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DAT TEST Questions and Correct Answers
Mission Statement Ans: 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
The Sorority Pin Ans: The middle letter, the Sigma has 9 jewels
that represent the Nine Cardinal Virtues that are the foundation of
Delta Sigma Theta
These virtues are: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship,
Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, and Temperance
The first Jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Compassion!
This jewel is dedicated to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Incorporated
The Second Jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Courtesy!
This jewel is dedicated to the mothers of Delta members
The third jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Dedication!
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This jewel is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and
present.
Alpha Chapter history Ans: The members agreed that the Sorority
should become a chartered organization at Howard University
In 1919.. Ans: First honorary members of DST: Nannie H
Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
In 1923.. Ans: Mary McLeod Bethune, Honorary Member, initiated
Osceola Macarthy Adams Ans: She taught drama at Bennett
College and served as Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts
Marguerite Young Alexander Ans: Was born in Chicago, Illinois
Winona Cargile Alexander Ans: She was Alpha Chapter's first
custodian
Ethel Cuff Black Ans: First Vice President of Alpha Chapter
Became a social studies teacher
Charter member of Queens (NY) Alumnae Chapter
Bertha Pitts Campbell Ans: Was born in Winfield, Kansas
On March 3, 1913, she participated in the Women's Suffrage March
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She repeated this momentous walk on August 2, 1981
Zephyr Chisom Carter Ans: Founder Zephyr Chisom Carter was a
very gifted woman who was not only a singer, but an actress as
well
She harnessed her vocal powers and sang for television shows
Edna Brown Coleman Ans: She was extremely dedicated and
studious and graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and
class president
Jessie McGuire Dent Ans: Was the first corresponding secretary of
Alpha Chapter
She became a teacher in the Galveston School District
She battled the Galveston School District in court and won equal
wages for Black teachers
Frederica Chase Dodd Ans: She was the first sergeant-at-arms of
Alpha Chapter
Myra Davis Hemmings Ans: She served as president of Alpha
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Olive Claire Jones Ans: Founder Olive Jones became a music
teacher in the Washington, DC public school system
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Jimmie Bugg Middleton Ans: She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta
to participate in the march for women's suffrage
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor Ans: Was an excellent musician
She graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher's College
Vashti Turley Murphy Ans: From Washington, DC, graduated from
M Street High School, later known as Dunbar High School
This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States
Naomi Sewell Richardson Ans: Was the last surviving Founder
when she died in 1993
She married Clarence W Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose Ans: From the small town of Belton, South
Carolina
Eliza Pearl Shippen Ans: Founder Eliza Pearl Shippen was the only
Founder to receive a doctorate degree and was one of two
Founders who never married
Florence Letcher Toms Ans: At her high school graduation
President William Howard Taft presented her with her diploma
and scholarship to Howard University
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DAT TEST Questions and Correct Answers
Mission Statement Ans: 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
The Sorority Pin Ans: The middle letter, the Sigma has 9 jewels
that represent the Nine Cardinal Virtues that are the foundation of
Delta Sigma Theta
These virtues are: Compassion, Courtesy, Dedication, Fellowship,
Fidelity, Honesty, Justice, Purity, and Temperance
The first Jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Compassion!
This jewel is dedicated to the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Incorporated
The Second Jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Courtesy!
This jewel is dedicated to the mothers of Delta members
The third jewel in the Sigma is... Ans: Dedication!
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This jewel is dedicated to the National Presidents, past and
present.
Alpha Chapter history Ans: The members agreed that the Sorority
should become a chartered organization at Howard University
In 1919.. Ans: First honorary members of DST: Nannie H
Burroughs, Gabrielle Pelham, Mary Church Terrell
In 1923.. Ans: Mary McLeod Bethune, Honorary Member, initiated
Osceola Macarthy Adams Ans: She taught drama at Bennett
College and served as Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts
Marguerite Young Alexander Ans: Was born in Chicago, Illinois
Winona Cargile Alexander Ans: She was Alpha Chapter's first
custodian
Ethel Cuff Black Ans: First Vice President of Alpha Chapter
Became a social studies teacher
Charter member of Queens (NY) Alumnae Chapter
Bertha Pitts Campbell Ans: Was born in Winfield, Kansas
On March 3, 1913, she participated in the Women's Suffrage March
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She repeated this momentous walk on August 2, 1981
Zephyr Chisom Carter Ans: Founder Zephyr Chisom Carter was a
very gifted woman who was not only a singer, but an actress as
well
She harnessed her vocal powers and sang for television shows
Edna Brown Coleman Ans: She was extremely dedicated and
studious and graduated from Howard in 1913 as valedictorian and
class president
Jessie McGuire Dent Ans: Was the first corresponding secretary of
Alpha Chapter
She became a teacher in the Galveston School District
She battled the Galveston School District in court and won equal
wages for Black teachers
Frederica Chase Dodd Ans: She was the first sergeant-at-arms of
Alpha Chapter
Myra Davis Hemmings Ans: She served as president of Alpha
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Olive Claire Jones Ans: Founder Olive Jones became a music
teacher in the Washington, DC public school system
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Jimmie Bugg Middleton Ans: She helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta
to participate in the march for women's suffrage
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor Ans: Was an excellent musician
She graduated as valedictorian of the Teacher's College
Vashti Turley Murphy Ans: From Washington, DC, graduated from
M Street High School, later known as Dunbar High School
This was the first public high school for Blacks in the United States
Naomi Sewell Richardson Ans: Was the last surviving Founder
when she died in 1993
She married Clarence W Richardson
Mamie Reddy Rose Ans: From the small town of Belton, South
Carolina
Eliza Pearl Shippen Ans: Founder Eliza Pearl Shippen was the only
Founder to receive a doctorate degree and was one of two
Founders who never married
Florence Letcher Toms Ans: At her high school graduation
President William Howard Taft presented her with her diploma
and scholarship to Howard University
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