Answers (2026) | Latest Test Bank with
Verified Solutions | Grade A+
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