About Sigma

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated is the first sorority organized on a predominately White college campus by and for African American women who were educators. Over its 96 years, the sorority has expanded to become an organization of diverse ethnicities, career fields, and backgrounds.

Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on November 12, 1922 on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young and driven educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Martin and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University.

 

Our membership exceeds 85,000 within the Five Regions (Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western). There are over 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany and Korea.

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Sigma Gamma Rho offers women from a variety of professions the opportunity to develop their leadership abilities and talents through sisterhood, scholarship, and service.

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OUR MISSION

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It is the mission of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to enhance the quality of life for women and their families in the U.S. and globally through community service, civil, and social action. Our goal is to achieve greater progress in the areas of education, health awareness, and leadership development. Our members, affiliates, staff, and community partners work to create and support initiatives that align with our vision.