Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
Sigma WomanSigma History
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. By seven school teachers: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhodes Martin, and Cubena McClure. These seven school teachers created an organization that holds education, sisterhood, leadership and sophication as a priority.They are partners of community service like March for Dimes, NAACP, Buckle-up America and Habitat for Humanity.
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Mission
Statement
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership development and education of youth are the hallmark of the organization's programs and activities. Sigma Gamma Rho addresses concerns that impact society educationally, civically, and economically.
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Sisterhood
From seven young educators, Sigma Gamma Rho has become an International service organization comprised of women from every profession. Sigma Gamma Rho offers its members opportunities to develop their unique talents through leadership training and involvement in sorority activities. Sorority activities provide an atmosphere where friendships and professional contacts are developed which often lead to bonds that last a lifetime.
Sigma women are dedicated to helping each other and their personal success is recognized in The AURORA and through various awards.
Tau Chapter
Tau chapter was chartered on January 29, 1929 at Virginia Union University. They were chartered by Nellie Lee, Alice LaRoche,Thelma Woodfolk Wilson, Mary Smith Robinson and Mildred Lee Tynes. Tau is the mother chapter of the Northeast Region. The first Northeast Regional Conference was hosted at Virginia UnionUniversity on May 11, 1940. SGRho's first endeavor onto the east coast has resulted in 70 years of sisterhood, scholarship, and service cloaked in rhoyal blue and gold.
TAU
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