Delta Sigma Theta Founders Complete Questions With Detailed Actual Answers.
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DTS
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DTS
Where was DST founded? And by who? - correct answer It was founded at Howard University by 22 women who were former AKA's
Why did the founders of DST leave AKA? - correct answer - They thought that AKA ...
Where was DST founded? And by who? - correct answer It was founded at
Howard University by 22 women who were former AKA's
Why did the founders of DST leave AKA? - correct answer - They thought that
AKA was too much of a social organization and weren't interested in the principles and values that DST
found important.
- They wanted the sorority to become more politically active, help their community, and assert
education for women.
What were the names of the 22 women? - correct answer 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
Osceola Macarthy Adams - correct answer - Born in Albany, GA
- actress, drama teacher, director, and clothing designer.
- Selected the Delta Mottoes
- After graduating, she and Marguerite Young Alexander helped to form a chapter in Chicago, Illinois.
- the 1st president of the Lambda chapter in Chicago
- Osceola married Numa Pompilius Garfield Adams Archer, member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and first Black
Dean of Howard Medical School.
- Taught drama at Bennett College.
- Director of the Harlem School of the arts - directed the theatrical debuts of Harry Belafonte and Sidney
Portier
- She was one of the first Black actresses on Broadway
Marguerite Young Alexander - correct answer - Born in Springfield, Illinois
- French and Spanish Correspondence Secretary
- became a charter member of Delta Sigma Theta's Lambda Chapter, in Chicago.
- In 1950, she helped the Alpha Nu chapter in the purchase of a sorority house at Univ. of Illinois
Winona Cargile Alexander - correct answer - Born in Columbus, Georgia.
- 1st Custodian of the Alpha Chapter.
- Became the first person of color to enroll at New York School of Philanthropy (Columbia University
School of Social Work.)
- First black social worker in New York City and county charities
- Founded the Jacksonville alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
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