Delta Sigma Theta Questions and Correct
answers.
What is being discrete?
Showing discretion, keeping your business to yourself and not having anyone know
your every move.
How many founders are there?
22 Illustrious Ladies
Founders 1-5
1. Osceola McCarthy Adams
2. Marguerite Young Alexander
3. Winona Cargile Alexander
4. Ethel Cuff Black
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
Founders 6-10
1. Zephyr Chisom Carter
2. Edna Brown Coleman
3. Jessie McGuire Dent
4. Frederica Chase Dodd
5. Myra Davis Hemmings
Founders 11-15
1. Olive C. Jones
2. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
3. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
4. Vashti Turley Murphy
5. Naomi Sewell Richardson
Founders 16-22
1. Mamie Reddy Rose
2. Eliza Pearl Shippen
3. Florence Letcher Toms
4. Ethel Carr Watson
5. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
6. Madree Penn White
7. Edith Motte Young
What does Crimson and Cream symbolize?
Purity, Courage, Wisdom
When was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
January 13, 1913
On what campus was DST founded?
Howard University
What is DST founded on?
Scholarship, sisterhood, and community service
When was DST incorporated?
1930
answers.
What is being discrete?
Showing discretion, keeping your business to yourself and not having anyone know
your every move.
How many founders are there?
22 Illustrious Ladies
Founders 1-5
1. Osceola McCarthy Adams
2. Marguerite Young Alexander
3. Winona Cargile Alexander
4. Ethel Cuff Black
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
Founders 6-10
1. Zephyr Chisom Carter
2. Edna Brown Coleman
3. Jessie McGuire Dent
4. Frederica Chase Dodd
5. Myra Davis Hemmings
Founders 11-15
1. Olive C. Jones
2. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
3. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
4. Vashti Turley Murphy
5. Naomi Sewell Richardson
Founders 16-22
1. Mamie Reddy Rose
2. Eliza Pearl Shippen
3. Florence Letcher Toms
4. Ethel Carr Watson
5. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
6. Madree Penn White
7. Edith Motte Young
What does Crimson and Cream symbolize?
Purity, Courage, Wisdom
When was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
January 13, 1913
On what campus was DST founded?
Howard University
What is DST founded on?
Scholarship, sisterhood, and community service
When was DST incorporated?
1930
