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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
Also See:
Famous Members Of Alpha Phi Alpha
Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Famous Members Of Omega Psi Phi
Famous Members Of Delta Sigma Theta
Famous Members Of Phi Beta Sigma
Famous Members Of Zeta Phi Beta
Famous Members Of Kappa Alpha Psi
Famous Members Of Iota Phi Theta
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2. Kelly Price
3. MC Lyte
4. Vanessa Bell Armstrong
5. Victoria Rowell
6. Anna Maria Horsford
7. Maritza Correia McClendon
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