What are Delta Gems?

What are Delta Gems?

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Delta GEMS is a program developed by the National Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as a transition for African-American young ladies who have aged out of Delta Academy. As a result, Delta Academy II: Delta GEMS (Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully) was formed.

Q. Who are the 20 pearls of AKA?

“Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Twenty Pearls”

  • Original: Anna Easter Brown. Beulah Burke. Lillie Burke. Marjorie Hill. Margaret Flagg Holmes.
  • Sophomores: Norma Boyd. Ethel Jones Mowbray. Alice Murray. Sarah Meriweather Nutter.
  • Incorporators: Norma Boyd (Sophomore) Julia Brooks. Ethel Jones Mowbray (Sophomore) Nellie Quander.

Q. What is the Jabberwock for Delta Sigma Theta?

Today, Jabberwock is a national program within Delta Sigma Theta that reflects the Sorority’s commitment to scholarship and the arts. The Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter’s Junior Miss and Miss Jabberwock provides funds for scholarships given to young women, grades 6-8 and 9-12, respectively.

Q. What are Delta Sigma Theta national programs?

provides an extensive array of public service initiatives through its Five-Point Programmatic Thrust of:

  • Educational Development.
  • Economic. Development.
  • International Awareness and Involvement.
  • Physical and Mental Health.
  • Political Awareness and Involvement.

Q. What is MS Jabberwock?

HISTORY of the JABBERWOCK – The Jabberwock is a cultural and fundraising activity for scholarships and other public service programs that began as a unique means of raising scholarship funds. In the poem “Jabberwocky,” it was customary for creatures throughout the kingdom to gather annually to present a gala pageant.

Q. What is May Week for Delta Sigma Theta?

May Week is a week in May that is set aside each year for programs, highlighting academic and professional achievements and the events which emphasize the importance of higher education in the community, especially for Black women.

Q. What are 5 thrusts?

In realizing its mission, Delta Sigma Theta provides an extensive array of public service initiatives through its Five Point Programmatic Thrust of Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement.

Q. What is the most elite sorority?

The Most Prestigious Sororities Across the Country

  • Biggest: Chi Omega.
  • Most Historic: Alpha Kappa Alpha.
  • Most Celebrity Alums: Kappa Alpha Theta.
  • Most Devoted to Public Service: Delta Sigma Theta.
  • Oldest: Alpha Delta Pi.
  • Best Sorority House: Phi Mu.
  • Most Undergraduate Chapters: Alpha Omicron Pi.
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