Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was
organized on November 12, 1922, at Butler University in Indianapolis,
Indiana by seven school teachers. Our founders were:
Mary Lou Allison Little |
Cubena McClure |
Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson |
Hattie Mae Dulin Redford |
Vivian White Marbury |
Dorothy Hanley Whiteside |
Bessie R. Martin |
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The first three
years were devoted to organizing. The first call for a national boule
(convention) was held in Indianapolis, December 27-29, 1925. The second
was held in Louisville, Kentucky, at which time Fannie O'Bannon became
the grand basileus.
Responsibility, stability, purpose and self-respect set the level of
scholastic expectancy for the chapters, members and pledges. Collective
striving for these qualitites of character was necessary for consistently
good scholarship. A high standard in scholarship was, and is, directly
related to our precepts of quality, of character.
In December of 1929, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was incorporated to provide
permanence and a central office to serve all the chapters.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. gives leadership, service, and resources
toward removing barriers and inequalities so that all peoples of America,
especially of our Black Community, may develop their potential and exercise
full citizenship. Through support of human rights legislation, service
to and support of grass roots individual and community development activity
and through active participation in the programs of affiliates and other
organizations, we are committed to working to improve the quality of
our lives and the society we serve.