participated in the Women's Suffrage March. Sixty-eight years later, she repeated this momentous walk on August 2, 1981.
Founder Bertha Pitts Campbell
Burned the Mortgage on the First National Headquarters Building.
11th National President, 1956-1958: Dorothy Penman Harrison
Founders Day, May Week, Jabberwock
Economic Development: Name 3 Programs (National and/or Local)
Delta Red Pages, Financial Fortitude, Credit Lit 101
Seven Regions of Delta Sigma Theta (Bonus points if you can provide their nicknames!)
Charismatic & Courageous Central, Dynamic and Historic Eastern, Fabulous Farwest, Mighty Midwest, Sensational South Atlantic, Dynamic Southern, Blazing Southwest
Graduated from M Street High School, later known as Dunbar High School.
Founder Vashti Turley Murphy
Commissioned the Sculpture, Fortitude, on Howard University Campus
16th National President, 1975-1979: Thelma Thomas Daley
How many official Sorority Songs are there?
There are seven official Sorority Songs: the Beta Hymn, Delta Mizpah, Delta Prayer, Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn, Delta Sweetheart Song, I Would Be True, and the Pyramid Hymn.
Political Awareness and Involvement: Name 3 Programs (National and/or Local)
Delta Days at the Nations Capital (DDNC), Delta Days at the United Nations (DDUN), Women's Suffrage March, BE Informed
Rap Order
One Rap - Attention, Be Seated, End of Ceremony
Two Raps - Affirm the Sacred Trust, Affirm the Sacred Vow
Three Raps - Sorors Stand
From the small town of Belton, South Carolina.
Founder Mamie Reddy Rose
First Woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by President Lyndon B. Johnson
14th National President, 1967-1971: Frankie Muse Freeman
Who designed the Sorority Crest?
F. Ailene Marks and Past National President Jeannette Triplett Jones, both of Lambda Chapter.
International Awareness & Involvement: Name 3 Programs (National and/or Local)
Adelaide Tambi School, Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital, World AIDS Day
Sorority 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.