elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Education ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁joining ▁the ▁sor or ity , ▁D elta ▁S igma ▁Th eta , ▁later ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁fourth ▁national ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁During ▁her ▁ten ure ▁the ▁sor or ity ▁incorpor ated ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁att ained ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁post grad uate ▁program ▁in ▁soci ology ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁She ▁earned ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁soci ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Julian ▁became ▁a ▁case ▁worker ▁for ▁the ▁Family ▁Service ▁Association ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁a ▁private ▁relief ▁ag ency . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁she ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁teaching ▁in ▁B ord ent own , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁School s ▁of ▁Washington ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Research , ▁studying ▁the ▁factors ▁that ▁in hib it ▁children ' s ▁education . ▁She ▁also ▁taught ▁soci ology ▁at ▁Min er ▁Te ach ers ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Julian ▁en rolled ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁DC ▁as ▁she ▁purs ued ▁further ▁study , ▁att ending ▁classes ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded