2026 FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS ACCURATE
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◉ 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