Delta Achievement Test – SSY
Questions And Answers
/. National Headquarters was established under what National President - Answer-
Jeannette Triplet Jones
/.National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President - Answer-Gladys Byram Sheppard
/.The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President - Answer-
Anna Johnson Julian
/.Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President - Answer-Ethel Lamar Calimese
/.President when the 1st National Convention was held - Answer-Sadie T.M. Alexander
/.Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President -
Answer-Dorothy Pelham Beckley
/.What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow - Answer-Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a
lifetime commitment
/.What is the Sacred Trust - Answer-The induction of new members into Delta Sigma
Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust.
/.Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn? - Answer-Alice Dunbar Nelson
and Florence Cole Talbert
/.What is the sorority's official stone? - Answer-The pearl
/.Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year - Answer-At the 2nd
National Convention and in 1920
/.Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? - Answer-Nannie H. Burroughs,
Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
/.The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek Letter
on the Delta pin - Answer-Sigma
, /.When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? - Answer-
February 18, 1913
/.In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? - Answer-1912
/.In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? - Answer-1922
/.Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? - Answer-Sisterhood, Black,
College, Women, Public Service
/.Name the Nine Jewels - Answer-Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship,
Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
/.What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority - Answer-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.
/.Name the First Jewel in the Sigma - Answer-Compassion
/.What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion - Answer-Dedicated to the Founders of
Delta Sigma Theta
/.Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning - Answer-Courtesy and is
dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
/.Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning - Answer-Dedication and is
dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present
/.Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? - Answer-1930
/.On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? - Answer-
Howard University
/.What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization -
Answer-The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
/.Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes - Answer-Osceola McCarthy Adams
/.Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter - Answer-Marguerite Young Alexander
Questions And Answers
/. National Headquarters was established under what National President - Answer-
Jeannette Triplet Jones
/.National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President - Answer-Gladys Byram Sheppard
/.The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President - Answer-
Anna Johnson Julian
/.Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President - Answer-Ethel Lamar Calimese
/.President when the 1st National Convention was held - Answer-Sadie T.M. Alexander
/.Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President -
Answer-Dorothy Pelham Beckley
/.What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow - Answer-Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a
lifetime commitment
/.What is the Sacred Trust - Answer-The induction of new members into Delta Sigma
Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust.
/.Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn? - Answer-Alice Dunbar Nelson
and Florence Cole Talbert
/.What is the sorority's official stone? - Answer-The pearl
/.Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year - Answer-At the 2nd
National Convention and in 1920
/.Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? - Answer-Nannie H. Burroughs,
Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
/.The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek Letter
on the Delta pin - Answer-Sigma
, /.When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? - Answer-
February 18, 1913
/.In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? - Answer-1912
/.In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? - Answer-1922
/.Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? - Answer-Sisterhood, Black,
College, Women, Public Service
/.Name the Nine Jewels - Answer-Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship,
Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
/.What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority - Answer-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.
/.Name the First Jewel in the Sigma - Answer-Compassion
/.What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion - Answer-Dedicated to the Founders of
Delta Sigma Theta
/.Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning - Answer-Courtesy and is
dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
/.Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning - Answer-Dedication and is
dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present
/.Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? - Answer-1930
/.On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? - Answer-
Howard University
/.What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization -
Answer-The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
/.Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes - Answer-Osceola McCarthy Adams
/.Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter - Answer-Marguerite Young Alexander
