Exam Questions

Question 1

What are five categories of the General Risk Management Policy?

Answer 1

Alcohol and Drugs; Statement on Hazing; Discriminate and Harassment; Chapter Houses and Meeting Facilities; and Fraternity Events

Question 2

Name six provisions, from any of the categories, of the Risk Management, Insurance and Conduct Policy.

Answer 2

1. Treats all people and their property with care and respect
2. Does not lie, cheat, or tolerate those who do
3. Treats others equally with impartiality and respect
4. Exercises appropriate oversight for Fraternity, chapter and colony property and resources placed in their care
5. Follows State and Federal laws and regulations and Fraternity laws, policies and Ritual related to their duties, activities, and responsibilities
6. Is responsible for actions and behaviors of their guests

Question 3

To whom does the Individual Code of Conduct and General Risk Management Policy apply?

Answer 3

To organizational members defined as collegiate, alumni and faculty members; pledges; colony members; and employees.

Question 4

Of the four types of college fraternities, which one is Delta Sigma Pi?

Answer 4

Professional Business Fraternity

Question 5

Of which national interfraternity association is Delta Sigma Pi a prominent member?

Answer 5

Professional Fraternity Association

Question 6

As defined in the Risk Management, Insurance and Conduct Policy, what constitutes a “fraternity event”?

Answer 6

Any event, activity or situation, co-sponsored or endorsed by the chapter or colony, or any event a reasonable person would associate with the Fraternity.

Question 7

What is the purpose of Delta Sigma Pi as stated in the Preamble of our Bylaws?

Answer 7

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities, to encourage scholarship; social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and the students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and civic and commercial welfare of the community.

Question 8

Give the date and place of the founding of Delta Sigma Pi.

Answer 8

November 7, 1907, at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance of New York University, New York, New York.

Question 9

Give the complete names of the four Founders of Delta Sigma Pi.

Answer 9

Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello, Henry Albert Tienken and Harold Valentine Jacobs.

Question 10

Name the Fraternity’s supreme governing body. Where and when does it next meet?

Answer 10

The Grand Chapter. It will meet next Aug 14-18, 2019 at Grand Chapter Congress in Atlanta, Georgia.

Question 11

Name the current Grand President, Past Grand President, Vice President-Finance, National Collegians of the Year and Executive Director.

Answer 11

Current Grand President - Tricia Smith; Past Grand President - Onuka Ibe; Vice President-Finance - Kelly Rabin; National Collegians of the Year - Jennifer Huynh (2016) and Olivia Malice (2017); Executive Director - Bill Schilling.

Question 12

What are the names of your province and region, and who are your Provincial Vice President and Regional Vice President?

Answer 12

Provincial Vice President-Mark Wernette, Regional Vice President-Musanna Al-Muntasir

Question 13

What are the names of the active collegiate chapters, alumni chapters, and colonies in your region?

Answer 13

(real answer has no commas)

Beta Iota, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Beta Kappa, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX

Theta Omega, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX

Beta Upsilon, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Gamma Phi, University of Texas-El-Paso, El Paso, TX

Eta Psi, University of Houston, Houston, TX

Lambda Nu, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Zeta Nu, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville TX

Epsilon Mu, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Question 14

Who appoints a District Director? Name your District Director?

Answer 14

The Regional Vice President appoints the District Director. District Director- Gilbert Landras

Question 15

Name your Chapter Advisor. Who may serve as a Chapter Advisor and how is he or she elected?

Answer 15

Chapter Advisor- Liesl Wesson. The Chapter Advisor must be a member of the school’s faculty or administration, elected by a majority vote of the chapter and reported to the Central Office.

Question 16

Name up to five Deltasigs who are members of your school’s faculty and/or staff as provided to you by your Vice President-Pledge Education.

Answer 16

Dr. Wendy Boswell
Dr. Larry Gresham
Dr. Xenophon Koufteros
Dr. Rick Larson
Dr. L. Murphy Smith

Question 17

Write the correct abbreviate for a member of Delta Sigma Pi.

Answer 17

Deltasig.

Question 18

What is Delta Sigma Pi’s “Central Office” and how is the Central Office staff different from the national Board of Directors?

Answer 18

The Central Office is the national administrative headquarters of Delta Sigma Pi for both the Fraternity and Leadership Foundation. The Executive Director is in charge of the Central Office and has paid full time staff of directors and administrative personnel. The Board of Directors is a group of elected, unpaid volunteers who serve as the executive, legislative and judicial body of the Fraternity during the interim sessions between Grand Chapter Congresses. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.

Question 19

Who established the Central Office and served as its director for 31 years?

Answer 19

H.G. “Gig” Wright

Question 20

In what city was the Central Office established? Where is it located today?

Answer 20

Chicago; 330 South Campus Avenue, Oxford, Ohio 45056.

Question 21

Name at least six services provided, and/or publications produced, by the Fraternity’s Central Office staff.

Answer 21

MAINTAINS membership records, mailing lists, the dsp.org website; ritualistic regalia, funds and archives; DISTRIBUTES certificates and cards of membership, supplies, jewelry and scholarship keys; CONDUCTS the Grand Chapter Congress, Chapter Management Program, visitation, public relations and expansion: PUBLISHES manuals, forms, The DELTASIG, official bulletins, national reports; and REPRESENTS the Fraternity nationally.

Question 22

What is the difference between a LEAD School and LEAD Provincial Conference and why should you participate in both? (In your own words)

Answer 22

LEAD Schools are 1 day events held at 5 different locations in the Fall. LEAD Provincial Conferences are like LEAD Schools but are 3-day-events held in the Spring. They also hold Provincial meetings and banquets too. Both events help your fraternal and leadership development

Question 23

What is the Chapter Management Program? What are the three levels a chapter can achieve? What level is every chapter expected to achieve?

Answer 23

The Chapter Management Program (CMP), a program managed online through the Deltasig Hub, is the method of formal communication between collegiate chapters and the national Fraternity. The Program is divided into three annual achievement levels for collegiate chapters. The levels represent basic operational requirements in recruitment, membership, finances, professional and service programs, and leadership development. These sections reflect the practice of essential business principles and operations expected of each chapter as part of our professional business Fraternity, as well as the professional and leadership development opportunities for each member. All chapters are expected to reach the first level, Accredited Chapter. If all the requirements for the first level are completed, the chapter may seek to achieve the second level, Chapter of Recognition, and then the third, Chapter of Excellence. The additional optional requirements focus on alumni and faculty events, new member education, large scale events, and promotion of the national Fraternity. Chapters are recognized for the highest level they achieve.

Question 24

Explain the Educational and Leadership Consultant Program in your own words.

Answer 24

Educational and Leadership Consultants oversee the chapter. They travel to the school look in on student activities, meet with chapter advisors, oversee new member training, and public relations. They lead to an increased knowledge about the national Fraternity.

Question 25

To whom is the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key awarded?

Answer 25

To the graduating senior (Deltasig or not) in commerce and business administration who ranks highest in his or her class.

Question 26

What is the National Fraternity’s website address?

Answer 26

www.dsp.org

Question 27

In your own words, define the ideal member.

Answer 27

The ideal member takes his or her self and the Fraternity seriously. Their actions not only bring credit to themselves, but also the Fraternity.

Question 28

In your own words, define the ideal chapter.

Answer 28

The Ideal Chapter has members who strive to be ideal members. The Ideal Chapter also maintains contact with Alumni and other Chapters and puts on events that bring upon a positive outlook to the Fraternity from the community.

Question 29

Name several ways to support the Fraternity after graduation?

Answer 29

PARTICIPATING in an alumni chapter or in the various national leadership and professional development events; ATTENDING collegiate chapter events; SERVING on the national level as a Board of Directors member, Regional Vice President, or national committee member;; ESTABLISHING a new collegiate or alumni chapter in your area; ASSISTING a Regional Vice President or other national officer; DONATING money or services to the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation and/or chapters.

Question 30

In your own words, what is the mission of the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation?

Answer 30

To raise money, provide scholarships and fellowships, and fund educational programs of the Fraternity.

Question 31

What is the Greek letter name of your chapter and on what date was it founded?

Answer 31

Lambda Nu, 1985

Question 32

How many collegiate chapters have been established and how many collegiate chapters are active today? Approximately how many alumni chapters are active today?

Answer 32

295 established collegiate chapters; 222 active collegiate chapters; 52 active alumni chapters.

Question 33

Approximately how many people have been initiated into the Fraternity since its?

Answer 33

Over 275,000

Question 34

Write the words to the chorus of the song “Rose of Deltasig.”

Answer 34

Rose of Deltasig I love you, Rose of Delta Sigma Pi, when the shades of night are falling I dream of days gone by; As I go thru life’s long journey, Memories will never die, I will always hear you calling, Rose of Delta Sigma Pi.