Delta Sigma Theta Founders Test
Study Guide
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSFounder who selected the delta mottoes; an acclaimed
actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater.
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chapter.
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; become the
first Black social employee with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black trainer in
Richmond County, NY; constitution member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSThe simplest Black pupil enrolled at her faculty; changed into
the valedictorian of the elegance of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured inside the Crisis Magazine in
1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating elegance; married
a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in
integrating the Galveston Public School System.
Fredrica Chase Dodd - ANSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; Charter member of
the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; changed into an energetic
member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She went from being
President of Alpha Kappa Alpha to being president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Olive C. Jones - ANSAccomplished pianist who taught faculty in Washington, D.C.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton - ANSPresident and National Treasurer of National association of
College Women; Dean of Girls on the Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to take part within the March for Women's Suffrage.
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor - ANSShe turned into the Alpha's Chapter first Treasurer. ; author
of "Get off the Judgment Seat." In 1914, she graduated valedictorian of the Teacher's
College.
Study Guide
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSFounder who selected the delta mottoes; an acclaimed
actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater.
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chapter.
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; become the
first Black social employee with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black trainer in
Richmond County, NY; constitution member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSThe simplest Black pupil enrolled at her faculty; changed into
the valedictorian of the elegance of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured inside the Crisis Magazine in
1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating elegance; married
a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in
integrating the Galveston Public School System.
Fredrica Chase Dodd - ANSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; Charter member of
the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; changed into an energetic
member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She went from being
President of Alpha Kappa Alpha to being president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Olive C. Jones - ANSAccomplished pianist who taught faculty in Washington, D.C.
Jimmie Bugg Middleton - ANSPresident and National Treasurer of National association of
College Women; Dean of Girls on the Black High School in Raleigh, N.C.
She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to take part within the March for Women's Suffrage.
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor - ANSShe turned into the Alpha's Chapter first Treasurer. ; author
of "Get off the Judgment Seat." In 1914, she graduated valedictorian of the Teacher's
College.
