Misc Flashcards
What is the sorority’s sacred trust?
The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority’s most sacred trust.
What is the sorority’s sacred vow?
Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment.
What is the mission statement?
Delta Sigma Theta is an organization of college educated women, committed to the constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the black community.
Minerva Circle of Identity
Sisterhood, black, college, women, public service
Who designed the sorority crest?
F. Ailene Marks and 6th National President Jeannette Triplett Jones
Who wrote the Delta Oath?
Mary Church Terrell
Who wrote the Delta Hymn?
Alice Dunbar Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert
How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities?
Nine
Name the first 3 honorary members
Nannie H. Burroughs, Mary Church Terrell, Gabrielle Pelham
What year was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated?
1923