| Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. SORORITY HISTORY |
FOUNDERS:(1-r)
MARY LOU ALLISON LITTLE - Primary Founder
DOROTHY HANLEY WHITESIDE
(L-R)
MARY LOU ALLISON LITTLE - PRIMARY FOUNDER
DOROTHY HANLEY WHITESIDE
VIVIAN WHITE MARBURY
NANNIE MAE GAHN JOHNSON
HATTIE MAE DULIN REDFORD
BESSIE M. DOWNEY MARTIN
CUBENA McCLURE
Established: Nov. 12, 1922 at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Classification: Nonprofit service and social organization
Membership: 85,000+
Division: Five Regions
Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Western
Service Channel: Over 500 chapters in the U.S., Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Germany and Korea
Sorority Flower: The yellow tea rose.
Sorority Mascot: The Poodle.
Sorority Colors: Royal blue and gold.
Sorority Call: eee-yip!!!!
Sorority Affiliate Groups: Philos - Friends of Sigma Gamma Rho.
Rhoers - High School girls.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 by seven
dynamic school teachers. Chartered at Butler University, Sigma Gamma Rho is the
only African-American sorority founded on a predominantly white campus. At a time
when education was difficult for minorities and women to attain, our founders
became educators. These exquisite ladies gave Sigma Gamma Rho the legacy of interest
and emphasis in all phases of education. Sigma Gamma Rho was incorporated into the
National Pan-Hellenic Council in 1929.
Currently there are over 85,000 ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho in more than 500
chapters internationally. Since 1922, Sigmas have continually worked to serve their
communities through sisterhood, scholarship, and service. The sorority's national
programs focus on educational, economic, health, and social issues that affect our
communities across the nation and in Africa.
As always, our actions are guided by our belief in "Greater Service, Greater Progress."
dynamic school teachers. Chartered at Butler University, Sigma Gamma Rho is the
only African-American sorority founded on a predominantly white campus. At a time
when education was difficult for minorities and women to attain, our founders
became educators. These exquisite ladies gave Sigma Gamma Rho the legacy of interest
and emphasis in all phases of education. Sigma Gamma Rho was incorporated into the
National Pan-Hellenic Council in 1929.
Currently there are over 85,000 ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho in more than 500
chapters internationally. Since 1922, Sigmas have continually worked to serve their
communities through sisterhood, scholarship, and service. The sorority's national
programs focus on educational, economic, health, and social issues that affect our
communities across the nation and in Africa.
As always, our actions are guided by our belief in "Greater Service, Greater Progress."
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