SIGMA HISTORY
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University.
Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on and continues to be steadfastly committed to the tenets of excellence in Scholarship, Sisterhood and Service. Sigma Gamma Rho has a proud legacy of providing positive and proactive community leadership and support when and wherever needed as indicated by the sorority's international slogan, "Greater Service, Greater Progress."
QUICK FACTS
Established: Nov. 12, 1922 at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Classification: Nonprofit service and social organization
Membership: 85,000+
Divisions: Five Regions
Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Western
Sorority Flower: The yellow tea rose.
Sorority Mascot: The Poodle.
Sorority Colors: Royal blue and gold.
National Sorority Website: http://www.sgrho1922.org
GAMMA NU SIGMA HISTORY
After much work done by Soror Sylvia Wade from Brooklyn, New York, Gamma Nu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated was chartered on Saturday, September 8, 1962. The chartering ceremony was held on a beautiful afternoon in the home of Soror Fannie Woodie, who lived in Plainfield, New Jersey.
The ceremony was presided over by Soror Naomi Satchell, Regional Syntaktes. The Charter members were Barbara Baylor, Ida Bell, Eleanor Bowser, Ruby Cyrus, Cynthia Hall, Gertrude McGriff, and Fannie Woodie. After the ceremony, the Sorors fellowshipped and had dinner together to commemorate the starting of their new chapter.
On June 21, 1963, Sorors Elouise McMurrian and Cora McRae were inducted into Gamma Nu Sigma Chapter by Soror Naomi Satchell. The ceremony took place at the home of Soror Doris Frazier of East Orange, New Jersey.
Since 1962, Gamma Nu Sigma has had the leadership and support needed to make it a strong and vibrant chapter. Since the chartering of the chapter, the members of Gamma Nu Sigma Chapter have served as National and Regional Officers for the Sorority. Gamma Nu Sigma Chapter is the sponsor of an undergraduate chapter known as Gamma Theta Chapter, and two amazing affiliate organizations, Gamma Nu Sigma Philo and Rhoer Clubs.