DELTA ACHIEVEMENT TEST UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ 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
◉ Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning.
Answer: Dedication and is dedicated to the National Presidents, past
and present
◉ Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?.
Answer: 1930
◉ On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
founded?.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ 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
◉ Name the Third Jewel in the Sigma and it's meaning.
Answer: Dedication and is dedicated to the National Presidents, past
and present
◉ Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?.
Answer: 1930
◉ On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
founded?.
