Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated Questions & Answers

Delta Sigma Theta was founded on? - ANSWERSJanuary 13, 1913 When was DST incorporated? - ANSWERSFebruary 18, 1930 What is a Delta? - ANSWERSSisterhood * Scholarship * Service * Social Action What is Delta Sigma Theta's purpose? - ANSWERSTo promote academic excellent and to provide assistance to those in need; promote sisterhood, scholarship, and service What is Delta Sigma Theta's Mission Statement? - ANSWERSDelta 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. What is Delta Sigma Theta's Motto? - ANSWERS"Intelligence is the torch of Wisdom" What is the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust of Delta Sigma Theta? - ANSWERS1. Economic Development 2. Educational Development 3. International Awareness and Involvement 4. Physical and Mental Health 5. Political Awareness and Involvement What are the nine jewels of DST? - ANSWERS1. Compassion 2. Courtesy 3. Dedication 4. Fellowship 5. Fidelity 6. Honesty 7. Justice 8. Purity 9. Temperance Who is the Jewel Temperance - ANSWERSNational Staff How many women created DST? - ANSWERS22 Illustrious Collegiate Women Who are the 22 founders of Delta Sigma Theta? - ANSWERS1. Mrs. Osceola McCarthy Adams 2. Mrs. Marguerite Young Alexander 3. Mrs. Winona Cargile Alexander 4. Mrs. Ethel Cuff Black 5. Mrs. Bertha Pitts Campbell 6. Mrs. Zephyr Chisom Carter 7. Mrs. Edna Brown Coleman 8. Mrs. Jessie McGuire Dent 9. Mrs. Frederica Chase Dodd 10. Mrs. Myra Davis Hemmings 11. Ms. Olive C. Jones 12. Mrs. Jimmie Bugg Middleton 13. Mrs. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor 14. Mrs. Vashti Turley Murphy 15. Mrs. Naomi Sewell Richardson 16. Mrs. Mamie Reddy Rose 17. Ms. Eliza Pearl Shippen 18. Mrs. Florence Letcher Toms 19. Mrs. Ethel Carr Watson 20. Mrs. Wertie Blackwell Weaver 21. Mrs. Madree Penn White 22. Mrs. Edith Motte Young Founders 1-5 - ANSWERS1. Osceola McCarthy Adams 2. Marguerite Young Alexander 3. Winona Cargile Alexander 4. Ethel Cuff Black 5. Bertha Pitts Campbell Founders 6-10 - ANSWERS6. Zephyr Chisom Carter 7. Edna Brown Coleman 8. Jessie McGuire Dent 9. Frederica Chase Dodd 10. Myra Davis Hemmings Founders 11-15 - ANSWERS11. Olive C. Jones 12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton 13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor 14. Vashti Turley Murphy 15. Naomi Sewell Richardson Founders 16-22 - ANSWERS16. Mamie Reddy Rose 17. Eliza Pearl Shippen 18. Florence Letcher Toms 19. Ethel Carr Watson 20. Wertie Blackwell Weaver 21. Madree Penn White 22. Edith Motte Young Who are the first 5 presidents of DST and their years? - ANSWERS1. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander . 2. Dorothy Pelham Beckley . 3. Ethel Lamay Calimese, . 4. Anna Johnson Julian, . 5. Gladys Byram Shepperd, . What are Delta Sigma Theta's colors and what do they symbolize? - ANSWERSCrimson and Cream; Courage and Purity wisdom? At which HBCU was DST created? - ANSWERSHoward University; Washington D.C. When did the first chapter of DST perform their first public act? - ANSWERSIn March of 1913 What was the first public act DST performed? - ANSWERSThey participated in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington, D.C. What is the official symbol of DST? - ANSWERSPyramid What is Delta Sigma Theta's symbol and what does it symbolize? - ANSWERSLady Fortitude; strength, courage, hope, wisdom, beauty and femininity. Where is Lady of Fortitude located? - ANSWERSOn the campus of Howard University(Alpha Chapter) Who created Lady of Fortitude? - ANSWERSJames King What do the facial features represent? - ANSWERSDepicts courage and determination What do the outreached hands represent? - ANSWERSThe re-coding of love as well as the giving of oneself to others The statue is shown pushing forward, the tension on her thigh what does it represent? - ANSWERSRepresentation of her Strength What is fortitude? - ANSWERSStands to inspire women to move forcefully forward to meet life's challenges What is Delta Sigma Theta's flower? - ANSWERSAfrican Violet; Live in moist humid jungles of Africa. Like the deltas, the violets can stand alone and still reflect beauty What does the flower symbolize? - ANSWERSThe brotherly bond with Omega Psi Phi and modesty