Delta Sigma Theta Practice Test-
Presidents/Founders/Officers Questions
& Answers
I will close my ears.... - ANSWERSand seal my lips to slanderous gossip
I will take an active interest in the welfare.... - ANSWERSof 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 privileges and rights
I will never belittle any race.... - ANSWERSand will try to persuade others to take the
same just stand
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSWERSFounder who selected the Delta mottoes; an
acclaimed actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSWERSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSWERSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter;
was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSWERSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black
teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSWERSThe only Black student enrolled at her school; was
the valedictorian of the class of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSWERSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis
Magazine in 1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSWERSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating class;
married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSWERSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter;
instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
, Frederica Chase Dodd - ANSWERSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter;
Charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSWERSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active
member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She went from being
President of Alpha Kappa Alpha to being president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Olive Claire Jones - ANSWERSAccomplished pianist who taught school in Washington,
D.C.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton - ANSWERSPresident and National Treasurer of National
association of College Women; Dean of Girls at the Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's Suffrage.
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor - ANSWERSFirst Treasurer of Alpha Chapter; author of "Get
off the Judgement Seat"
Vashti Turley Murphy - ANSWERSMother of five daughters, four of whom became
Deltas; member of the Baltimore Branch of the National Association of College Women.
In 1908, she was appointed to teach in Washington D.C. public schools.
Naomi Sewell Richardson - ANSWERSLast surviving founder when she died in 1993;
the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School; married a member of Alpha Phi
Alpha.
Mamie Reddy Rose - ANSWERSFirst of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega
Chapter on Feb. 17, 1919.
Eliza Pearl Shippen - ANSWERSGraduated magna cum laude from Howard University;
received her M.A. and PhD.
Florence Letcher Toms - ANSWERSPresented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents
at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945; had interactions with multiple US
Presidents including William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy.
Ethel Carr Watson - ANSWERSTeacher for more than 30 years then began a career in
dramatics.
Wertie Blackwell Weaver - ANSWERSAuthor of the novel "The Valley of the Poor"
about poor Blacks in the South
Madree Penn White - ANSWERSAccomplished linguist who spoke German, French,
Greek, and Latin; designed ceremony for inducting Honorary Members; first woman of
the campus paper, The Howard University Journal.
Presidents/Founders/Officers Questions
& Answers
I will close my ears.... - ANSWERSand seal my lips to slanderous gossip
I will take an active interest in the welfare.... - ANSWERSof 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 privileges and rights
I will never belittle any race.... - ANSWERSand will try to persuade others to take the
same just stand
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSWERSFounder who selected the Delta mottoes; an
acclaimed actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSWERSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSWERSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter;
was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSWERSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black
teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSWERSThe only Black student enrolled at her school; was
the valedictorian of the class of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSWERSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis
Magazine in 1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSWERSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating class;
married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSWERSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter;
instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
, Frederica Chase Dodd - ANSWERSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter;
Charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSWERSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active
member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She went from being
President of Alpha Kappa Alpha to being president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Olive Claire Jones - ANSWERSAccomplished pianist who taught school in Washington,
D.C.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton - ANSWERSPresident and National Treasurer of National
association of College Women; Dean of Girls at the Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women's Suffrage.
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor - ANSWERSFirst Treasurer of Alpha Chapter; author of "Get
off the Judgement Seat"
Vashti Turley Murphy - ANSWERSMother of five daughters, four of whom became
Deltas; member of the Baltimore Branch of the National Association of College Women.
In 1908, she was appointed to teach in Washington D.C. public schools.
Naomi Sewell Richardson - ANSWERSLast surviving founder when she died in 1993;
the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School; married a member of Alpha Phi
Alpha.
Mamie Reddy Rose - ANSWERSFirst of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega
Chapter on Feb. 17, 1919.
Eliza Pearl Shippen - ANSWERSGraduated magna cum laude from Howard University;
received her M.A. and PhD.
Florence Letcher Toms - ANSWERSPresented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents
at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945; had interactions with multiple US
Presidents including William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy.
Ethel Carr Watson - ANSWERSTeacher for more than 30 years then began a career in
dramatics.
Wertie Blackwell Weaver - ANSWERSAuthor of the novel "The Valley of the Poor"
about poor Blacks in the South
Madree Penn White - ANSWERSAccomplished linguist who spoke German, French,
Greek, and Latin; designed ceremony for inducting Honorary Members; first woman of
the campus paper, The Howard University Journal.
