Sigma Gamma Rho Founders:
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Was Founded November 12, 1922, By Seven Educators In Indiana.
Mary Little, Who Is Is Credited With Being The Primary Founder, Established Sigma Gamma Rho On The Campus Of Historically White, Butler University, In Indianapolis. Vivian Marbury, Bessie Martin, Cubena McClure, Dorothy Whiteside, Nannie Johnson And Hattie Redford, Were The Other Six Women Her Shared Little's Vision Of And Organization Dedicated To Sisterhood, Scholarship And Service.
Sigma Gamma Rho Was Incorporated Dececember 30, 1929. It Has The Distinction Of Being The First Black Greek Organization On Butler's Campus. Today It Claims More Than 77,000 Members, With More Than 400 Chapters In The United States And Abroad.
Notable Women Of Sigma Gamma Rho Include: Victoria Rowell (Actress), Vanessa Bell Armstrong (Gospel Recording Artist), Cathy Hughes (Radio One CEO), Hattie McDaniel (America's First Black Oscar Winner), Anna Maria Horsford (Actress), Cynthia Horner (Editor, Right On Magazine) Tonya Lee Williams (Actress) And Dr. Lorraine Hale (Executive Director, Hale House).
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
