get ready for the moment.

Question 1

Founding date

Answer 1

Jan 13, 1913

Question 2

Founded by how many women and where?

Answer 2

22 women at Howard University

Question 3

What is the five-point programmatic thrust?

Answer 3

economic development
educational development
international awareness & involvement
physical awareness & mental health
political awareness and involvement to create its national progress

Question 4

Five founders

Answer 4

Osceola Macarthy Adams, Marguerite Young Alexander, Winona Cargile Alexander, Ethel Cuth Black, Bertha Pitts Campbell

Question 5

The flower

Answer 5

African violet

Question 6

What do the colors crimson and cream symbolize?

Answer 6

Purity, courage, and wisdom

Question 7

When was Eta Kappa chartered?

Answer 7

April 11th, 1970

Question 8

What year did the chapter come to Spelman?

Answer 8

1979

Question 9

What is DST founded on?

Answer 9

Sisterhood, scholarship, and community service

Question 10

What was the first Public act performed by the Delta founders?

Answer 10

Their participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913

Question 11

DST motto

Answer 11

Intelligence is the torch of wisdom

Question 12

What does the Elephant symbolize?

Answer 12

Strength and determination

Question 13

Influential Deltas

Answer 13

Johnnetta B. Cole - first black woman president of Spelman College
Loretta Lynch - first black US attorney general 2015-2017
Aretha Franklin - a symbol of Black empowerment during the civil rights movement

Question 14

4 vital components of sisterhood:

Answer 14

Love, honesty, trust, dedication

Question 15

Name some important principles necessary for Delta’s continuous existence

Answer 15

1. Intake to ensure the membership of the organization
2. Programming that meets the needs of the community it serves
3. Fundraising to ensure the organization can cover the cost of hosting events