Faq

Question 1

How many founders are there?

Answer 1

22 collegiate women

Question 2

When was dst founded?

Answer 2

January 13, 1913

Question 3

Where was dst founded?

Answer 3

Campus of Howard university

Question 4

What day of the week was the founding date?

Answer 4

Wednesday

Question 5

What are the dst colors?

Answer 5

Crimson and cream

Question 6

What do the dst colors represent?

Answer 6

Respectively, courage, purity

Question 7

When was dst incorporated?

Answer 7

February 30, 1930

Question 8

Official flower

Answer 8

African violet

Question 9

Official animal?

Answer 9

Elephant

Question 10

Official symbol

Answer 10

Fortitude

Question 11

Five point thrust program

Answer 11

1. Economic development
2. Educational development
3. Physical and mental health
4. Political awareness and involvement
5. International awareness and involvement

Question 12

What was the first public act performed by DST?

Answer 12

Woman’s suffrage march in Washington D.C on March 3,1913

Question 13

Who are DST brothers

Answer 13

Omega Psi Phi

Question 14

Who is the jewel temperance?

Answer 14

National staff

Question 15

What are the nine jewels?

Answer 15

1. Compassion
2. Fellowship
3. Justice
4. Courtesy
5. Fidelity
6. Purity
7. Dedication
8. Honesty
9. Temperance

Question 16

What is the DST motto?

Answer 16

Intelligence is the torch of wisdom

Question 17

Dst mission

Answer 17

is a private, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in communities throughout the world.

Question 18

What was the purpose of the 22 women founding DST?

Answer 18

Wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in their communities.

Question 19

How many chapters?

Answer 19

Over 900

Question 20

Where are the chapters located?

Answer 20

United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea.

Question 21

What services does Dst provide?

Answer 21

• Provides scholarships
• Provides support to the underserved
• Educates and stimulates participation in the establishment of positive public policy
• Highlights issues and provides solutions for problems in their communities

Question 22

Organizational Structure

Answer 22

• Governed by the Grand Chapter, which meets in National Convention biennially
• Regional Conferences held in 7 geographic regions during non-convention years
• Policies implemented and established by elected and appointed members of the National Executive
  Board
• Paid professional staff, under the leadership of the Executive Director, operates the National
  Headquarters office in Washington, D.C.
• Activities conducted in accordance with the rules that govern organizations whose tax status is 501
  (c)(7)

Question 23

T/F: Delta Sigma Theta is dedicated to sisterhood, scholarship and service

Answer 23

True

Question 24

T/F: Delta Sigma Theta felt Alpha Kappa Alpha was solely a female derivative of Alpha Phi Alpha with no individual meaning

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Who was named first president of Delta Sigma Theta's Alpha Chapter?

Answer 25

Myra Davis Hemmings

Question 26

T/F: The 22 collegiate founders sought to move towards social activism and greater public service, rather than social activities.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Less than two months after the sorority's founding, Delta Sigma Theta women began their political activism by participating in the historic 1913:

Answer 27

Women's suffrage march on March 3, 1913

Question 28

The sorority expanded with a second chapter, Beta Chapter, established at ________ February 5, 1914

Answer 28

Wilberforce University

Question 29

The third chapter, Gamma Chapter, was established in 1918 at the _________.

Answer 29

University of Pennsylvania

Question 30

Delta Chapter was established April 4, 1919 at the

Answer 30

University of Iowa

Question 31

Epsilon Chapter was established at ________ on November 19, 1919

Answer 31

Ohio State University

Question 32

On December 28, 1947, which expansion program was formally adopted and copyrighted by Delta Sigma Theta?

Answer 32

Jabberwock

Question 33

The purpose of May Week is...

Answer 33

To emphasize the importance of higher education in the community, especially for Black women

Question 34

Soror ______ was the first Black woman member of the U.S. Congress, the first African American and first woman to run as a major party candidate for the presidency of the United States.

Answer 34

Shirley Chisholm

Question 35

Soror _____ at age 26 became the first Black woman neurosurgeon in the United States. She specializes in pediatric neurosurgery

Answer 35

Alexa Canady

Question 36

T/F: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is the first and one of only three African-American organizations with the NGO special consultative status with the United Nations

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Delta Sigma Theta offers affordable apartments for senior housing in the northeast area of Washington, D.C. The names of these homes are:

Answer 37

Delta Towers I | Delta Towers II

Question 38

_____ is for girls (ages 11 - 14) who demonstrate the potential for success, but may not have support systems or access to financial resources. Participants are exposed to math, science, technology, and non-traditional careers. Sessions may also include service learning activities, field trips and book clubs.

Answer 38

Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy

Question 39

______ was designed to help sorority members and local communities to attain personal wealth and financial security. It was established as a result of increasing unemployment, Social Security debts, and the widening gap between wealth and poverty

Answer 39

Financial fortitude

Question 40

______ is an outgrowth and continuation of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy Program. It was created to assist in facilitating the dreams and goals of at-risk, adolescent African-American girls, aged 14–18.

Answer 40

Delta GEMS