Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc.
History
Established - answer November 12, 1922
Membership - answer100,000+ members
Division - answerFive regions- Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern,
Western
Conference - answer National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)- Divine 9
Central region - answer● Established 1925
● Organized in 1940 by Sorors Homer Wood and Ruth Armstrong
● Born in this region
- Inception of the idea of great sisterhood
- Sorority's pledge
- National hymn
- Slogan
- Official Badge
- Coat of Arms
- Sorority Flower
- Sorority Colors
- Rhoer Pin
- Rhoer Hymn
- Rhoer Official Flower
Northeastern region - answer● Established 1939
● Organized in 1939 @ Boule in NYC hosted by Kappa Sigma
● First syntaktes was Edna F. Browne of Phi Sigma Chapter
● May 1940 -> first region conference was held at Virginia Union University w/ Iota
Sigma as hostess chapter
Southeastern - answer● Established 1939
● 14th Boule in NYC from December 27-30, 1939
● The regions within Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. were established
● ^decision led to the office of Regional Syntaktes to lead the respective regions
● Elizabeth Lemon served as First Syntaktes
Southwestern - answer● Established 1940
● Presence could be felt years before it official founding date when 6 educators were
, ● interested in furthering greater womanhood, scholarship, community service and
leadership -> Alpha Lambda and Gamma Sigma were founded in 1928
● First Boule held in this region took place in Houston, TX December 27-29, hosted by
Alpha Lambda and Gamma Sigmaterm-89
Western - answer● Established in 1952 @ Boule in Cleveland, Ohio
● First Syntaktes was Leslie Crossland
● July 1953, first western region conference was held Phoenix, Arizona, beta Mu Sigma
was the host chapter
● Western region hosted the Boule for the first time in 1951 from august 16-18 where
Sigma and Alpha Nu were the host chapters.
● Kappa Chapter was the first undergraduate chapter chartered in region
● Beta Pi Chapter was founded December of 1952 at Arizona Teachers College (now
Arizona State University)
● Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. first African American Sorority to ever be chartered
in the State of Arizona
Service Channel - answerOver 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the Virgin
Islands, Canada, Germany, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates
Sorority Flower - answerThe Yellow Tea Rose
Sorority Mascot - answerThe Poodle
Sorority Colors - answerRoyal Blue and Gold
Sorority Slogan - answerGreater Service, Greater Progress
Sorority Abbreviated Title - answerSGRho or Sigma
Sorority Call - answerEE-yip!
Sorority Magazine - answerThe Aurora
● The official publication of the Sorority
● First printed in 1930
● Purpose is to keep chapter and the public informed about Sigma news and
accomplishment and keep true to its original mission of reflection sisterhood, human
concern, youth dedication accomplized through minutely planned programing and
implementation
Sigma Gamma Rho is only - answer1. Member of the NPHC which started as a
professional sorority
2. NPHC sorority founded at a predominately white institution
3. NPHC sorority not founded at Howard University
4. Greek-letter organization founded by university graduates rather than undergraduates
5. Sorority founded at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
History
Established - answer November 12, 1922
Membership - answer100,000+ members
Division - answerFive regions- Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern,
Western
Conference - answer National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)- Divine 9
Central region - answer● Established 1925
● Organized in 1940 by Sorors Homer Wood and Ruth Armstrong
● Born in this region
- Inception of the idea of great sisterhood
- Sorority's pledge
- National hymn
- Slogan
- Official Badge
- Coat of Arms
- Sorority Flower
- Sorority Colors
- Rhoer Pin
- Rhoer Hymn
- Rhoer Official Flower
Northeastern region - answer● Established 1939
● Organized in 1939 @ Boule in NYC hosted by Kappa Sigma
● First syntaktes was Edna F. Browne of Phi Sigma Chapter
● May 1940 -> first region conference was held at Virginia Union University w/ Iota
Sigma as hostess chapter
Southeastern - answer● Established 1939
● 14th Boule in NYC from December 27-30, 1939
● The regions within Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. were established
● ^decision led to the office of Regional Syntaktes to lead the respective regions
● Elizabeth Lemon served as First Syntaktes
Southwestern - answer● Established 1940
● Presence could be felt years before it official founding date when 6 educators were
, ● interested in furthering greater womanhood, scholarship, community service and
leadership -> Alpha Lambda and Gamma Sigma were founded in 1928
● First Boule held in this region took place in Houston, TX December 27-29, hosted by
Alpha Lambda and Gamma Sigmaterm-89
Western - answer● Established in 1952 @ Boule in Cleveland, Ohio
● First Syntaktes was Leslie Crossland
● July 1953, first western region conference was held Phoenix, Arizona, beta Mu Sigma
was the host chapter
● Western region hosted the Boule for the first time in 1951 from august 16-18 where
Sigma and Alpha Nu were the host chapters.
● Kappa Chapter was the first undergraduate chapter chartered in region
● Beta Pi Chapter was founded December of 1952 at Arizona Teachers College (now
Arizona State University)
● Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. first African American Sorority to ever be chartered
in the State of Arizona
Service Channel - answerOver 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the Virgin
Islands, Canada, Germany, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates
Sorority Flower - answerThe Yellow Tea Rose
Sorority Mascot - answerThe Poodle
Sorority Colors - answerRoyal Blue and Gold
Sorority Slogan - answerGreater Service, Greater Progress
Sorority Abbreviated Title - answerSGRho or Sigma
Sorority Call - answerEE-yip!
Sorority Magazine - answerThe Aurora
● The official publication of the Sorority
● First printed in 1930
● Purpose is to keep chapter and the public informed about Sigma news and
accomplishment and keep true to its original mission of reflection sisterhood, human
concern, youth dedication accomplized through minutely planned programing and
implementation
Sigma Gamma Rho is only - answer1. Member of the NPHC which started as a
professional sorority
2. NPHC sorority founded at a predominately white institution
3. NPHC sorority not founded at Howard University
4. Greek-letter organization founded by university graduates rather than undergraduates
5. Sorority founded at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
