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 18, 1930

Question 8

Official flower

Answer 8

African violet

Question 9

Official animal?

Answer 9

Elephant

Question 10

Official symbol

Answer 10

Lady Fortitude.

The replica of the sculpture is located on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. She symbolizes strength, courage, hope, wisdom, beauty, and femininity. Her facial features depict courage and determination. The outstretched hands represent the receding of love as well as the giving of onself to others. The statue is shown pushing forward, and the tension on her thigh is representative of her strength. Fortitutde stands to inspire women to move forcefully forward to meet life’s challenges.

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

They don’t have brothers

Question 14

What is the DST motto?

Answer 14

Intelligence is the torch of wisdom

Question 15

What was the purpose of the 22 women founding DST?

Answer 15

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 16

How many chapters?

Answer 16

Over 900

Question 17

Where are the chapters located?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What services does Dst provide?

Answer 18

• 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 19

Organizational Structure

Answer 19

• 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 20

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

Answer 20

True

Question 21

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

Answer 21

True

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Myra Davis Hemmings

Question 23

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

Answer 23

True

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Women’s suffrage march on March 3, 1913

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Wilberforce University

Question 26

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

Answer 26

University of Pennsylvania

Question 27

Delta Chapter was established April 4, 1919 at the

Answer 27

University of Iowa

Question 28

Epsilon Chapter was established at ________ on November 19, 1919

Answer 28

Ohio State University

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Jabberwock

Question 30

The purpose of May Week is…

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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 31

Shirley Chisholm

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Alexa Canady

Question 33

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 33

True

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Delta Towers I

Delta Towers II

Question 35

_____ 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 35

Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy

Question 36

______ 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 36

Financial fortitude

Question 37

______ 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 37

Delta GEMS

Question 38

How are honorary members selected?

Answer 38

Extended by invitation to a woman of good character who single-handedly received distinction in one of the Five Point Programmatic Thrusts, Social Action Commission, or the Arts and Letters Commission.