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1. What was the date DST was founded?: January 13, 1913
2. Where was it founded? And by who?: It was founded at Howard University by
22 women who were former AKA's
3. Why did the founders of DST leave AKA?: - They thought that AKA was too
much of a social organization and weren't interested in the principles and values
that DST found important.
- wanted the sorority to become more politically active, help their community, and
assert education for women.
4. What were the names of the 22 women?: 1. Osceola Macarthy Adams
2. Marguerite Young Alexander
3. Winona Cargile Alexander
4. Ethel Cuff Black
5. Bertha Pitts Campbell
6. Zephyr Chisom Carter
7. Edna Brown Coleman
8. Jessie McGuire Dent
9. Frederica Chase Dodd
10. Myra Davis Hemmings
11. Olive C. Jones
12. Jimmie Bugg Middleton
13. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor
14. Vashti Turley Murphy
15. Naomi Sewell Richardson
16. Mamie Reddy Rose
17. Eliza Pearl Shippen
18. Florence Letcher Toms
19. Ethel Carr Watson
20. Wertie Blackwell Weaver
21. Madree Penn White
22. Edith Motte Young
5. what was the first public act they participated in?: The Women's Suffrage
Movement in Washington D.C (1913). They were the only African American group
to participate.
6. What are the three principles DST was founded on?: Sisterhood, scholarship,
and service
