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SECTION 1: HISTORY, FOUNDERS & FOUNDING DATE (20 Questions)
Q1: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on what date?
A. January 15, 1908
B. November 12, 1922 [CORRECT]
C. January 13, 1913
D. January 16, 1920
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sigma Gamma Rho was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Q2: Sigma Gamma Rho was founded at which university?
A. Howard University
B. Fisk University
C. Butler University [CORRECT]
D. Morgan State University
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The sorority was founded at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, making it the only
NPHC sorority founded at a predominantly white institution.
Q3: In what city was Sigma Gamma Rho founded?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Nashville, Tennessee
,C. Indianapolis, Indiana [CORRECT]
D. Chicago, Illinois
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The seven founders established the sorority in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Q4: Sigma Gamma Rho became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on what date?
A. November 12, 1922
B. December 30, 1929 [CORRECT]
C. January 1, 1930
D. March 15, 1937
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University on December 30, 1929,
formally establishing Sigma Gamma Rho as a national collegiate sorority.
Q5: Which of the following is TRUE about Sigma Gamma Rho's founding?
A. It was founded at Howard University like other NPHC sororities
B. It was founded by undergraduate students
C. It is the only NPHC sorority founded at a predominantly white institution [CORRECT]
D. It was founded as a social organization rather than a professional one
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sigma Gamma Rho is the only NPHC sorority founded at a predominantly white institution
and the only one founded by university graduates rather than undergraduates.
Q6: Sigma Gamma Rho became a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) in what year?
A. 1922
B. 1929
C. 1937 [CORRECT]
D. 1954
Correct Answer: C
,Rationale: Sigma Gamma Rho joined the National Pan-Hellenic Council in 1937.
Q7: Who among the following was a founder of Sigma Gamma Rho?
A. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
B. Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little [CORRECT]
C. Myrtle Tyler Faithful
D. Beulah Burke
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little was one of the seven young educators who founded Sigma
Gamma Rho on November 12, 1922.
Q8: Which founder is correctly matched with her name?
A. Vivian Irene White Marbury [CORRECT]
B. Vivian Marie White Marbury
C. Vivian Elizabeth White Marbury
D. Vivian Louise White Marbury
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The founder's correct full name is Vivian Irene White Marbury.
Q9: How many founders established Sigma Gamma Rho?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven [CORRECT]
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Seven young African American women educators founded the sorority.
Q10: Which founder was named Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson?
A. A founder of Zeta Phi Beta
B. A founder of Delta Sigma Theta
, C. A founder of Sigma Gamma Rho [CORRECT]
D. A founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson (later Foster Johnson) was one of the seven founders of Sigma
Gamma Rho.
Q11: The founder Dorothy Hanley Whiteside is associated with which sorority?
A. Alpha Kappa Alpha
B. Delta Sigma Theta
C. Zeta Phi Beta
D. Sigma Gamma Rho [CORRECT]
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Dorothy Hanley Whiteside was one of the seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho.
Q12: Which founder had the maiden name Bessie Mae Downey and later married name Rhoades
Martin?
A. A founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha
B. A founder of Sigma Gamma Rho [CORRECT]
C. A founder of Delta Sigma Theta
D. A founder of Zeta Phi Beta
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin was one of the seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho.
Q13: Cubena McClure was a founder of which organization?
A. Alpha Kappa Alpha
B. Delta Sigma Theta
C. Sigma Gamma Rho [CORRECT]
D. Zeta Phi Beta
Correct Answer: C