DELTA ACHIEVEMENT TEST | Exam Review with Questions and Answers | Question and Answer | Grade A+

DELTA ACHIEVEMENT TEST | Exam Review with
Questions and Answers | Question and Answer |
Grade A+
• Delta Sigma Theta was founded by students who had earlier been initiated into... -
✓✓Alpha Kappa Alpha

• Who was named the 1st president of Delta Sigma Theta's Alpha Chapter? -✓✓Myra
Davis Hemmings

• The collegiate founders sought to move towards social activism and greater public
service, rather than social activities. -✓✓True

• Less than 2 months after the sorority's founding, Delta Sigma Theta women began
their political activism by participating in the historic 1913... -✓✓Women's Suffrage
March, March 13 1913

• On December 28, 1947, which expansion program was formally adopted and
copyrighted by Delta Sigma Theta? -✓✓Jabberwock

• Delta Sigma Theta uses the 5-Point Thrust as an organizing structure as it creates
programs to benefit the African American community. What does the 5-Point Thrust
consist of? -✓✓a) physical and mental health
b) educational development
c) economic development
d) political awareness and involvement
e) international awareness and involvement

• The purpose of May Week is. . . -✓✓To emphasize the importance of higher education
in the community, especially for black women

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is the 1st and one of only 3 African American
organizations with the NGO special consultative status with the United Nations -✓✓True

• _______ is for girls (ages 11 - 14) who demonstrate the potential for success, but may
not have support systems or access to financial resources. Participants are exposed to
math, science, technology, and non-traditional careers. Sessions may also include
service learning activities, field trips and book clubs. -✓✓Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta
Academy

• ______ was designed to help sorority members and local communities to attain
personal wealth and financial security. It was established as a result of increasing

, unemployment, Social Security debts, and the widening gap between wealth and
poverty -✓✓Financial Fortitude

• Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit organization -✓✓True

• _____ is an outgrowth and continuation of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy
Program. It was created to assist in facilitating the dreams and goals of at risk,
adolescent African American girls, aged 14-18 -✓✓Delta GEMS

• Delta DEARS -✓✓Dedication
Energetic
Active
Respected
Sorors

• What does the The Pyramid Pin represent? -✓✓Mind Body and Spirit

• What does The Diamond Jubilee Pin represent -✓✓Contributions of $1000 or more to
the Delta Research and Educational Foundation

• What does the The Sorority Pin represent? -✓✓Founder Madree Penn White
Compromise of three Greek Letters: Delta, Sigma, & Theta

• What does The Fortitude Pin represent? -✓✓A tribute to the founders

• The Sorority Flower -✓✓African Violet

• Pyramid Flower -✓✓Peppermint Carnation

• Sorority Colors -✓✓Crimson and Cream

• Pyramid Colors -✓✓White and Red

• Sorority Stone -✓✓Pearl

• Sorority Emblem -✓✓Goddess Minerva: Goddess of Wisdom

• Public Motto -✓✓Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom

• Sorority Vow -✓✓Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a LIFETIME COMMITMENT

• What color candle represents the Fundamental's Principle? -✓✓White

• What color candle represents the Torch of Wisdom -✓✓Red