SIgma Gamma Rho Chapter notes Exam Questions And Answers

Sigma Gamma Rho sorority incorperated was founded - ANS On November 12, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana How many founders are there? - ANS 7 " Seven Pearls" of Sigma Gamma RHo What Univerisity was it founded at? - ANS Butler Univerisity Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little 1 founder - ANS Little was raised by her family friend because both of her parents were killed when she was three. She graduated from Shortridge High School in 1915 and received a diploma from the Indianapolis Normal School in 1918 when she began teaching. In 1928, Little moved to Los Angeles with her husband and finished her undergraduate training in UCLA. She taught in the Los Angeles school sytem until her retirement in 1967. Dorothy Hanley Whiteside 2nd founder - ANS Whiteside graduated from Shortridge High School and entered the Indianapolis Normal School in 1922, when in training as a cadet teacher she met the teachers who became her best friends and Founders of the Sorority. She taught school until 1951 when she retired and later helped her husband to develop a business. She also started her own millinery business and worked with her church and various organizations. After the death of her husband, she ran their business from and returned to teaching in 1959 where she remained until her retirement in 1970. Vivian White Marbury - ANS 3rd founder Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson 4th founder - ANS Johnson was a product of the Indianapolis Public School System and received both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Butler University. In 1923, she received her first teaching assignment and over the years she was promoted to principal of one of the largest elementary schools in Indianapolis. She was also very involved with many clubs and organizations dedicated to community service and retired in 1966. Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford 5th founder - ANS Redford graduated from South Bend Central High School cum laude, from Indiana State Teachers College with a B.S., and studied at Western Reserve in Cleveland and Indiana University extension. She taught one year in Terra Haute, and thirty-seven years in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was Grand Epistoleus, Grand Tamiochus, Financial Consultant and received various awards and honors for the sorority. Plaques are awarded in Redford's name at each Boule for exhibits for chapter achievements. Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin 6th founder - ANS Martin was the youngest of six children and attended grade school in Indianapolis. She graduated from the Manual training High School and the City Teachers Normal. Martin taught school for over 25 years. She married twice and was a devoted wife and hard worker in school and the Sorority. Cubena Mcclure 7th founder - ANS Cubena McClure graduated from Shortridge High School, the Indianapolis City Normal School and attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She won the Gregg Scholarship, which she planned to use to attend Columbia University, but due to illness she could not accept the scholarship.McClure was talented in art and she helped to design the Sorority pin. She died very young on August 24, 1924. What is Sigma Gamma RHos slogan? - ANS " Greater Service, Greater Progress" Sigma Gamma RHO was - ANS the first black women soroity on a predominately white campus. Operation BigBookBag - ANS Was established in 1996 by DR. Morris. a program designed to address the needs, challenges and issues that face school-aged children who are educationally at-risk, in local homeless shelters and extended-care hospitals and facilities. Through this program, chapters and members collect and donate educational materials, equipment and school supplies. The program has expanded in recent years to focus on exposing students to STEM curriculum and careers, and a refocus on tutoring support and mentoring programs Women Wellness Initative - ANS is a consolidated effort that allows chapters to focus on health issues that impact women; specifically, women of color. Encourage women to maintain a healthy lifestyle and minimize health risks Empower women to make informed decisions about their physical, mental, and emotional health Ensure there is a representative number of African American women in health studies Swim 1922 - ANS was created to address the unfortunate truth that according to the CDC, approximately 10 people drown every day in the U.S.A. 70 percent of African American children and 60 percent of Hispanic children in the U.S. do not know how to swim. Through the partnership with USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho's Swim 1922 campaign aims to address this disparity by having Olympians and members of the sorority teach the community about water safety and how to swim Project Cradle Care - ANS is one of our essential programs designed to raise awareness of disparate and inequitable maternal and infant health outcomes Black women endure through community outreach, advocacy, education, and implicit bias training. In so doing, we aim to mitigate outcome and life-course disparities in our communities. Annual Youth Symposium - ANS The Symposium (supported by undergraduate chapters and affiliates) is designed to highlight some of the prevalent concerns that negatively impact our youth (drugs, teen violence, abuse, low self-esteem, suicide, teen pregnancy, human trafficking, etc.). Rhosebud - ANS an affliate group of Sigma Gamma Rho that consist of diverse group of girls ages from 8 to 11. seeks to play a role in helping to cultivate girls as they grow into young ladies who are well-rounded and will embody the qualities needed to be good students and productive citizens Rhoer Affiliates - ANS The" love for youth and the development of their full potential" Rhoer Affilates are young girls who are organized on a local, regional and national level. The Rhoer affiliates are working to help other young people while they learn about their heritage and develop leadership skills.