Basic Information Flashcards
(20 cards)
Mission Statement
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
Vision Statement
We visualize a world in which all women and their families reach their full potential in all aspects of life and are able to create unlimited opportunities for future generations
Date and Location of Establishment
November 12, 1922 - Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sorority Flower
The yellow tea rose
Sorority Mascot
The poodle
Sorority Colors
Royal blue and Antique gold
Three Standards
Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service
Founders
Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
Dorothy Hanley Whiteside
Vivian Irene White Marbury
Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson
Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford
Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin
Cubena McClure
When did the sorority become an incorporated national collegiate sorority?
December 30, 1929
Sorority Jewels
10 Pearls & 2 Rubies
7 for our founders
3 for our virtues: faith, hope, love
2 for the light and achievement of Sigma
When was Epsilon Pi chartered?
December 9, 1973
Current National Programs
Women’s Wellness, Swim 1922, Operation Big Bookbag, Project Cradle Care and the Annual Youth Symposium
SGRHO Hymn
Sigma Gamma Rho
Of thee we sing in chorus
Thy beacon bright shines clear before us
Lighting the way to heights of great attainments
Aims soaring upward until they reach the sky
Sigma Gamma Rho
To thee we’ll cling forever
Bound by ties of love and sisterhood
Guarding each aim that will preserve our standards
Lest we should prove unworthy of thy name
Swim 1922
Swim 1922 was created to address the unfortunate truth that approximately 10 people drown every day in the USA. Also 70% of AA children and 60% of Hispanic children in the US don’t know how to swim. AA children are more than 3 times more likely to drown than caucasian children.
Through partnership with USA Swimming, SGRHO’s Swim 1922 aims to address this disparity by having Olympians and members of the sorority teach the community about water safety and how to swim.
They are conducted during May-August of the sorority year.
Operation BigBookBag
Established in 1996 by the late Dr. LaRona J Morris, 18th International Grand Basileus. It was established in partnership with the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles Mystic Shrine, Inc. Has expanded in recent years to focus on exposing students to STEM curriculum and careers and a refocus on tutoring support and mentoring programs.
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.
Our goal is to provide quick and easy access to reference materials and other studying aids and tools that will help students with educational endeavors, equip students with the means of completing their homework assignments in effort to keep them current and up to date, assist shelters, youth centers, schools and hospitals in their efforts to meet some of the educational needs of children and young adults housed at their facilities
Can be held all year long or August and January of the school year
Women’s Wellness Initiative
Consolidated effort that allows chapters to focus on health issues that impact women; specifically, women of color.
This was developed after the Sorority’s participation in the United Nations/March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness panel in New York. Acceptable educational and programmatic efforts under this Initiative include, but are not limited to Breast Cancer Awareness, Intimate and Domestic Violence, Heart Health, Diabetes Health, Mental Health and other issue that target women.
Our goal is to encourage women to maintain healthy lifestyles 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
Can be conducted at any time during the sorority year.
Project CRADLE Care
In collaboration with The March of Dimes, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority aims to address the various issues that adversely affect Black maternal and infant health outcomes and life course
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. Black women are 12 times more likely to die from pregnancy and delivery complications in some parts of our country. This is a serious health care issue as it affects over 22 million individuals, excluding the men and children who become adversely affected by poor outcomes.
Annual Youth Symposium
Held simultaneously, on the second Saturday of March by Alumnae Chapters across the nation, our Youth Symposium serves as a unifying effort during Sigma Week. The Symposium is designed to highlight some of the prevalent concerns that negatively impact our youth.
The late Dr. LaRona J Morris, Past Grand Basileus (national president), was the originator of this nationwide, one-day symposium. Dr. Morris initiated this program under her administration during the period of 1996-2000.
Our goal is to be relevant in the lives of our youth
- improved educational outcomes
- improved behavioral outcomes
- a highly anticipated annual event supported by local communities
What Region are we in ?
SUPER Southwest Region
What is the website
www.sgrho1922.org
