Delta Achievement Test Question and Answer
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• National Headquarters was established under what National President . CORRECT
ANSWER: Jeannette Triplet Jones
• National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President . CORRECT ANSWER: Gladys Byram Sheppard
• The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President .
CORRECT ANSWER: Anna Johnson Julian
• Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President . CORRECT ANSWER: Ethel Lamar Calimese
• President when the 1st National Convention was held . CORRECT ANSWER: Sadie
T.M. Alexander
• Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President
. CORRECT ANSWER: Dorothy Pelham Beckley
• What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow . CORRECT ANSWER: Membership in Delta
Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment
• What is the Sacred Trust . CORRECT 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? . CORRECT ANSWER: Alice
Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
• What is the sorority's official stone? . CORRECT ANSWER: The pearl
• Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year . CORRECT ANSWER:
At the 2nd National Convention and in 1920
• Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Sigma
• When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? . CORRECT
ANSWER: February 18, 1913
, • In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 1912
• In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1922
• Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? . CORRECT ANSWER:
Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
• Name the Nine Jewels . CORRECT ANSWER: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication,
Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
• What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Compassion
• What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion . CORRECT ANSWER: Dedicated to
the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
• Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning . CORRECT ANSWER:
Courtesy and is dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
• Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning . CORRECT ANSWER:
Dedication and is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present
• Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1930
• On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Howard University
• What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization .
CORRECT ANSWER: The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
• Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes . CORRECT ANSWER: Osceola
McCarthy Adams
• Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter . CORRECT ANSWER: Marguerite Young Alexander
(2026/2027) | Latest Study Guide | 100%
Verified Answers
• National Headquarters was established under what National President . CORRECT
ANSWER: Jeannette Triplet Jones
• National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure under this
National President . CORRECT ANSWER: Gladys Byram Sheppard
• The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed under this National President .
CORRECT ANSWER: Anna Johnson Julian
• Delegates voted to hold National Convention every two years under this National
President . CORRECT ANSWER: Ethel Lamar Calimese
• President when the 1st National Convention was held . CORRECT ANSWER: Sadie
T.M. Alexander
• Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter under this National President
. CORRECT ANSWER: Dorothy Pelham Beckley
• What is the Sacred Vow/Sorority Vow . CORRECT ANSWER: Membership in Delta
Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment
• What is the Sacred Trust . CORRECT 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? . CORRECT ANSWER: Alice
Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
• What is the sorority's official stone? . CORRECT ANSWER: The pearl
• Where were the graduate chapters authorized and what year . CORRECT ANSWER:
At the 2nd National Convention and in 1920
• Who were the first (3) Honorary Members of DST? . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Sigma
• When was Delta's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation? . CORRECT
ANSWER: February 18, 1913
, • In what year was DST conceptualized as a chartered sorority? . CORRECT
ANSWER: 1912
• In what year was the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, Scholarship Award Fund and
College Tuition Fund established? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1922
• Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identify? . CORRECT ANSWER:
Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
• Name the Nine Jewels . CORRECT ANSWER: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication,
Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance
• What is the Mission Statement of the Sorority . CORRECT 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 . CORRECT ANSWER: Compassion
• What is the meaning of the Jewel Compassion . CORRECT ANSWER: Dedicated to
the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
• Name the Second Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning . CORRECT ANSWER:
Courtesy and is dedicated to the Mothers of Delta members
• Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning . CORRECT ANSWER:
Dedication and is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and present
• Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year? . CORRECT ANSWER: 1930
• On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded? . CORRECT
ANSWER: Howard University
• What are the two components of the Fundamental Principles of the organization .
CORRECT ANSWER: The Nine Jewels and the Delta Oath
• Which Founder taught drama at Bennett College; served as Directress of the Harlem
School of Arts; and who selected the Delta mottoes . CORRECT ANSWER: Osceola
McCarthy Adams
• Which Founder was born in Chicago Illinois; and a constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter . CORRECT ANSWER: Marguerite Young Alexander
