Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by Mary Lou Allison Little and six teachers: Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin, and Cubena McClure. The charter members are the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University.
The Gamma Chi Chapter was chartered at the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University) on August 17, 1968. Ten young women lit the torch that continues to burn brightly today. Over the years, the Gamma Chi chapter has been involved with or has greatly contributed to many different causes and organizations--including, but not limited to the March of Dimes, Buckle Up America, Breast Cancer Awareness, and the Ronald McDonald House. The chapter has also been successful in programs and service projects directly related to the sorority's national projects including Operation BigBookBag, Project Reassurance, WeeSavers, National Education Fund, and Habitat for Humanity. In keeping with the ideals of Sigma Gamma Rho, the national sorority has also supported the following organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Council of Negro Women, National Pan Hellenic Council, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, National Urban League, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, National Mental Health Association, United Negro College Fund, Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Black Women's Agenda and American Association of University Women. *Sigma at a Glance* Founded: November 12, 1922 at Butler University Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Mascot: French Toy Poodle Flower: Yellow Tea Rose Hand Sign: Number Seven in American Sign Language Motto: “Greater Service, Greater Progress” Official Publication: The Aurora Affiliates: Philos (affiliate group of non-alumnae adult women) and Rhoers (affiliate group of young teenage women) For more information, please visit: http://www.sgrho1922.org |