12 Nov BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In Our History

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<b>Sigma Gamma Rho Founders
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Was Founded November 12, 1922, By Seven Educators In Indiana.

<span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Little</span>, Who Is Is Credited With Being The Primary Founder, Established Sigma Gamma Rho On The Campus Of Historically White, Butler University, In Indianapolis. <span style="font-style: italic;">Vivian Marbury</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Bessie Martin</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cubena McClure</span>,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dorothy Whitesi</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">de</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Nannie Johnson</span> And <span style="font-style: italic;">Hattie Redford</span>, Were The Other Six Women Her Shared Little's Vision Of And Organization Dedicated To Sisterhood, Scholarship And Service.

Sigma Gamma Rho Was Incorporated Dececember 30, 1929. It Has The Distinction Of Being The First Black Greek Organization On Butler's Campus. Today It Claims More Than 77,000 Members, With More Than 400 Chapters In The United States And Abroad.

Notable Women Of Sigma Gamma Rho Include: <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria Rowell</span> (Actress), <span style="font-style: italic;">Vanessa Bell</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Armstrong</span> (Gospel Recording Artist), <span style="font-style: italic;">Cathy Hughes</span> (Radio One CEO), <span style="font-style: italic;">Hattie McDaniel</span> (America's <span style="font-style: italic;">First Black Oscar Winner</span>), <span style="font-style: italic;">Anna Maria Horsford</span> (Actress), Cynthia Horner (Editor, <span style="font-style: italic;">Right On Magazine</span>) <span style="font-style: italic;">Tonya Lee Williams</span> (Actress) And <span style="font-style: italic;">Dr. Lorraine Hale</span> (Executive Director, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hale House</span>).

"<span style="font-style: italic;">In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It</span>." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.

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