Delta Sigma Theta Study Guide
Questions & Answers
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSWERSFounder who selected the delta mottoes; an
acclaimed actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater.
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSWERSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter.
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSWERSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter;
was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSWERSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black
teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSWERSThe only Black student enrolled at her school; was
the valedictorian of the class of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSWERSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis
Magazine in 1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSWERSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating class;
married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSWERSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter;
instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
Fredrica Chase Dodd - ANSWERSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; Charter
member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSWERSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active
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 - ANSWERSAccomplished pianist who taught school in Washington,
D.C.
Questions & Answers
Osceola Macarthy Adams - ANSWERSFounder who selected the delta mottoes; an
acclaimed actress and Directress of the America Negro Theater.
Marguerite Young Alexander - ANSWERSBorn in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha
Chapter.
Winona Cargile Alexander - ANSWERSFirst custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter;
was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
Ethel Cuff Black - ANSWERSThe first Vice President of Alpha Chapter; first Black
teacher in Richmond County, NY; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Bertha Pitts Campbell - ANSWERSThe only Black student enrolled at her school; was
the valedictorian of the class of 1908.
Zephyr Chisom Carter - ANSWERSBorn in El Paso, Texas; featured in the Crisis
Magazine in 1913; reporter for Alpha Chapter.
Edna Brown Coleman - ANSWERSPresident and valedictorian of her graduating class;
married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Jessie McGuire Dent - ANSWERSFirst Corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter;
instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
Fredrica Chase Dodd - ANSWERSFirst Sergeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Chapter; Charter
member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.
Myra Davis Hemmings - ANSWERSFirst President of the Alpha Chapter; was an active
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 - ANSWERSAccomplished pianist who taught school in Washington,
D.C.
