DELTA SIGMA THETA FACTS ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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●● How many founders are there?
Answer: 22 Illustrious Ladies
●● Founders 1-5
Answer: 1. Osceola McCarthy Adams
2. Marguerite Young Alexander
3. Winona Cargile Alexander
4. Ethel Cuff Black
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
●● Founders 6-10
Answer: 1. Zephyr Chisom Carter
2. Edna Brown Coleman
3. Jessie McGuire Dent
4. Frederica Chase Dodd
5. Myra Davis Hemmings
, ●● Founders 11-15
Answer: 1. Olive C. Jones
2. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
3. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
4. Vashti Turley Murphy
5. Naomi Sewell Richardson
●● Founders 16-22
Answer: 1. Mamie Reddy Rose
2. Eliza Pearl Shippen
3. Florence Letcher Toms
4. Ethel Carr Watson
5. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
6. Madree Penn White
7. Edith Motte Young
●● What does Crimson and Cream symbolize?
Answer: Purity, Courage, Wisdom
●● When was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
Answer: January 13, 1913
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE REVIEW SHEET
●● How many founders are there?
Answer: 22 Illustrious Ladies
●● Founders 1-5
Answer: 1. Osceola McCarthy Adams
2. Marguerite Young Alexander
3. Winona Cargile Alexander
4. Ethel Cuff Black
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
●● Founders 6-10
Answer: 1. Zephyr Chisom Carter
2. Edna Brown Coleman
3. Jessie McGuire Dent
4. Frederica Chase Dodd
5. Myra Davis Hemmings
, ●● Founders 11-15
Answer: 1. Olive C. Jones
2. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
3. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
4. Vashti Turley Murphy
5. Naomi Sewell Richardson
●● Founders 16-22
Answer: 1. Mamie Reddy Rose
2. Eliza Pearl Shippen
3. Florence Letcher Toms
4. Ethel Carr Watson
5. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
6. Madree Penn White
7. Edith Motte Young
●● What does Crimson and Cream symbolize?
Answer: Purity, Courage, Wisdom
●● When was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
Answer: January 13, 1913