Delta sigma theta Exam with complete solutions

THE SORORITY PIN - Answer- designed by founder madree penn white The pin is compromised of three Greek letter - Answer- D S T Sigma represents the nine jewels - Answer- The nine cardinal virtues Nine Cardinal Virtues - Answer- Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, Temperance The first jewel - Answer- Compassion; essence of the human spirit; dedicated to the Founders Second jewel - Answer- Courtsey; genuine respect for the feelings of others in consideration for the inherent dignity of every living person Third Jewel - Answer- Dedication to a noble cause is one of humanity's highest callings and an act of consecration When was Delta Sigma Theta founded? - Answer- January 13, 1913 On what campus was DST founded? - Answer- Howard University What is DST founded on? - Answer- Scholarship, sisterhood, and community service When was DST incorporated? - Answer- 1930 How many founders are there? - Answer- 22 When did they perform their first PUBLIC act? - Answer- March 1913 Founders 1-5 Black - Answer- 1) Winona Cargile Alexander 2) Madree Penn White 3) Wertie Blackwell Weaver 4) Vashti Turley Murphy 5) Ethel Cuff Black Founders l6-22 - Answer- 1) Mamie Reddy Rose 2) Bertha Pitts Campbell 3) Florence Letcher Toms 4) Olive Jones 5) Jessie McGuire Dent 6) Jimmie Bugg Middleton 7) Ethel Carr Watson Founders 11-15 - Answer- 1) Marguerite Young Alexander 2) Naomi Sewell Richardson 3) Eliza P. Shippen 4) Zaphyr Chisom Carter 5) Myra Davis Hemmings Ist President - Answer- Sadie T.M. Alexander* First black to be awarded a PhD 2nd President - Answer- Dorothy Pelham Beckley Use of print forms for reports applications and other formal documents began under her leader ship 3rd President - Answer- Ethel LaMay Calimese Established the national vigilance committee 4th president - Answer- Anna Johnson Julian Receive the first Phi Beta Kappa key ever given to a Negro by the University of Pennsylvania 5th president - Answer- Gladys Byram Shepperd Published the first formal Delta directory 6th president - Answer- Jeannette Triplett Jones Awarded the silver loving cup Founders 6-10 - Answer- 1) Frederica Chase Dodd 2) Osceola Macarthy Adams 3) Pauline Oberdorfer Minor 4) Edna Brown Coleman 5) Edith Motte Young rights of passage - Answer- 1) The pyramid induction ceremony 2) The initiation ceremony 3) The Omega Omega service Sisterhood - Answer- -core -committed to strive together as sisters to achieve public service project goals that are consistent with our basic values and beliefs Black - Answer- -members predominantly Black -heirs of history of oppression in a land that brought African forebearers in chains -history of legal segregation and denial of opportunity -important to carry in each generation historic memory of people's struggle and survival College - Answer- -part of DST identity is college-based organization -distinguished from rotary clubs and other public service organizations by the fact that DST is a college movement with academic base -founded by college, by college women, for college women like FUBU Women - Answer- -Deltas are women -identified with women's issues since participation in Women's Suffrage March -lived on front line of Black issues Public Service - Answer- -organizational thrust is public service -express values in building community projects for public good -projects are outward manifestation of inner values Σ - Answer- SIGMA T - Answer- TAU Y - Answer- UPSILON Ф - Answer- PHI X - Answer- CHI Ω - Answer- OMEGA P - Answer- RHO П - Answer- PI O - Answer- OMICRON N - Answer- NU A - Answer- ALPHA B - Answer- BETA E - Answer- EPSILON Z - Answer- ZETA H - Answer- ETA I - Answer- IOTA K - Answer- KAPPA M - Answer- MU Γ - Answer- GAMMA