HerStory
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: 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, and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University. Since its inception, the dynamic women of Sigma Gamma Rho have built and sustained a well-known and well-respected reputation for leading positive change to help uplift the community through sisterhood, leadership, and service.
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Sigma Gamma Rho has welcomed more than 100,000 collegiate and professional women from every profession. The sorority has more than 500 chapters in the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United Arab Emirates. The organization also has active affiliate groups devoted to empowering women at different stages in life. The Rhoer Club Affiliates (teenage girls) and Philos Affiliates (friends of the sorority) also assist alumnae chapters with various service efforts and programs.
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Sigma Gamma Rho’s commitment to service is expressed in its slogan, “Greater Service, Greater Progress.” The sorority has a proud history of providing positive and proactive community outreach nationally and internationally. The programs, partnerships, and sponsorships represent Sigma Gamma Rho’s commitment to promoting the greater good in education, service, and leadership development. In 2004, the National Headquarters moved from Chicago, Illinois to its current home in Cary, North Carolina. Sigma women are dedicated to helping each other and their personal success is recognized in The AURORA and through various awards.
She thought she could...So she Did!
Mu Tau Sigma Alumnae Chapter was chartered January 26, 2019 by 11 women of substance: Soror Cherelle Boyd, Soror Yolanda Castillo, Soror Christine Gervet, Soror Talitha Heath, Soror Carmina Hill, Soror Chazree Jones, Soror Sharon Jones, Soror Patricia Quillen, Soror Tabreena Walker, Soror Jasmin Washington, and Soror Catherine Watson.
Mu Tau Sigma serves the Greater Killeen/Fort Hood community in the Central Texas area by actively living out our chapter motto " Moving Toward Success". Since chartering, the chapter has consistently worked to fulfill the aspects of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's five essential programs, as well as address the various needs within our local community.
Key Sigma Facts
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Established: November 12, 1922, at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Membership: 100,000+ members
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Conference: National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC - Divine 9)
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Division: Five Regions – Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Western
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Service Channel: Over 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
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Sorority Flower: The Yellow Tea Rose
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Sorority Mascot: The Poodle
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Sorority Colors: Royal Blue and Gold
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Sorority Slogan: Greater Service, Greater Progress
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Sorority Abbreviated Title: SGRho or Sigma
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Sorority Call: EE-yip!
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Sorority Magazine: The AURORA
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Mu Tau Sigma Alumnae Chapter
P.O. Box 10671
Killeen, TX 76541