Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young women: 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 sorority has over 85,000 members with 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany and Korea.
Motto: “Greater Service, Greater Progress”
Colors: Royal Blue and Gold
Symbol: The Poodle
Famous Members Of Sigma Gamma Rho
1. Latavia Roberson Former Destiny’s Child Member & Non-Profit CEO
2. Bettina Benson Founder & CEO of Chloe Kristyn and The Modern Abstrac
3. Krystal M. Harris Author, Writer, Author, Director, and Coach
4. Ta’Rhonda Jones Actress, Director, Rapper, and Philanthropist
5. Bianca Knight Olympian, Gold Medalist, College Track and Field Coach
6. Kim Roxie Beauty Entrepreneur
7. Fantasia
8. Kelly Price
9. MC Lyte
10. Vanessa Bell Armstrong
11. Victoria Rowell
12. Anna Maria Horsford
13. Maritza Correia McClendon First Puerto Rican of African descent in the US to set an American and World swimming record, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
14. Tonya Lee Williams Actress, The Young and the Restless
15. Renee Powell Retired professional golfer; second African American woman to play on the LPGA tour.
16. Martha Reeves R&B and pop singer, former politician, former lead singer of the Motown girl group “Martha and the Vandellas”
17. Hattie Mcdaniels Actress, Gone With the Wind, (1939) First Black Oscar winner.
18. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly
19. Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner