Founders Facts
This Founder is recognized as the Primary Founder and served as Grand Basileus from 1925–1926
Who is Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little?
This is Sigma Gamma Rho’s slogan, expressing the sorority’s commitment to building better communities.
What is “Greater Service, Greater Progress”?
This slogan expresses Sigma Gamma Rho’s commitment to building better communities through service and progress.
What is “Greater Service, Greater Progress”?
This motivational poem reminds members to persevere through hardship, ending with the line, “It’s when things go wrong when we must not quit.”
What is “Don’t Quit”?
The Sorority Hymn is sung while members stand in a circle with arms crossed this way and without swaying.
What is right arm over left arm?
This Founder was the last living Founder, entering Omega Rho in 2000.
Who is Vivian Irene White Marbury?
As the sorority’s signature international program, this initiative focuses on Healthy Choices, Healthy Living, and Healthy Generations (H3) to reduce teen pregnancy.
What is Project Reassurance – H3?
This flower, symbolizing beauty, strength, and radiance, represents the Sigma woman.
What is the Yellow Tea Rose?
This poem begins, “I am my sister’s keeper,” and emphasizes unity, loyalty, and shared responsibility among Sigma women.
What is “I Am My Sister’s Keeper”?
The three founding principles of Sigma Gamma Rho are these.
What are Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Service?
This Founder designed the Sorority pin and passed away young in 1924.
Who is Cubena McClure?
This essay contest encourages students to learn about the historical and contemporary development of Africa; its title means “from small acorns come mighty oaks.”
What is the Mwanamugimu Essay Contest?
The Sorority’s official badge is shaped like this, featuring ten pearls and two rubies.
What is an open book with a torch as its foundation?
This poem teaches that this virtue “takes a lot of strength” and “lives in sincere prayer.”
What is patience?
(or What is “A Little Patience”?)
This literary piece reflects love, faith, hope, and devotion to Sigma’s goals and is sacred to members only.
What is the Sorority Pledge?
Plaques for achievement exhibits are presented in her name at each Boulé.
Who is Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford?
This program teaches youth ages 6–18 about banking, saving, and investing to promote financial literacy.
What is Project Wee Savers
This symbol features the lamp of learning, a quill, serpent, two stars, skull and crossbones, and fasces.
What is the Coat of Arms?
This list warns of seven common breakdowns in communication, beginning with miscommunication and ending with miseducation.
What are the 7 Mis’s?
Sigma members are expected to uphold a strong and positive one of these — reflecting professionalism, pride, and service.
What is the Sigma Image?
This Founder was known for her millinery business, “Hats by Dorothy.”
Who is Dorothy Hanley Whiteside?
Established in 1992, this program was created to address the shortage of African American bone marrow donors.
What is the National Marrow Donor Program?
Chosen for its sophistication, intelligence, and grace, this breed is Sigma Gamma Rho’s official mascot.
What is the Poodle?
This list encourages members to value time, kindness, patience, and originality among other key principles.
What are the 11 Things to Remember?
The Sorority’s official colors, Royal Blue and Gold, represent these three qualities.
What are wealth of values, truth, and purity?