Delta Sigma Theta Practice Test 2023 Graded A;100%
Verified
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
I will never belittle any race
and will try to persuade others to take the same just stand
Born in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis Magazine in 1913; reporter for the
Alpha Chapter, gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and
sang for TV shows
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mother of five daughters, four of whom became Deltas; member of the Baltimore
Branch of the National Association of College Women; Dunbar
Vashti Turley Murphy
First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega on February 17, 1919
Mamie Reddy Rose
First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas
Alumnae chapter
Frederica Chase Dodd
First Custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; was the first black social worker
with the New York City and New York County charities
Winona Cargile Alexander
Presented First lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion
Church in 1946. Had interactions with mutiple presidents including Taft and
Kennedy
Florence Letcher Toms
Accomplished pianist who taught school in Washington DC
Olive Claire Jones
The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter, first Black teacher in Richmond
County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae chapter
Ethel Cuff Black
Served as the Recording Secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught Claflin College in
Orangeburg, SC
Edith Motte Young
Founder who selected the Delta mottoes, an acclaimed acress and Director of the
American Negro Theater
Osceola McCarty Adams
Verified
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
I will never belittle any race
and will try to persuade others to take the same just stand
Born in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis Magazine in 1913; reporter for the
Alpha Chapter, gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and
sang for TV shows
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mother of five daughters, four of whom became Deltas; member of the Baltimore
Branch of the National Association of College Women; Dunbar
Vashti Turley Murphy
First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega on February 17, 1919
Mamie Reddy Rose
First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas
Alumnae chapter
Frederica Chase Dodd
First Custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; was the first black social worker
with the New York City and New York County charities
Winona Cargile Alexander
Presented First lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion
Church in 1946. Had interactions with mutiple presidents including Taft and
Kennedy
Florence Letcher Toms
Accomplished pianist who taught school in Washington DC
Olive Claire Jones
The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter, first Black teacher in Richmond
County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae chapter
Ethel Cuff Black
Served as the Recording Secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught Claflin College in
Orangeburg, SC
Edith Motte Young
Founder who selected the Delta mottoes, an acclaimed acress and Director of the
American Negro Theater
Osceola McCarty Adams
