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When was Delta Sigma Theta founded?

January 13, 1913

Where was Delta Sigma Theta founded?

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

How many Founders created Delta Sigma Theta?

22 collegiate women

Founders of Delta Sigma Theta

- Osceola Macarthy Adams

- Marguerite Young Alexander

- Winona Cargile Alexander

- Ethel Cuff Black

- Bertha Pitts Campbell

- Zephyr Chisom Carter

- Edna Brown Coleman

- Jessie McGuire Dent

- Frederica Chase Dodd

- Myra Davis Hemmings

- Olive C. Jones

- Jimmie Bugg Middleton

- Pauline Oberdorfer Minor

- Vashti Turley Murphy

- Naomi Sewell Richardson

- Mamie Reddy Rose

- Eliza Pearl Shippen

- Florence Letcher Toms

- Ethel Carr Watson

- Wertie Blackwell Weaver

- Edith Motte Young

Alphabet

- Α α (Alpha)

- Β β (Beta)

- Γ γ (Gamma)

- Δ δ (Delta)

- Ε ε (Epsilon)

- Ζ ζ (Zeta)

- Η η (Eta)

- Θ θ (Theta)

- Ι ι (Iota)

- Κ κ (Kappa)

- Λ λ (Lambda)

- Μ μ (Mu)

- Ν ν (Nu)

- Ξ ξ (Xi)

- Ο ο (Omicron)

- Π π (Pi)

- Ρ ρ (Rho)

- Σ σ/ς (Sigma

- Τ τ (Tau)

- Υ υ (Upsilon)

- Φ φ (Phi)

- Χ χ (Chi)

- Ψ ψ (Psi)

- Ω ω (Omega)

Charter Member of Zeta Epsilon

Jean Adams

Rosemary Backus

Jacqueline Blackwell

Lorraine Breaux

Deborah Chavis

Dannette Christmas

Shirley Hunter Clark

Joan Gaines

Georgia Goslee

Carol Jones

Lynda Victoria Mathias,

Peggy Ann Winstead Moore

Margaret Clarice Watkins

Kendall Vaughan

Official Flower

African Violet

What does the Elephant Represent?

Today most Deltas collect elephants in her honor. The elephant symbolizes strength and determination. The uplifted trunk represents high goals. The right foot forward represents forward movement.

Delta Sigma Theta Colors

Crimson and Cream

What does the Fortitude Statue?

She symbolizes strength, courage, hope, wisdom, beauty, and femininity.  Her facial features depicts courage and determination.
  The outstretched hands represent the receding of love, as well as the giving of one self to others.  The statue is shown pushing forward, the tension on her thigh is representative of her strength.  Fortitude stands to inspire women to move forcefully forward to meet life's challenges.

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Delta Oath

I will strive to reach the highest educational.

moral, and spiritual efficiency which I can possibly attain.

I will never lower my aims for any temporary benefit which might be gained.

I will endeavor to preserve my health, for however great one's mental and moral strength may be, physical weakness prevents the accomplishment of much that otherwise might be done.

I will close my ears and seal my lips to slanderous gossip.

I will labor to ennoble the ideals and purify the atmosphere of the home.

I will always protest against the double standard of morals.

I will take an active interest in the welfare of my country, using my influence toward the enactment of laws for the protection of the unfortunate and weak, and for the repeal of those depriving human

I will never belittle my race, but encourage all to hold it in honor and esteem.

I will not shrink from undertaking what seems wise and good because I labor under the double handicap of race and sex but, striving to preserve a calm mind with a courageous spirit, barring bitterness from my heart, I will strive all the more earnestly to reach the goal.

Violets

Like Deltas, Violets must be individually selected You cannot grab a handful without damaging some of them. They cannot be roughly picked or picked in a hurry.

Like Deltas, the Violet is not the kind of flower that Shows off its fullest beauty standing alone, but is Naturally gregarious and looks best in natural clusters.

However, like Deltas, the Violet can stand alone and Still reflect beauty.

Like Deltas, despite the violet's that has passed its Allotted time for blooming retains the dignity and coloration That bespeaks its exclusive culture.

Excuses

Excuses are tools of incompetence

Which build monuments to nothing

Those who choose to use them

Seldom amount to anything

Excuses

12 P’s

Piss Poor Preparation, Promotes Piss Poor Performance, Piss Poor Performance Promotes Pain.

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,

      Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

      For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

      I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

      My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

      Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

      Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

      How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

      I am the captain of my soul

See it Through

When you’re up against a trouble,

    Meet it squarely, face to face;

Lift your chin and set your shoulders,

    Plant your feet and take a brace.

When it’s vain to try to dodge it,

    Do the best that you can do;

You may fail, but you may conquer,

    See it through!

Black may be the clouds about you

    And your future may seem grim,

But don’t let your nerve desert you;

    Keep yourself in fighting trim.

If the worst is bound to happen,

    Spite of all that you can do,

Running from it will not save you,

    See it through!

Even hope may seem but futile,

    When with troubles you’re beset,

But remember you are facing

    Just what other men have met.

You may fail, but fall still fighting;

    Don’t give up, whate’er you do;

Eyes front, head high to the finish.

    See it through!

One True Delta

A woman of love, peace, and happiness 
With a passionate, burning dream 
To become one of the women 
Who wears the Crimson and Cream

Her heart, like the elephant 
Is as strong as can be 
While, like the pyramid, she has three sides 
One side for them, one side for you, and always one side for me

Her love for DST 
Was evident from the start 
When asked why be a Delta? 
She said, "It's just in my heart!"

With the wind to her back 
And God's presence there just the same 
Here dream reached reality 
And a Delta she became

So she will wear the Crimson and Cream 
And it will be there to stay 
Because she will be "One True Delta" 
Until her last dying day

Distinguished

Distinctive, devoted, delightful, dedicated 
women of distinction, 
carrying themselves proud yet humble 
as the young girl is surrounded by the elders, 
she gazes at these... 
women of distinction, 
dreaming that someday 
she could be like them too 
honored, revered, 
cherished and loved, 
yet with all the love and honoring they receive 
they carry themselves with more humility than you and me 
those are the women of distinction 
they pass through a crowd and stand out 
only because they know what it is to live with and without 
they know what it is to work hard without recognition 
as they rippened on the tree and their flowers bloomed 
they hung gently from the tree 
suddenly to be noticed by you and me 
because that is not what they're all about 
but because you can't ignore the doctors, the lawyers, 
the dreamers who live the dream 
the aspiring women who created hope in us 
the women who would not stay on the back of the bus 
the warriors when no one else would fight 
the leaders when few wanted to follow 
This is to say thanks to those who made it possible 
for me to be here today, 
living my dream among the crop as the cream.

Phenomenal Women

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,   

The stride of my step,   

The curl of my lips.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,   

That’s me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,   

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.   

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.   

I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes,   

And the flash of my teeth,   

The swing in my waist,   

And the joy in my feet.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered   

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can’t touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them,   

They say they still can’t see.   

I say,

It’s in the arch of my back,   

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Now you understand

Just why my head’s not bowed.   

I don’t shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.   

When you see me passing,

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It’s in the click of my heels,   

The bend of my hair,   

the palm of my hand,   

The need for my care.   

’Cause I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

What is Delta Sigma Theta’s motto?

“Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom.”

What is the official jewel of Delta Sigma Theta?

Pearl

FIVE-POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST

1. Economic Development
   
   

2. Educational Development
   
   

3. International Awareness and Involvement
   
   

4. Physical and Mental Health
   
   

5. Political Awareness and Involvement

Name one DST National Programs

• Delta GEMS → Teenage girls

• Delta Academy → Younger girls

• EMBODI → Young males

• May Week → Celebrating scholarship

• Delta Days → Political action

What region is Coppin State’s chapter part of?

 Eastern Region

DST Region President?

Dr. Marie‑Carmel Durandisse Pressley

 What is Coppin State University’s DST chapter called?

Zeta Epsilon Chapter

When was Zeta Epsilon Chapter chartered?

May 3, 1968