Q 01/05

Which animal is Delta Sigma Theta's unofficial mascot, a nod to the collection kept by founder Florence Letcher Toms?

A) Butterfly

B) Elephant

C) Poodle

D) Turtle

Answer · why

B) Elephant

The elephant caught on because Toms collected them, and the hobby spread to Deltas all over the world. It has never been one of the sorority's officia...

Q 02/05

Weeks after its 1913 founding, Delta Sigma Theta made which Washington, D.C. event its first public act?

A) A women's suffrage march

B) An anti-lynching demonstration

C) A temperance parade

D) A child labor rally

Answer · why

A) A women's suffrage march

A women's suffrage march down Pennsylvania Avenue on March 3, 1913 drew members of the new sorority, who walked in its college section. It was held th...

Q 03/05

Which two colors, said to stand for courage and purity, are the official colors of Delta Sigma Theta?

A) Royal blue and white

B) Salmon pink and apple green

C) Crimson and cream

D) Royal blue and gold

Answer · why

C) Crimson and cream

Crimson and cream are worn by Deltas everywhere, and Niagara Falls was lit red in February 2013 to honor the sorority's centennial.

Q 04/05

Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913 by students at which historically Black school?

A) Tuskegee University

B) Fisk University

C) Hampton University

D) Howard University

Answer · why

D) Howard University

Howard University in Washington, D.C. is where every founder studied, and more than 12,000 Deltas returned to its campus in January 2013 to celebrate ...

Q 05/05

Which Delta Sigma Theta member became the first Black woman elected to Congress and ran for president in 1972?

A) Cardiss Collins

B) Shirley Chisholm

C) Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

D) Maxine Waters

Answer · why

B) Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm joined the sorority as a student at Brooklyn College, where she also won prizes for debating. She went on to represent a Brooklyn dis...