WorksheetsDAT Review
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 4hrs 3mins
What is the mission statement of the Sorority?
At what national convention was Grand Chapter created?
To whom or what group is the Jewel Temperance dedicated?
What was the purpose of the National Vigilance Committee? Please answer in a complete sentence.
Name the Nine Jewels.
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?
The Jewel Courtesy is dedicated to whom or what group in Delta?
Which Honorary Member wrote the Delta Oath?
. What three chapters were in attendance at the First National Convention?
What is the meaning of the Jewel Dedication?
Name the elements of the Minerva Circle of Identity.
Who designed the Sorority Crest?
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded?
Name the writers of the Delta Sigma Theta National Hymn.
What were the first two graduate (now called alumnae) chapters authorized by Delta Sigma Theta? Use full chapter names
How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities?
Name the first three Honorary Members initiated into Delta Sigma Theta?
In what year was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated?
The Jewels representing the Nine Cardinal Virtues are located on which Greek letter on the Delta Pin?
I will close my ears
(a)
I will take an active interest in the welfare
(a)
I will never belittle any race
(a)
Who is the current International President?
Who is the current First Vice President?
Who is the current Second Vice President?
Who is the current National Secretary?
Who is the current Executive Director?
Name three of the current national committees
Name the immediate Past National President of the Sorority.
List the seven regions of the sorority
Name the location of four of the international chapters of the Sorority
In which region is the chapter that you are seeking membership, located?
Name the Regional Director of the chapter that you are seeking membership
Name the Regional Representative of the chapter that you are seeking membership
List two programs for Economic Development
List two programs for Educational Development
List two programs for International Awareness and Involvement
List two programs for Physical and Mental Health
List two programs for Political Awareness and Involvement
List one local chapter program for Economic Development
List one local chapter program for Educational Development
List one local chapter program for International Awareness and Involvement
List one local chapter program for Physical and Mental Health
List one local chapter program for Political Awareness and Involvement
List two traditional programs of Delta Sigma Theta.
describe one of the Traditional Programs as it is practiced in the local chapter that you are applying/seeking membership - noting the program’s significance to Delta sorors.
What are the goals of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy and the Dr. Jeanne L. Noble Delta GEMS? Write two sentences for each.
What is the Dr. Thelma Thomas Daley Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair and how do local chapters participate in the Program?
. Describe the function and purpose, noting at least one current emphasis of the Social Action Commission.
What is the mission of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF)?
What is the theme of the current biennium?
Relate the current biennium theme to one element of the Five-Point Programmatic Thrust of Delta Sigma Theta.
List an honorary member and their contribution
List an honorary member and their contribution
List an honorary member and their contribution
List an honorary member and their contribution
List an honorary member and their contribution
Tribute to the Arts & Artists (a)
A bronze statue of a Black woman - arms are broken (a)
Honors work in the field of Civil Rights (a)
Collegiate Chapter with highest GPA (a)
Given for Outstanding Government Service (a)
Social Action Award (a)
Supports and sustains commitment to HBCUs (a)
Outstanding contributions to African American Heritage (a)
Honorary Member established home for unwanted babies (a)
Honors achievement in field of communication (a)
Embodied in the virtues of the nine Jewels and the Delta Oath. (a)
Created in recognition for contributions of $1000+ for DREF. Can be worn as a pendant. (a)
Designed by Epsilon Chapter, Ohio State University and adopted in 1920 at the second National Convention. (a)
“Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom.” (a)
How do members respond after three raps of the gavel during Delta meetings? (a)
A replica of the sculpture Fortitude, commissioned by the Sorority and unveiled at Howard University in 1979. (a)
Designed by Madree Penn White and comprised of three Greek letters, Δ (Delta), Σ (Sigma), Θ (Theta). (a)
Symbolizes the public motto and is represented by the red candle used during ritualistic ceremonies. (a)
The Goddess Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom. (a)
“Scholarship, fellowship, service, and a desire to attain all that would ennoble." (a)
Born in El Paso, Texas; gifted singer and actress who harnessed her vocal powers and sang for TV shows following
Winona Cargile Alexander
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mammie Reddy Rose
Frederica Chase Dodd
Vashti Turley Murphy
Graduated from the first public high school for Blacks in the U.S. known as Dunbar H.S. in Washington, D.C.
Winona Cargile Alexander
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mammie Reddy Rose
Frederica Chase Dodd
Vashti Turley Murphy
Was from a small town in Belton, South Carolina. First of the Founders to enter into the Omega Omega Chapter on Feb. 17, 1919.
Winona Cargile Alexander
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mammie Reddy Rose
Frederica Chase Dodd
Vashti Turley Murphy
First sergeant-at-arms of the Alpha Chapter; charter member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter
Winona Cargile Alexander
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mammie Reddy Rose
Frederica Chase Dodd
Vashti Turley Murphy
First custodian (historian) of the Alpha Chapter; was the first Black social worker with New York City and New York County charities.
Winona Cargile Alexander
Zephyr Chisom Carter
Mammie Reddy Rose
Frederica Chase Dodd
Vashti Turley Murphy
Presented First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to parents at the John Wesley AME Zion Church in 1945; had interactions with multiple U.S. Presidents including William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy.
Edith Motte Young
Ethel Cuff Black
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Olive Claire Jones
Florence Letcher Toms
Became a music teacher in the Washington, D.C. school system.
Edith Motte Young
Ethel Cuff Black
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Olive Claire Jones
Florence Letcher Toms
The first vice president of Alpha Chapter; first Black teacher in Richmond County, N.Y.; charter member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter.
Edith Motte Young
Ethel Cuff Black
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Olive Claire Jones
Florence Letcher Toms
Served as the recording secretary of the Alpha Chapter; taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg, S.C
Edith Motte Young
Ethel Cuff Black
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Olive Claire Jones
Florence Letcher Toms
Founder who selected the Delta mottoes; an acclaimed actress and Directress of the Harlem School of Arts.
Edith Motte Young
Ethel Cuff Black
Osceola Macarthy Adams
Olive Claire Jones
Florence Letcher Toms
The only Founder to receive a doctorate degree.
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
. Born in Winfield, Kansas, and participated in the March on Washington in 1913 and 1981.
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Last surviving Founder in 1993; the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School.
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Last surviving Founder in 1993; the first Black graduate of Washingtonville High School.
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Born in Illinois; constant supporter of Alpha Chapter
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
Accomplished linguist who spoke German, French, Greek, and Latin; designed ceremony for inducting Honorary Members; first woman of the campus paper, The Howard University Journal.
Madree Penn White
Bertha Pitts Campbell
Marguerite Young Alexander
Eliza Pearl Shippen
Naomi Sewell Richardson
President and valedictorian of her graduating class; married a Founder of Omega Psi Phi.
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Teacher for more than 30 years, then began a career in dramatics.
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
First corresponding secretary of Alpha Chapter; instrumental in integrating the Galveston Public School System.
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Author of the novel “The Valley of the Poor” about poor Blacks in the South.
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
Excellent musician and graduated as Valedictorian of the Teachers College
Edna Brown Coleman
Jessie McGuire Dent
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
First president of the Alpha Chapter; was an active member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women.
Edna Brown Coleman
Myra Davis Hemmings
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Helped lobby Delta Sigma Theta to participate in the March for Women’s Suffrage
Edna Brown Coleman
Myra Davis Hemmings
Ethel Carr Watson
Wertie Blackwell Weaver
Jimmie Bugg Middleton
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
The mortgage of Delta’s first Headquarters building was burned
Dorothy Penman Harrison
Delegates voted to hold national convention every two years
Dorothy Penman Harrison
The National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed
Anna Johnson Julian
Formed partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build 22 homes
Bertha Maxwell Roddey
Appointed to serve on several commissions by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Kennedy
Jeanne L. Noble
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
1705, 1707 and 1709 New Hampshire Ave. acquired for Delta’s Headquarters
Lillian Pierce Benbow
Omega Omega was established as a Memorial Chapter
Dorothy Pelham Beckley
National Boards were created as part of the organizational structure
Gladys Byram Shepperd
Theme was “Every Delta in the Delta House”
Yvonne Kennedy
Delta Academy II – GEMS established
Louise A. Rice
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
“Fortitude” commissioned and presented to Howard University as a tribute to the Founders
Thelma Thomas Daley
President when the first National Convention was held
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Emphasis was on education; focus was on voting and equal rights for women, employment practices and purchases of war bonds and ambulances
Mae Wright Peck Williams
National Headquarters was established
Jeannette Triplett Jones
An educator from Louisiana, regarded as “A Leader with a Servant’s Heart”
Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
After nearly 40 years of dedicated leadership and service she made history as the first regional representative to be elected national president.
Cheryl A. Hickmon
The National Commission on Arts and Letters was established
Lillian Pierce Benbow
First Doctrine published and Leadership Academy established
Hortense Golden Canady
Appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq.
The sorority implemented its first-ever virtual MI process to extend membership to deserving women despite a global pandemic.
Beverly Evans Smith
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
Five Point Projects (now Five-Point Programmatic Thrust) established
Dorothy Irene Height
On-line registration implemented for regional conference and national convention
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd
Office of National Second Vice President created
Helen Elsie Austin
Delta became actively involved in the civil rights movement
Vivian Osborne Marsh
Capital Funds Campaign implemented
Mona Humphries Bailey
Match the correct National President to their notable contribution
Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy started
Marcia L. Fudge
Golden celebration, Delta Teen Lift, organization increased in membership
Geraldine Pittman Woods
First Doctrine published and Leadership Academy established
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd
