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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
At what national convention was Grand Chapter created? --------------------------------
-----1st national convention
To whom or to what group is the jewel Temperance dedicated? ------------------------
-------------National Staff
What was the purpose of the National Vigilance Committee? ----------------------------
---------To keep in touch with political and civic activities of the country as they
affect the negro race
Name the Nine Jewels -------------------------------------Compassion, Courtesy,
Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
,Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? -------------------------------------
1930
The Jewel Compassion is dedicated to whom or what group in Delta? -----------------
--------------------Founders
Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath? -------------------------------------Mary
Church Terrell
What three chapters were in attendance at the First National Convention? ---------
----------------------------Alpha, Gamma, Epsilon
What is the meaning of Jewel Dedication? -------------------------------------To a noble
cause is one of humanity's highest calling and an act of consecration
Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? -------------------------------------
sisterhood, Black, college, women, public service
,Who designed the Sorority Crest? -------------------------------------F. Ailene Marks and
Jeannette Tripplet Jones
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? ----------------
---------------------Howard University
Name the writers of the Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn -------------------------------
------Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
What were the first two graduate (now called alumnae) chapters authorized by
Delta Sigma Theta? -------------------------------------New York City and Washington
D.C.
What is the purpose of Jubilee Year established in 1929? ---------------------------------
----hundreds of Delta women would rededicate themselves to the sorority
Please name the four funds established under first national president Sadie
Tanner Mossell Alexander -------------------------------------Housing fund, sinking fund,
scholarship award fund, college tuition fund
, How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation
activities? -------------------------------------Nine
Who was the first Honorary Member initiated into DST? ----------------------------------
---Nannie Burroughs
At what convention was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated? --------------------------------
-----5th convention
The jewels representing the nine cardinal virtues are located on which Greek
letter on the Delta Pin? -------------------------------------The Sigma
I will close my ears -------------------------------------and seal my lips to slanderous
gossip
I will take an active interest in the welfare -------------------------------------of my
country, using my influence toward the enactment of laws for the protection of
the unfortunate and weak and for the repeal of those depriving human beings of
their privilieges and rights