DELTA SIGMA THETA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Mission Statement - (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
At what national convention was Grand Chapter created? - (ANSWER)1st national convention
To whom or to what group is the jewel Temperance dedicated? - (ANSWER)National Staff
What was the purpose of the National Vigilance Committee? - (ANSWER)To keep in touch with political
and civic activities of the country as they affect the negro race
Name the Nine Jewels - (ANSWER)Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty,
Justice, Purity, Temperance
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? - (ANSWER)1930
The Jewel Compassion is dedicated to whom or what group in Delta? - (ANSWER)Founders
Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath? - (ANSWER)Mary Church Terrell
What three chapters were in attendance at the First National Convention? - (ANSWER)Alpha, Gamma,
Epsilon
What is the meaning of Jewel Dedication? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)sisterhood, Black, college, women,
public service
Who designed the Sorority Crest? - (ANSWER)F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Tripplet Jones
,DELTA SIGMA THETA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? - (ANSWER)Howard University
Name the writers of the Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn - (ANSWER)Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence
Cole Talbert
What were the first two graduate (now called alumnae) chapters authorized by Delta Sigma Theta? -
(ANSWER)New York City and Washington D.C.
What is the purpose of Jubilee Year established in 1929? - (ANSWER)hundreds of Delta women would
rededicate themselves to the sorority
Please name the four funds established under first national president Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander -
(ANSWER)Housing fund, sinking fund, scholarship award fund, college tuition fund
How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities? - (ANSWER)Nine
Who was the first Honorary Member initiated into DST? - (ANSWER)Nannie Burroughs
At what convention was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated? - (ANSWER)5th convention
The jewels representing the nine cardinal virtues are located on which Greek letter on the Delta Pin? -
(ANSWER)The Sigma
I will close my ears - (ANSWER)and seal my lips to slanderous gossip
I will take an active interest in the welfare - (ANSWER)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
, DELTA SIGMA THETA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
I will never belittle any race - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Vashti Turley Murphy
First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega on February 17, 1919 - (ANSWER)Mamie Reddy
Rose
First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas Alumnae chapter -
(ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Florence Letcher Toms
Accomplished pianist who taught school in Washington DC - (ANSWER)Olive Claire Jones
The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter, first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of
the Queens Alumnae chapter - (ANSWER)Ethel Cuff Black
Served as the Recording Secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC -
(ANSWER)Edith Motte Young
Founder who selected the Delta mottoes, an acclaimed acress and Director of the American Negro
Theater - (ANSWER)Osceola McCarty Adams
Mission Statement - (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
At what national convention was Grand Chapter created? - (ANSWER)1st national convention
To whom or to what group is the jewel Temperance dedicated? - (ANSWER)National Staff
What was the purpose of the National Vigilance Committee? - (ANSWER)To keep in touch with political
and civic activities of the country as they affect the negro race
Name the Nine Jewels - (ANSWER)Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty,
Justice, Purity, Temperance
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? - (ANSWER)1930
The Jewel Compassion is dedicated to whom or what group in Delta? - (ANSWER)Founders
Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath? - (ANSWER)Mary Church Terrell
What three chapters were in attendance at the First National Convention? - (ANSWER)Alpha, Gamma,
Epsilon
What is the meaning of Jewel Dedication? - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)sisterhood, Black, college, women,
public service
Who designed the Sorority Crest? - (ANSWER)F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Tripplet Jones
,DELTA SIGMA THETA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? - (ANSWER)Howard University
Name the writers of the Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn - (ANSWER)Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence
Cole Talbert
What were the first two graduate (now called alumnae) chapters authorized by Delta Sigma Theta? -
(ANSWER)New York City and Washington D.C.
What is the purpose of Jubilee Year established in 1929? - (ANSWER)hundreds of Delta women would
rededicate themselves to the sorority
Please name the four funds established under first national president Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander -
(ANSWER)Housing fund, sinking fund, scholarship award fund, college tuition fund
How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities? - (ANSWER)Nine
Who was the first Honorary Member initiated into DST? - (ANSWER)Nannie Burroughs
At what convention was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated? - (ANSWER)5th convention
The jewels representing the nine cardinal virtues are located on which Greek letter on the Delta Pin? -
(ANSWER)The Sigma
I will close my ears - (ANSWER)and seal my lips to slanderous gossip
I will take an active interest in the welfare - (ANSWER)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
, DELTA SIGMA THETA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
I will never belittle any race - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Vashti Turley Murphy
First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega on February 17, 1919 - (ANSWER)Mamie Reddy
Rose
First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas Alumnae chapter -
(ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Florence Letcher Toms
Accomplished pianist who taught school in Washington DC - (ANSWER)Olive Claire Jones
The first Vice President of Alpha Chapter, first Black teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of
the Queens Alumnae chapter - (ANSWER)Ethel Cuff Black
Served as the Recording Secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC -
(ANSWER)Edith Motte Young
Founder who selected the Delta mottoes, an acclaimed acress and Director of the American Negro
Theater - (ANSWER)Osceola McCarty Adams
