In the Beginning
Butler University in Indianapolis, IN
Where was Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. founded?
November 12, 1922
When was the sorority founded?
It is the mission of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to enhance the quality of life for women and their families in the US and globally through community service, civil and social action. Our goal is to achieve greater progress in areas of education, health awareness, leadership and economic development.
What is our mission statement?
The name of Sigma Gamma Rho's biennial meeting of the Grand Chapter
What is the Boule?
The Sorority Founding Date
What is November 12, 1922?
The 19th Amendment
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
Who was our first Grand Basieus and wrote the sorority pledge as well?
Madam Grand Deborah Catchings-Smith
Who is our 24th International Grand Basileus?
Royal Blue and Antique Gold
What are the sorority's colors?
The organization became an incorporated national collegiate sorority when Alpha Chapter was granted a charter
December 30, 1929
Cubena McClure
Which founder designed the pin, our official badge?
Cary, NC
Where is our National Headquarters office?
A french toy poodle
What is the sorority mascot?
A sorority was originally founded as a social club for educators to encourage networking and offer the support they were unable to gain through their white counter-parts
Why was Sigma Gamma Rho founded?
The American Hate Group has the longest history of violence towards Blacks and who had the largest membership group in Indiana during the sorority's period of organizing
Who is the KKK?
Madam Syntaktes Delia Harris
Who is Central Region's Syntaktes?
Sunday
What day of the week was November 12, 1922 on?
Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin and Cubena McClure
Who are the seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
A sign of the oncoming Great Depression, where African Americans, including women, were usually "last hired, first fired"
What is the October stock market crash?