FOUNDERS
Identify the following founders
1. Taught at Bennett College and served as Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts
2. She was a constant supporter of Alpha Chapter.
3. She was the first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY.
4. Became the first Black social worker for the New York City
1. Osceola Macarthy Adams
2.Marguerite Young Alexander
3.Ethel Cuff Black
4. Winona Cargile Alexander
Provide the first 3 jewels
Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication
Give the first 5 Presidents facts NOT their names
1. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander; Grand President for the 1st National Convention
2. G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley;Established Omega Omega as the Memorial Chapter
3. Ethel Lamay Calimese;Biennial Conventions approved by delegate vote
4. Anna Johnson Julian; Grand Chapter incorporated under D.C. laws
5. Gladys Byram Shepperd;National Boards as component of organizational structure were created
What are the proper courtesies and protocols that chapter members must observe when the National President or Past National Presidents attend a Delta activity?
*Hint: There are 5 answers*
Offer them the opportunity to select how they wish to participate.
Provide them with a place of honor.
Stand when they enter a Delta assembly and remain standing until seated.
Introduce them in ascending order of presidency.
Remain seated during the National President's recessional until all members of the dais have exited.
What happened in 1912 which than lead to the historical moment in 1913?
In 1912, Founder Madree Penn (White) presented Myra Davis (Hemmings), then president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Howard University, with the idea that the group consider becoming a chartered sorority.
Delta Sigma Theta was founded on the campus of Howard University in 1913.
Identify the following founders
1. She participated in the Woman’s Suffrage March
2. She married a founder of Omega Psi Phi.
3. Known for her singing
4. First corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter
1. Bertha Pitts Campbell
2. Edna Brown Coleman
3. Zephyr Chisom Carter
4.Jessie McGuire Dent
The jewels Fellowship and Fidelity are dedicated to whom
Fellowship- Dedicated to the many chapters of Delta Sigma Theta.
Fidelity- Dedicated to the Honorary Members.
What years the 6th,7th,8th,9th AND 10th Presidents Serve?
1933 – 1935
1935 – 1939
1939-1944
1944-1947
1947-1956
Fill in the Blank
Membership stands when National ___ or Past ____ ______ enter a Delta assembly open or closed and remains ____ until sorors are ____
Membership stands when National President or Past National Presidents enter a Delta assembly open or closed and remains standing until sorors are seated
What happened in 1930?
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated.
Gave a fact for the following founders
1. Frederica Chase Dodd
2. Myra Davis Hemmings
3. Olive Claire Jones
4. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
1.She helped to charter the graduate chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in Dallas, Texas
2. She served as president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
3. Became a music teacher in the Washington, DC public school system.
4.Helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the march for Women’s Suffrage
The Nine Cardinal Virtue are placed on what
The sigma
Who is our current International President?
Cheryl W. Turner
The Sorority invites women into honorary membership who are recognized
Why?
The Sorority invites women into honorary membership who are recognized because of their outstanding contributions to society.
Who designed the Sorority Pin?
Who designed the Pyramid Pin?
Designed by Founder Madree Penn White, Founder and second president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Give all 22 founders
Demo given
Provide the Last 4 Jewels
Honesty
Justice
Purity
Temperance
Identify the following Presidents
1. Burned the Mortgage on the First National Headquarters Building
2.Social Action Commission established
3. Delta Teen Lift established
4. First Woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by President Lyndon B. Johnson
5. Established the National Commission on Arts & Letters
1. Dorothy Penman Harrison
2. Jeanne L. Noble
3. Geraldine Pittman Woods
4. Frankie Muse Freeman
5. Lillian Pierce Benbow
Fill in the Blank.
Membership stands and remains standing for the _____ _____ and/or ____ ____ until these ____ sorors are ____
Membership stands and remains standing for the Regional Director and/or Regional Representative until these revered sorors are seated
Who designed the Sorority's Crest and what does it express
Designed by Delta member F. Ailene Marks and Past National President Jeannette Triplett Jones, both of Lambda Chapter
Expresses the Sorority’s public motto; “Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom”
Give the last 10 founders with a fact for each
1. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor; she graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher’s College
2. Vashti Turley Murphy;This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States
3. Naomi Sewell Richardson; She was the first Black to graduate from Washingtonville High School.
4. Mamie Reddy Rose; From the small town of Belton, South Carolina.
5. Eliza Pearl Shippen; The only Founder to receive a doctorate degree
6.Florence Letcher Toms; introduced First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to an audience of parents at John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945.
7. Ethel Carr Watson; he became a teacher with a career that covered more than thirty years
8. Wertie Blackwell Weaver; She published a novel entitled The Valley of the Poor
9. Madree Penn White; rafted the initial Constitution and Bylaws
10. Edith Motte Young; later taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC
Pick a jewel and act it out
A big sister must know what Jewel you acting out to receive points
Give the Last 5 Presidents and Years Served
23rd: Louise Allen Rice 2004 – 2008
24th: Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre 2008-2013
25th: Paulette C. Walker 2013-2017
26th: Beverly E. Smith
2017-2021
27th: Cheryl A. Hickmon 2021-2022
Delta DEARS stand for ?
DEARS – Dedicated – Energetic – Active – Respected – Sorors
What does the Torch of Wisdom symbolize and what is it represented by?
The Torch of Wisdom symbolizes the public motto and is represented by the red candle used during ritualistic ceremonies