Important Events Timeline (1913-1935)

Where was DST founded?

Howard University in Washington, D.C.

When was DST incorporated?

January 20th, 1930

When was DST conceptualized?

1912 (by Madree Penn White and Myra Davis Hemmings)

When was DST's Alpha Chapter granted a Certificate of Incorporation?

February 18, 1913

When was the first "Loan Fund" established?

1913

What happened in March of 1913?

• DST marched with the Women's Suffrage Movement

• Early Public Service Project - Sorority adopted the Children's Ward at Freeman's Hospital

• 1st Honorary Members of DST inducted

- Nannie H. Burrows

- Gabriel Pelham

- Mary Church Terrell

When & where was the 1st National Convention held?

December 27-30, 1919, Washington, D.C.

When were the first graduate chapters authorized?

1920

When was May week established?

1921

When were the Housing Fund, Sinking Fund, the Scholarship Award Fund, & the College Tuition Fund established? (Bonus: Which National President were they established under?)

1922; 1st National President, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander

Which Honorary Member was initiated in 1923? (Bonus: What was her contribution to the sorority?)

Mary McLeod Bethune;

Who wrote and composed the Delta Hymn and when?

Alice Dunbar Nelson & Florence Cole Talbert; 1924

When was Jabberwock adopted and by who?

1925; the Iota Chapter

What significant event occurred in 1927?

- the vote to conduct National Conventions biennially, beginning with the 10th National Convention in 1929

What significant event occurred in 1931?

The 1st formal Delta Directory was published

What significant event occurred in 1934?

The first National Handbook was published

What significant event occurred in 1935?

The Committee established to revise the Ritual—ratified at the 15th National Convention in 1939