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 educationally, civically, and economically.
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SIGMA HISTORY
Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on November 12, 1922, by seven educators at Butler University in Indianapolis Indiana. In December of 1929, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was incorporated to provide permanence and a central office to serve all chapters. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate chapters have since been established throughout the country. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. gives leadership, service and resources toward removing all barriers and inequalities so that all people of America, especially of the Black community, may develop their potential and exercise full citizenship.
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Founders (Left to Right): Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure.
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Motto
"Greater Service, Greater Progress"
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Nicknames
Sigmas
Sigma Ladies
Sigma Women
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National Programs
Project Reassurance
Buckle Up America
Operation Big Book Bag
Sigma Youth Symposium
Mwanamugimu Essay Contest
Program for Africa
Project Wee Savers
Habitat for Humanity International
Cancer Awareness Program
National Marrow Donor Program
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Support Organizations
NAACP
NCNW
NPHC
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
National Urban League
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
National Mental Health Association
UNCF - United Negro College Fund
Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change
Black Women's Agenda
American Association of University Women
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National Education Fund (NEF)
Sigma Public Education and Research Foundation (SPEAR)
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Publications
The official quarterly publication of Sigma Gamma Rho is
The Aurora
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
International Headquarters
1000 Southhill Drive, Suite 200
Cary, NC 27513
1-888-SGR-1922
www.sgrho1922.org
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