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1
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DTS was founded..

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January 13, 1913 at Howard University

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What are the colors and what do they symbolize?

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Crimson and Creme
Symbolize: Courage, Wisdom, and Purity

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What is the Motto?

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Intelligence is the Torch of wisdom

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What is the official flower?

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African Violet - Purple & Gold, signifies special bond with Omega Psi Phi

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5
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What is DST founded on?

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Sisterhood, Service & Scholarship

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When was DST incorporated

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January 20, 1930

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What is the official symbol & what does it mean

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Lady Fortitude
Symbolizes: strength, courage, hope, wisdom, beauty and femininity

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What do elephants symbolize

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Strength & Determination
Uplifted trunk = high goals
Right Foot Forward = Forward Movement

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Where did elephants come from?

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Founder Florence Letcher Toms began collecting elephants (trunk up - symbolizing high goals). After her passing, her elephants were given to several chapters and have since been collected by members to honor her and became the unofficial symbol

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10
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What is May Week

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One of DST’s national programs that was created in the 1920’s to highlight academic and professional achievements that emphasize the importance of higher education in the community, particularly for Black women

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What is Jabberwock

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A traditional program of DST. The first event was created by Soror Marion Hope Conover of the Iota Chapter in Boston, Massachusetts and presented, in 1925, to raise money for the chapter’s Scholarship Fund

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Mission Statement

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of it’s members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community

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Five Point Programmatic Thrust

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Economic Development
Educational Development
International Awareness
Physical and Mental Health
Political Awareness & Involvement

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14
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How many pearls do Deltas wear

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22 pearls
9 jewels

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15
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How many founders are there?

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22 Illustrious Ladies

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What was the first public act performed by the founders?

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Their participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington, DC, March 1913

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17
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Who is the Jewel Temperance

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National Staff

18
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Brother

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Omega Psi Phi

19
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Where is Lady Fortitude located?

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on campus of Howard University

20
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Who created Lady of Fortitude

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James King

21
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What do facial features of Lady Fortitude represent?

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Courage & Determination

22
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What does Lady Fortitude’s outreached hands represent?

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The re-coding of love as well as the giving of oneself to others

23
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What does Lady Fortitude’s pushing forward and tension on her thigh represent?

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Represents her strength

24
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What is Fortitude?

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Stands to inspire women to move forcefully forward to meet life’s challenges

25
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The African Violet

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Like DST, the violets can stand alone and still reflect beauty

26
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Second Chapter & when/where was it established?

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Beta Chapter
Wilberforce University, February 5, 1914

27
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Third Chapter & when/where was it established?

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Gamma Chapter
University of Pennsylvania, 1918

28
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Fourth Chapter & when/where was it established?

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Delta Chapter
University of Iowa, April 4, 1919

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Fifth Chapter & when/where was it established?

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Epsilon Chapter
Ohio State University, November 19, 1919

30
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December 28, 1947

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Jabberwock was formally adopted and copyrighted by DST

31
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Where, when and by whom was the African Violet discovered?

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1892
Northeast Tanga in Eastern Africa
Baron Walter Von Saint Paul

32
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Signature Delta Programs

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  1. Financial Fortitude
  2. Dr. Betty Shabazz Academy
  3. Delta Gems - Growing & Empowering Myself Successfully
  4. EMBODI - Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence
  5. Mary Help of the Sick Mission Hospital (Thika Memorial Hospital)
  6. DST Sorority, INC. Elementary School in Cherette, Haiti
  7. Delta House in Mbabane, Swaizland
  8. Healthy Lifestyle: Total Woman: Mind, Body and Spirit
  9. Delta Days in the nations capital
  10. Delta Days at the United Nations
  11. Social Action
33
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When were the graduate chapters authorized?

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1920

34
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Delta Oath

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I will strive to reach the highest educational, moral, and spiritual efficiency which I can possibly attain

I will never lower my aims for any temporary benefit which might be gained

I will endeavor to preserve my health, for however great one’s mental and morals may be, physical weakness prevents the accomplishments of much that otherwise might be done

I will close my ears and seal my lips to slanderous gossip

I will labor to ennoble the ideals and purify the atmosphere of the home

I will always protest against the double standard of morals

I will take an active interest in the welfare of my country, using my influence toward to enactment of laws for the protection of the unfortunate and weak and for the repeal of those depriving human beings of their privileges and rights

I will never belittle any race and will try to persuade others to take the same just stand

I will not shrink from any undertaking what seems wise and good because handicaps and obstacles of any kind confront me, but striving to preserve a calm mind and with a courageous spirit, barring bitterness from my heart, I will strive all the more earnestly to reach the goal

35
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Fraternities & Sororities

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1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
1908 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
1911 - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
1911 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
1913 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
1914 - Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
1920 - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
1922 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
1963 - Iota Phi Theta Fraternity

36
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Who is the Jewel Temperance

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National Staff

37
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What are the 9 Jewels?

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  1. Compassion
  2. Courtesy
  3. Dedication
  4. Fellowship
  5. Fidelity
  6. Honesty
  7. Justice
  8. Purity
  9. Temperance
38
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Founders 1 - 5

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  1. Osceola Macarthy Adams
  2. Marguerite Young Alexander
  3. Winona Cargile Alexander
  4. Ethel Cuff Black
  5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
39
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Founders 6 - 10

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  1. Zephyr Chisom Carter
  2. Edna Brown Coleman
  3. Jessie McGuire Dent
  4. Frederica Chase Dodd
  5. Myra Davis Hemmings
40
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Founders 11 - 15

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  1. Olive C. Jones
  2. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
  3. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
  4. Vashti Turley Murphy
  5. Naomi Sewell Richardson
41
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Founders 16 - 20

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  1. Mamie Reddy Rose
  2. Eliza Pearl Shippen
  3. Florence Letcher Toms
  4. Ethel Carr Watson
  5. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
42
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Founders 21 - 22

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  1. Madree Penn White
  2. Edith Motte Young

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