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Delta Achievement Study Guide 2024
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Purpose of Pyramid Study Guide (PSG) - Answer- to provide information on history and traditions of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST) & to prepare Pyramids for membership into the org. Major Goal of The Membership Intake Program - Answer- To Gain from each initiate, a commitment to the ideals, values, and public service mission of Delta Sigma Theta. The National Delta Achievement Test - Answer- The official examination of the Sorority. The test is administered at the end of the Pyramid Preparation Period. The content is based on extant history and significant information about the organization. Each Pyramid must also know about the Region and chapter into which she anticipates being initiated. Administered on Day 8 of the PPP. One retest allowed, if needed will take place on Day 9. Mission Statement - Answer- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community. What day was DST Alpha chapter presented with a certificate of incorporation - Answer- Feb 18 1913 The Sorority Pin - Answer- - designed by Madree Penn White - Founder and the second president of the sisterhood
The first jewel - Answer- Compassion; essence of the human spirit; dedicated to the Founders The second jewel - Answer- Courtsey; dedicated to the mothers of DST members The third jewel - Answer- Dedication; dedicated to the national presidents past and present Osceola MacArthur Adams - Answer- -Born in Albany Georgia -selected the Delta mottoes -first president of Lambda Chapter (Chicago) -Grand Treasurer of national organization -Directed the debut of actors Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier -Taught drama at Bennett College -Directress of the Harlem School of the Arts -Married Numa Adams, dean of music at Howard university Marguerite Young Alexander - Answer- -born in Chicago -spoke French and Spanish (focuses after graduation) -French and Spanish correspondence secretary (Chicago)
Vashti Turley Murphy - Answer- Hometown: Washington D.C Family: Mother of five daughters (4 of them became sorors) VTM was the Grand Mother of Vashti Murphy McKenzie served as National Chaplin College: Minor Normal School (associated with Howard) Post College:In 1908 she was appointed to teach in Washington Public Schools Special Facts: Graduated from M Street High School which was the first public high school for blacks in the U.S. Naomi Sewell Richardson - Answer- Last Surviving Founder Death:1993, Washingtonville NY College: Howard University Post College: Taught in East St Louis, Il, Princeton NJ, and New York, NY Family: Married in 1920 to Clarence W. Richardson and they were active in their community and civic affairs. Mamie Reddy Rose - Answer- Hometown: Beta, South Carolina Received an award for talent as dramatic reader Death: February 1919 Became the first founder to enter into what is now known as the omega omega chapter Eliza Pearl Shippen - Answer- -graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University -M.A. from Teachers College of Columbia University -Ph.D. in English literature from University of Pennsylvania -only founder to receive a doctorate degree -never married -strongly believed in public service Florence Letcher Toms - Answer- -from Washington DC -scholarship to Howard University -1945: Introduced First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt -collected elephants
Ether Carr Watson - Answer- -teacher for over thirty years -second career as a dramatic performer Wertie Blackwell Weaver - Answer- - From Kansas City, Missouri -Taught in East St. Louis -Published a novel entitled " The Valley of the Poor" Sacred Vow - Answer- "Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is a lifetime commitment." Edith Motte Young - Answer- -Recording secretary for Alpha Chapter -Taught at Claflin College in Orangeburg,SC -Received her M.A. in Biblical Literature from Oberlun College Why did they split - Answer- The younger fraction wanted to move towards social action and consciousness. Madree Penn White presented the idea Certificate of Incorporation - Answer- Who: -President: Myra L. Davis -VP: Ethel L. Cuff -Recording Secretary: Edith Motte -Corresponding -Secretary: Jessie M. McGuire -Treasurer: Pauline Oberdorfer -Sergeant-at-Arms: Frederica J. Chase -Custodian: Winona Cargile