SGRHO FINAL EXAM – STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
TEST (2026 UPDATE) INSTITUTION & COURSE
INFORMATION
SECTION 1: FOUNDING AND HISTORY (Questions 1–25)
Question 1
When was Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. founded?
ANSWER: November 12, 1922
RATIONALE: The sorority was founded by seven educators on November 12, 1922, on the
campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Question 2
Where was Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. founded?
ANSWER: Butler University; Indianapolis, Indiana
RATIONALE: The sorority was founded at Butler University (formerly known as the Irvington
campus) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Question 3
The sorority became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on:
ANSWER: December 30, 1929
RATIONALE: On December 30, 1929, a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler
University, officially incorporating Sigma Gamma Rho as a national collegiate sorority.
Question 4
, How is Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. uniquely different from the other three historically Black
NPHC sororities?
ANSWER: It was founded at a predominantly white institution (PWI) and is the only one of the
four NPHC sororities founded at a PWI.
RATIONALE: Unlike Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta, which were all
founded at Howard University (an HBCU), Sigma Gamma Rho was founded at Butler University.
Question 5
What are the names of the seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.?
ANSWER: The seven founders are:
- Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little (Primary Founder)
- Dorothy Hanley Whiteside
- Vivian Irene White Marbury
- Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson
- Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford
- Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin
- Cubena McClure
RATIONALE: All seven were educators who sought to support Black women pursuing degrees
in education.
Question 6
Who is recognized as the primary founder of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.?
ANSWER: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
RATIONALE: She is often considered the primary founder and served as the sorority's first
Grand Basileus from 1925 to 1926.
Question 7
Who designed the official badge of the sorority?
ANSWER: Cubena McClure
TEST (2026 UPDATE) INSTITUTION & COURSE
INFORMATION
SECTION 1: FOUNDING AND HISTORY (Questions 1–25)
Question 1
When was Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. founded?
ANSWER: November 12, 1922
RATIONALE: The sorority was founded by seven educators on November 12, 1922, on the
campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Question 2
Where was Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. founded?
ANSWER: Butler University; Indianapolis, Indiana
RATIONALE: The sorority was founded at Butler University (formerly known as the Irvington
campus) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Question 3
The sorority became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on:
ANSWER: December 30, 1929
RATIONALE: On December 30, 1929, a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler
University, officially incorporating Sigma Gamma Rho as a national collegiate sorority.
Question 4
, How is Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. uniquely different from the other three historically Black
NPHC sororities?
ANSWER: It was founded at a predominantly white institution (PWI) and is the only one of the
four NPHC sororities founded at a PWI.
RATIONALE: Unlike Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta, which were all
founded at Howard University (an HBCU), Sigma Gamma Rho was founded at Butler University.
Question 5
What are the names of the seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.?
ANSWER: The seven founders are:
- Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little (Primary Founder)
- Dorothy Hanley Whiteside
- Vivian Irene White Marbury
- Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson
- Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford
- Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin
- Cubena McClure
RATIONALE: All seven were educators who sought to support Black women pursuing degrees
in education.
Question 6
Who is recognized as the primary founder of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.?
ANSWER: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
RATIONALE: She is often considered the primary founder and served as the sorority's first
Grand Basileus from 1925 to 1926.
Question 7
Who designed the official badge of the sorority?
ANSWER: Cubena McClure
