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1. 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
2. The Sorority Pin: The middle letter, the Sigma has 9 jewels that represent the
Nine Cardinal Virtues that are the foundation of Delta Sigma Theta
These virtues are: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity,
Honesty,
Justice, Purity, and Temperance
3. The first Jewel in the Sigma is...: Compassion!
This jewel is dedicated to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
4. The Second Jewel in the Sigma is...: Courtesy! This jewel is dedicated to the
mothers of Delta members 5. The third jewel in the Sigma is...: Dedication!
This jewel is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present.
6. Alpha Chapter history: The members agreed that the Sorority should
become a chartered organization at Howard University
7. In 1919..: First honorary members of DST: Nannie H Burroughs, Gabrielle
Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
8. In 1923..: Mary McLeod Bethune, Honorary Member, initiated
9. Osceola Macarthy Adams: She taught drama at Bennett College and served
as
Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts
10. Marguerite Young Alexander: Was born in Chicago, Illinois
11. Winona Cargile Alexander: She was Alpha Chapter's first custodian
12. Ethel Cuff Black: First Vice President of Alpha Chapter
Became a social studies teacher
Charter member of Queens (NY) Alumnae Chapter
13. Bertha Pitts Campbell: Was born in Winfield, Kansas
On March 3, 1913, she participated in the Women's Suffrage March
She repeated this momentous walk on August 2, 1981
14. Zephyr Chisom Carter: Founder Zephyr Chisom Carter was a very gifted
woman who was not only a singer, but an actress as well She
harnessed her vocal powers and sang for television shows
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15. Edna Brown Coleman: She was extremely dedicated and studious and
graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and class president
16. Jessie McGuire Dent: Was the first corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter
She became a teacher in the Galveston School District
She battled the Galveston School District in court and won equal wages for Black
teachers
17. Frederica Chase Dodd: She was the first sergeant-at-arms of Alpha Chapter
18. Myra Davis Hemmings: She served as president of Alpha Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority
19. Olive Claire Jones: Founder Olive Jones became a music teacher in the
Washington, DC public school system
20. Jimmie Bugg Middleton: She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate
in the march for women's suffrage
21. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor: Was an excellent musician
She graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher's College
22. Vashti Turley Murphy: From Washington, DC, graduated from M Street High
School, later known as Dunbar High School
This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States
23. Naomi Sewell Richardson: Was the last surviving Founder when she died in
1993
She married Clarence W Richardson
24. Mamie Reddy Rose: From the small town of Belton, South Carolina
25. Eliza Pearl Shippen: Founder Eliza Pearl Shippen was the only Founder to
receive a doctorate degree and was one of two Founders who never married
26. Florence Letcher Toms: At her high school graduation President William
Howard Taft presented her with her diploma and scholarship to Howard University
She introduced First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to an audience of parents at John
Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945
27. Ethel Carr Watson: She became a teacher with a career that covered more
than 30 years
She began a second career as a dramatic performer
28. Wertie Blackwell Weaver: She published a novel entitled The Valley of the
Poor.
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Her book focused on racism and poverty in the South
29. Madree Penn White: She designed the ceremony for inducting honorary
members
She designed the sorority pin
30. Edith Motte Young: She later taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC
31. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander: 1st National President (1919-1923)
The creation of grand Chapter/ first national convention
President of Alpha Chapter extended an invitation for Deltas to meet in a
convention for the purpose of nationalizing the Sorority
Graduate chapters were authorized at the second national convention in 1920 when
petitions from graduate sorors in New York City and Washington, DC were
presented and approved
32. G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley: 2nd national president (1923-1926)
Regional conferences as a permanent institution approved
Established omega omega as the memorial chapter
Sorors attending the sixth national convention adopted the "Delta Hymn", written
and composed by Sorors Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
33. Ethel Lamay Calimese: 3rd national president (1926-1929)
Biennial conventions approved
34. Delta's most sacred trust: The induction of new members into delta Sigma
Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust
35. The Minerva Circle of Identity: Sisterhood- black- college- women- public
service
36. 2 Taps=: Rap off
37. Greeting: Good evening big sisters of the Nu Tau and Milledgeville Alumni
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
38. In 1925..: Iota Chapter adopts Jabberwock
39. Anna Johnson Julian: 4th National President (1929-1931)
Grand Chapter Incorporated under DC laws (1930)
National Pan-Hellenic Council formed (Dr. Julian served as treasurer)
40. Gladys Byram Sheppard: 5th National President (1931-1933)
National Boards as component of organizational structure created
41. Jeannette Triplett Jones: 6th National President (1933-1935)
1. 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
2. The Sorority Pin: The middle letter, the Sigma has 9 jewels that represent the
Nine Cardinal Virtues that are the foundation of Delta Sigma Theta
These virtues are: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity,
Honesty,
Justice, Purity, and Temperance
3. The first Jewel in the Sigma is...: Compassion!
This jewel is dedicated to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
4. The Second Jewel in the Sigma is...: Courtesy! This jewel is dedicated to the
mothers of Delta members 5. The third jewel in the Sigma is...: Dedication!
This jewel is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present.
6. Alpha Chapter history: The members agreed that the Sorority should
become a chartered organization at Howard University
7. In 1919..: First honorary members of DST: Nannie H Burroughs, Gabrielle
Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
8. In 1923..: Mary McLeod Bethune, Honorary Member, initiated
9. Osceola Macarthy Adams: She taught drama at Bennett College and served
as
Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts
10. Marguerite Young Alexander: Was born in Chicago, Illinois
11. Winona Cargile Alexander: She was Alpha Chapter's first custodian
12. Ethel Cuff Black: First Vice President of Alpha Chapter
Became a social studies teacher
Charter member of Queens (NY) Alumnae Chapter
13. Bertha Pitts Campbell: Was born in Winfield, Kansas
On March 3, 1913, she participated in the Women's Suffrage March
She repeated this momentous walk on August 2, 1981
14. Zephyr Chisom Carter: Founder Zephyr Chisom Carter was a very gifted
woman who was not only a singer, but an actress as well She
harnessed her vocal powers and sang for television shows
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15. Edna Brown Coleman: She was extremely dedicated and studious and
graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and class president
16. Jessie McGuire Dent: Was the first corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter
She became a teacher in the Galveston School District
She battled the Galveston School District in court and won equal wages for Black
teachers
17. Frederica Chase Dodd: She was the first sergeant-at-arms of Alpha Chapter
18. Myra Davis Hemmings: She served as president of Alpha Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority
19. Olive Claire Jones: Founder Olive Jones became a music teacher in the
Washington, DC public school system
20. Jimmie Bugg Middleton: She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate
in the march for women's suffrage
21. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor: Was an excellent musician
She graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher's College
22. Vashti Turley Murphy: From Washington, DC, graduated from M Street High
School, later known as Dunbar High School
This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States
23. Naomi Sewell Richardson: Was the last surviving Founder when she died in
1993
She married Clarence W Richardson
24. Mamie Reddy Rose: From the small town of Belton, South Carolina
25. Eliza Pearl Shippen: Founder Eliza Pearl Shippen was the only Founder to
receive a doctorate degree and was one of two Founders who never married
26. Florence Letcher Toms: At her high school graduation President William
Howard Taft presented her with her diploma and scholarship to Howard University
She introduced First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to an audience of parents at John
Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945
27. Ethel Carr Watson: She became a teacher with a career that covered more
than 30 years
She began a second career as a dramatic performer
28. Wertie Blackwell Weaver: She published a novel entitled The Valley of the
Poor.
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Her book focused on racism and poverty in the South
29. Madree Penn White: She designed the ceremony for inducting honorary
members
She designed the sorority pin
30. Edith Motte Young: She later taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC
31. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander: 1st National President (1919-1923)
The creation of grand Chapter/ first national convention
President of Alpha Chapter extended an invitation for Deltas to meet in a
convention for the purpose of nationalizing the Sorority
Graduate chapters were authorized at the second national convention in 1920 when
petitions from graduate sorors in New York City and Washington, DC were
presented and approved
32. G. Dorothy Pelham Beckley: 2nd national president (1923-1926)
Regional conferences as a permanent institution approved
Established omega omega as the memorial chapter
Sorors attending the sixth national convention adopted the "Delta Hymn", written
and composed by Sorors Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
33. Ethel Lamay Calimese: 3rd national president (1926-1929)
Biennial conventions approved
34. Delta's most sacred trust: The induction of new members into delta Sigma
Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust
35. The Minerva Circle of Identity: Sisterhood- black- college- women- public
service
36. 2 Taps=: Rap off
37. Greeting: Good evening big sisters of the Nu Tau and Milledgeville Alumni
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
38. In 1925..: Iota Chapter adopts Jabberwock
39. Anna Johnson Julian: 4th National President (1929-1931)
Grand Chapter Incorporated under DC laws (1930)
National Pan-Hellenic Council formed (Dr. Julian served as treasurer)
40. Gladys Byram Sheppard: 5th National President (1931-1933)
National Boards as component of organizational structure created
41. Jeannette Triplett Jones: 6th National President (1933-1935)
