DELTA ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ National Boards were created as part of the organizational
structure under this National President. Answer: Gladys Byram
Sheppard
◉ The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this
National President. Answer: Anna Johnson Julian
◉ Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years
under this National President. Answer: Ethel Lamar Calimese
◉ President when the 1st National Convention was held. Answer:
Sadie T.M. Alexander
◉ Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this
National President. Answer: Dorothy Pelham Beckley
◉ What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow. Answer: Membership in
Delta Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment
,◉ What is the Sacred Trust. Answer: The induction of new members
into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust.
◉ Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn?. Answer:
Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
◉ What is the sorority's official stone?. Answer: The pearl
◉ Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year.
Answer: At the 2nd National Convention and in 1920
◉ Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST?. Answer:
Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
◉ The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on
which Greek Letter on the Delta pin. Answer: Sigma
◉ When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of
Incorporation?. Answer: February 18, 1913
◉ In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority?.
Answer: 1912
, ◉ In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship
Award Fund and College Tuition Fund established?. Answer: 1922
◉ Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify?. Answer:
Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
◉ Name the Nine Jewels. Answer: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication,
Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
◉ What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority. 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.
◉ Name the First Jewel in the Sigma. Answer: Compassion
◉ What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion. Answer: Dedicated
to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
◉ Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning. Answer:
Courtesy and is dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ National Boards were created as part of the organizational
structure under this National President. Answer: Gladys Byram
Sheppard
◉ The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this
National President. Answer: Anna Johnson Julian
◉ Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years
under this National President. Answer: Ethel Lamar Calimese
◉ President when the 1st National Convention was held. Answer:
Sadie T.M. Alexander
◉ Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this
National President. Answer: Dorothy Pelham Beckley
◉ What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow. Answer: Membership in
Delta Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment
,◉ What is the Sacred Trust. Answer: The induction of new members
into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust.
◉ Who wrote and composed the Delta National Hymn?. Answer:
Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
◉ What is the sorority's official stone?. Answer: The pearl
◉ Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year.
Answer: At the 2nd National Convention and in 1920
◉ Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST?. Answer:
Nannie H. Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
◉ The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on
which Greek Letter on the Delta pin. Answer: Sigma
◉ When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of
Incorporation?. Answer: February 18, 1913
◉ In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority?.
Answer: 1912
, ◉ In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship
Award Fund and College Tuition Fund established?. Answer: 1922
◉ Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify?. Answer:
Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
◉ Name the Nine Jewels. Answer: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication,
Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
◉ What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority. 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.
◉ Name the First Jewel in the Sigma. Answer: Compassion
◉ What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion. Answer: Dedicated
to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
◉ Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning. Answer:
Courtesy and is dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
