Miscellaneous Flashcards
Sacred Trust & Vow
Membership in DST is a lifetime committment
Induction of new members is the sorority’s most sacred trust
Grand Chapter
Created in 1919 at National Convention
Alpha(Howard), Gamma (U. of Penn) , & Epsilon (Ohio State) present
1st Honorary Members
Notable Honorary Members**
Nannie Burroughs
Gabrielle Pelham
Mary Church Terrell
** Soledad O’Brien- Social Action
**Mary Church Terrell- Wrote the Delta Oath
Graduate Chapters
1920
Now called Alumnae
New York City & Washington DC were 1st
Pyramid Pin
Designed by Epsilon Chapter, The Ohio State University*Adopted in 1920 at the 2nd National Convention
-Worn Briefly during membership intake
-3 sides= mind, body and spirit
Fortitude Pin
Commissioned and unveiled at Howard University in 1979 as a tribute to the Founders
Diamond Jubilee Pin
$1000 or more to DREF (Delta Research Educational Fund)
Pyramid Flower
Delta Flower
Peppermint Carnation
African Violet (Purple Violet)
Sorority Crest
It includes Minerva (the emblem); Shield, The Sword, The Staff, The Laurel Wreath
-Designed by F. Ailene Marks and Past National President Jeanette Triplett Jones*It is a composite of ideas expressing the Sorority’s public motto “Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom”
Sorority Emblem
Minerva-Goddess of Wisdom
Pyramid Public Motto
The Pyramid’s Public Mottos is “Scholarship, Fellowship, Service and a desire to attain all that would ennoble”
7 Regions
Eastern
Central
Midwest
Farwest
Southern
Southwest
South Atlantic
DST Incorporated
1930
-First Delta Directory
First National Handbook
1934
Elements of the Minerva Circle
Sisterhood (inner most)
Black
College
Women
Public Service
