(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. International Executive Board: nternational Grand Basileus: Joann G. Loveless, Pennsylvania International First Grand Anti-Basileus Bonita Herring International Second Grand Anti-Basileus Nina Nunlee International Grand Grammateus Chantay P. Canty International Grand Anti-Grammateus Tiffany Hightower International Grand Tamiochus Barbara L. Eikner International Editor-In-Chief of AURORA Cynthia Horner International Grand Epistoleus Jeanine Daugherty International Legal Advisor Karyn Thomas International Parliamentarian Frances Jackson, Ph.D., R.N. National Philo Coordinator Dr. Wanda Nelson National Rhoer Coordinator Sharrone Usher International Programs Coordinator Brigitte Cook International Sergeant at Arms Karen Williams |
| 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." |
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| International Headquarters: 1000 Southhill Drive Suite 200 Cary, NC 27513 1.888.SGR.1922 |
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