DAT Exam Study Guide: Questions &
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What is the sorority's most sacred trust?(Ans - The induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta is the sorority's most sacred trust.
What convention was Grand Chapter created?(Ans - 1st National Convention
What are the 5 components of the Minerva Circle of Identity?(Ans – Sisterhood Black College Women Public Service
Name the 9 Jewels.(Ans – Compassion Courtesy Dedication Fellowship Fidelity Honesty 1 / 3
Justice Purity Temperance
Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in what year?(Ans - 1930
The Jewel of Courtesy is dedicated to what group?(Ans - The Jewel of Courtesy is dedicated to the mother of Delta members.
Which honorary member wrote the Delta Oath?(Ans - Mary Church Terrell
At what convention was the Delta Hymn adopted?(Ans - 6th National Convention
What is the meaning of the Jewel Dedication?(Ans – Dedication to a noble cause is one of humanity's highest callings and an act of consecration.
- Who designed the sorority crest?
(Ans - F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Triplett Jones
On what university campus was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded?(Ans - Howard University
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Name the writers of the Delta National Hymn.(Ans - Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Florence Cole Talbert-McCleave
What were the first two graduates (now alumnae chapter) authorized by Delta Sigma Theta?(Ans - New York City and Washington D. C.
Write the mission statement of the Sorority.(Ans - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated 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.
This Jewel is dedicated to the deceased sorors of Delta Sigma Theta.(Ans - Purity
How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the initiation activities?(Ans - Nine
Name ONE of the first three honorary members of Delta Sigma Theta.(Ans – Nannie H. Burroughs Gabrielle Pelham Mary Church Terrell
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